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    PATRIOTS

    • Post category:Greater London
    • Post published:6 July 2022

    A lesson in Russian history that's strong in storytelling and weak in character depth...

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    JACK ABSOLUTE FLIES AGAIN

    • Post category:Greater London
    • Post published:4 July 2022

    At 1/3 farce and 2/3 panto, it's a barrel of laughs and physical comedy, but a fluffy one at that...

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    THE SEAGULL

    • Post category:West End
    • Post published:29 June 2022

    A modernised version of the classic that struggles to find its feet, wings, and pacing...

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    THE PRIDE

    • Post category:West End
    • Post published:27 June 2022

    A script-in-hand reading that's interesting, but doesn't make you want to invest into the characters emotionally...

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    MAD HOUSE

    • Post category:West End
    • Post published:26 June 2022

    Well-written and well-acted tragicomedy about a family that unravels as death and inheritance become imminent...

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    PRIMA FACIE

    • Post category:West End
    • Post published:27 May 2022

    A tour de force of passion and emotion that keeps you on your toes beginning to end...

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    THE GLASS MENAGERIE

    • Post category:West End
    • Post published:26 May 2022

    A distant and cartoonish staging of the great classic that fails to stir any emotion...

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    THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW

    • Post category:Greater London
    • Post published:25 May 2022

    A solid rendition that hits the nostalgia spot, but somehow doesn't wow...

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    WISE CHILDREN

    • Post category:Stay-At-Home
    • Post published:21 May 2022

    An all-singing all-dancing adaptation that keeps things interesting, but fails to wow...

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    HOUSE OF SHADES

    • Post category:Greater London
    • Post published:16 May 2022

    A clever story about a family ravaged by secrets, politics, and disillusionment...

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    ANIMAL FARM

    • Post category:Greater London
    • Post published:10 May 2022

    Fast-paced and inventive staging with amazing puppetry that keeps you in awe beginning to end...

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    OKLAHOMA!

    • Post category:West End
    • Post published:29 April 2022

    A slightly modernised take on a classic story with mixed results...

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    JERUSALEM

    • Post category:West End
    • Post published:21 April 2022

    An inside joke of a play made enjoyable by the sheer quality of acting...

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    THE CORN IS GREEN

    • Post category:West End
    • Post published:12 April 2022

    Interesting staging, good acting, engaging story, enjoyable all around...

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    SCANDALTOWN

    • Post category:Greater London
    • Post published:8 April 2022

    A mash-up of Jane Austen and a farce that's clever to all, but truly funny only to the born and bred Brits...

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    THE 47TH

    • Post category:West End
    • Post published:30 March 2022

    A script that tries a bit too hard kept afloat by fantastic acting...

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    DADDY

    • Post category:Greater London
    • Post published:28 March 2022

    A could-be-interesting story overwhelmed by bad writing, bad direction, and mediocre acting...

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    THE HUMAN VOICE

    • Post category:West End
    • Post published:21 March 2022

    A disjoined staging of an outdated monologue, which tries to be something grander than it actually is...

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    TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD (LONDON)

    • Post category:West End
    • Post published:12 March 2022

    A well-staged and well-acted Broadway transplant with a terrific ensemble cast that shines...

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    DOGS OF EUROPE

    • Post category:Greater London
    • Post published:10 March 2022

    "Being Belarusian is poetry in its own right", but this is one muddled poem whose message gets lost half-way through the show...

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    COME FROM AWAY

    • Post category:West End
    • Post published:7 March 2022

    A shockingly enjoyable musical that feels less like your typical extravaganza and more like a play with a bit of singing in it...

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    SWAN LAKE (Royal Ballet)

    • Post category:Ballet/West End
    • Post published:5 March 2022

    A brilliant evening of dance that was visually beautiful but lacked emotion and soul...

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    AN HOUR AND A HALF LATE

    • Post category:Greater London
    • Post published:5 March 2022

    A lively two-hander about life, getting older, coming to terms with the past and the future, living in the moment, and enjoying food like there is no tomorrow...

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    THE COLLABORATION

    • Post category:West End
    • Post published:21 February 2022

    A stylised take on the collaboration of Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat leading to their 1985 "Paintings" exhibition...

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    THE CHAIRS

    • Post category:Greater London
    • Post published:9 February 2022

    A trip and a half and then some: a modernised take on an absurdist classic that's hard to understand but very easy to watch...

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    DOUBT: A PARABLE

    • Post category:Chichester
    • Post published:22 January 2022

    The "did he or didn't he" play that'll keep you guessing for the full 90 minutes...

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    FORCE MAJEURE

    • Post category:West End
    • Post published:10 December 2021

    A thoroughly enjoyable adaptation of the 2014 comedy-drama film about a marriage in crisis...

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    THE BOOK OF DUST – LA BELLE SAUVAGE

    • Post category:West End
    • Post published:9 December 2021

    Visually sumptuous production with a clinical story devoid of chemistry and subtlety...

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    BEST OF ENEMIES

    • Post category:West End
    • Post published:6 December 2021

    A cleverly staged and wonderfully acted rehashing of the Buckley/Vidal debates during the 1968 Republican and Democratic National Conventions...

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    TROUBLE IN MIND

    • Post category:West End
    • Post published:2 December 2021

    An overacted staging that makes the characters appear fake and the play disjointed...

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