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Operation Mincemeat

Operation Mincemeat

The brilliant spoof musical about a mad real-life WWII spy saga finally Operation Mincemeat makes it to the West End

Brokeback Mountain

Brokeback Mountain

US actors Mike Faist (left) and Lucas Hedges play cowboys in Ashley Robinson’s adaptation of the love story

Hamnet at the RSC

Hamnet at the RSC

Shakespeare’s wife takes centre stage in Lolita Chakrabarti’s honourable adaptation of Maggie O’Farrell’s Hamnet.

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Operation Mincemeat

Operation Mincemeat

The brilliant spoof musical about a mad real-life WWII spy saga finally Operation Mincemeat makes it to the West End

Brokeback Mountain

Brokeback Mountain

US actors Mike Faist (left) and Lucas Hedges play cowboys in Ashley Robinson’s adaptation of the love story

Hamnet at the RSC

Hamnet at the RSC

Shakespeare’s wife takes centre stage in Lolita Chakrabarti’s honourable adaptation of Maggie O’Farrell’s Hamnet.

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First Look: Into the Woods

First Look: Into the Woods

Photo Credit: Marc Brenner Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim; Book by James Lapine; Co-Directed by Terry Gilliam and Leah Hausman This imaginative and delightfully playful new production of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s Into the Woods arrives as a...

Jerusalem returns

Jerusalem returns

If life does indeed come down to just a single moment, mine probably arrived last week on Easter Monday when I witnessed Mark Rylance on stage as Johnny ‘Rooster’ Byron in Jerusalem. His combination of theatricality and verbal vivacity is extraordinary. First...

Spotlight

NPO Funding decisions 2023-26

NPO Funding decisions 2023-26

This year’s funding announcement comes against the backdrop of “Levelling Up” and Priority Areas outside of the capital. 

Review: Oklahoma! — beguiling, brave & occasionally contentious

Review: Oklahoma! — beguiling, brave & occasionally contentious

Rodgers and Hammerstein’s 1943 musical is no cinch to sell to a modern audience. So fair play to Daniel Fish and Jordan Fein’s stirring Tony-winning production for shooting for something new. Oklahoma! Photo credit: Marc Brenner It does so by bringing bring to the...

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Mesmerising Sweeney Todd got me by the throat

Mesmerising Sweeney Todd got me by the throat

Lots to love about Nick Bagnall’s stripped-back Sweeney Todd in Liverpool, including the cast, acting, and absorbing scenes between Sweeney Todd and Mrs Lovett and the decision to set it in a time of Brexhaustion. Everything seems fresh minted.  Bagnall’s wickedly...

Standing at The Sky’s Edge

Standing at The Sky’s Edge

Standing At The Sky’s Edge’s portrayal of high-rise communities in the iconic concrete housing estate could hardly be bettered. It’s an evocative setting. Park Hill was built in the 1950’s as a solution to the city’s social housing. This new musical is all about that...

Young Frankenstein: do we all make our own monsters?

Young Frankenstein: do we all make our own monsters?

The gender roles in Young Frankenstein raise huge questions around our own collusion as audiences and Mel Brooks’ musical comedy starring Ross Noble, Hadley Fraser, Summer Strallen and Lesley Joseph is ruffling feathers. The background is that, in Natasha...

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