REVIEWS

Noughts & Crosses – Hackney Empire

Noughts & Crosses arrives on stage with traces of something oxymoronically freshly familiar. Adapted from Malorie Blackman’s landmark novel, this production…

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BalletBoyz at 25 – Sadler’s Wells

What does a 25-year retrospective owe us? Nostalgia, certainly. A greatest-hits reel, perhaps. What BalletBoyz offer instead at Sadler’s Wells…

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An Ideal Husband – Lyric Hammersmith

An Ideal Husband by Oscar Wilde is given a fresh and contemporary adaptation at Lyric Hammersmith Theatre, blending Wilde’s classic…

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1536 – Ambassador’s Theatre

In 1536 Anne Boleyn, then married to Henry VIII, was accused of treason, locked up in the Tower of London…

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Spamalot – Blackburn Empire

It is always a privilege to return to beautiful, Blackburn Empire Theatre. On a Tuesday evening, sitting in the auditorium,…

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Blood Brothers – Richmond Theatre

The classic and much-loved musical Blood Brothers returns to Richmond Theatre, bringing Willy Russell’s iconic story back to the stage…

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To Kill a Mockingbird – Liverpool Empire

To Kill a Mockingbird at the Liverpool Empire is a powerful and emotionally charged production that proves Harper Lee’s story…

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Fawlty Towers – Hull New Theatre

It was standing room only in every bar and eaterie at the Hull New Theatre on Tuesday night; theatregoers were…

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Frozen – The Brindley Theatre

Disney’s Frozen, with music and lyrics by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez, was originally directed on Broadway by Michael Grandage…

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Godot’s To-Do List and Krapp’s Last Tape – The Royal Court

The double bill at the Royal Court (Leo Simpe-Asante’s curtain raiser, followed by Samuel Beckett’s classic). Godot’s To-Do List charts…

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