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Nine Sixteenths Review – Brixton House
NINE SIXTEENTHS NEEDED A SHARPER ARTISTIC VISION AND MORE REFINED PRESENTATION I recently saw Nine Sixteenths at Brixton House and came away feeling a little disappointed, as I was excited…
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Mother Courage And Her Children Review – Globe Theatre
NOT PERFECT, BUT NEVER BORING, LONG MAY THE GLOBE KEEP TAKING RISKS LIKE THIS Having acted in Brecht myself during my training at the New Vic Youth Theatre – where…
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Clyde’s Review – Tower Theatre
A PROFOUND AND HEARTRENDING PLAY ABOUT REDEMPTION Playing at the Tower Theatre in Stoke Newington until the 23rd of May, this is an entertaining and well-performed production of Lynn Nottage’s…
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An Ideal Husband Review – Lyric Hammersmith
A WITTY, FUN AFFAIR THAT BREATHES NEW LIFE INTO A TIMELESS CLASSIC Adaptations of classical theatre by renowned playwrights are always a gamble. Will they go too far with introducing…
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1536 Review – Ambassadors Theatre
FUNNY, FIERCE, AND FRIGHTENING RELEVANT I have been desperate to see 1536 since its acclaimed first performance at the Almeida, and I am delighted to say I was not disappointed.…
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YAMATO: The Drummers of Japan Review – Peacock Theatre
A THUMPING SPECTACLE OF SOUND AND STRENGTH Returning to London’s Peacock Theatre for the first time since their 2019 triumph, the world-renowned Taiko drummers of Yamato have arrived with a…
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Debris Review – Theatre Peckham
FUNNY, DEEP AND QUITE A FABULOUS "NATURALISTIC, CHARACTER-LED" RENDERING OF MODERN BREAK-UP Directors of their own love despair, ‘Debris’, hosted by Theatre Peckham’s Peckham Fringe, is an honest and raw…
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Garden Party Review – Canal Cafe Theatre
A TALENTED CAST HELD BACK BY A DISJOINTED AND DIFFICULT TO FOLLOW PLOT On Wednesday night, the Canal Cafe Theatre in West London transformed into the scene of a 1966…