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Cinderella Review – Hackney Empire
AUDIENCES CAN HAVE A BALL WITH HACKNEY’S CINDERELLA THIS FESTIVE SEASON Hackney Empire has delivered a Cinderella that feels fresh, funny and unmistakably East London. The opening moments spark big…
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Paddington The Musical Review – Savoy Theatre
PADDINGTON THE MUSICAL CAPTURES THE MAGIC, KINDNESS AND MISCHIEF OF LONDON'S FAVOURITE BEAR Michael Bond first took inspiration for Paddington from a small brown bear he bought for his wife…
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Grisey: Quatre Chants Review – Queen Elizabeth Hall
A CHALLENGING WORK PERFORMED WITH REAL PRECISION AND IMAGINATION I do not claim to be a classical music expert, and in truth I have never seen anything quite like the…
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Into The Hairy Review – Sadler’s Wells
INTO THE HAIRY PULLS YOU INTO ITS STRANGE, FEVERISH ECOSYSTEM AND REFUSES TO LET GO Into the Hairy lands at Sadler’s Wells with an uncanny, extraterrestrial charge, as the S-E-D ensemble…
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Sung Im Her: 1 Degree Celsius Review – Queen Elizabeth Hall
A TESTAMENT TO THE MIRACULOUS STRENGTH AND BEAUTY THAT THE HUMAN FORM CAN DISPLAY THROUGH DANCE It’s rare that I’ve been to a performance when the audience is whooping before…
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Moominvalley In November Review – Upstairs At The Gatehouse
THE BELOVED WINTER TALE HAS BEEN TURNED INTO A MUSICAL IN THIS WORLD-PREMIERE ADAPTATION OF TOVE JANSSON’S WORK Moominvalley in November was Tove Jansson’s final Moomin novel. First published in…
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Wild Swans: A New Musical Retelling by Steve Thompson
STEVE THOMPSON RELEASES RE-TELLING OF ‘WILD SWANS’ WITH JOHN SUCHET Composer Steve Thompson has released a multi-media retelling of Hans Christian Andersen’s ‘Wild Swans’, combining visual art, narration and the…
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Acosta Danza: A Decade In Motion Review – Sadler’s Wells
L’ECUACIÓN IS A MESMERISING DISPLAY OF SYNCHRONISED MOVEMENT The tenth anniversary celebration of Carlos Acosta's dance company showcased the breadth of the director’s stylish catalogue of work.
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