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Endgame leads January’s Top 10 new London shows
From a starry Beckett revival to Tom Stoppard and magical mishaps. Read my full BroadwayWorld article here
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged 2020, alan cumming, ambassadors theatre, antony sher, apartheid, best, book tickets, boulevard theatre, broadwayworld, cheap tickets, circus, comedy, cormac mccarthy, daniel radcliffe, endgame, faustus, gary beadle, harold pinter theatre, harry potter, jane horrocks, january, jasper britton, kunene and the king, leopoldstadt, lexicon, london, lucy kirkwood, lucy prebble, lyric hammersmith, magic goes wrong, maxine peake, mischief theatre, musical, national theatre, new, nofit state circus, old vic, orange tree theatre, penn and teller, play, roundhouse, show, south africa, that damned woman, the sugar syndrome, the sunset limited, the welkin, theatre, ticket deal, toby jones, todaytix, tom stoppard, top 10, uncle vanya, vaudeville theatre, west end, wyndhams theatre
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Cyrano de Bergerac leads December’s Top 10 new London shows
From a starry revival to musical comedies and an incendiary Pulitzer winner. Read my full BroadwayWorld article here
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Tagged a kind of people, a taste of honey, almeida theatre, amelie, best, book tickets, broadwayworld, carley stenson, cheap tickets, cold war, comedy, curtains, cyrano, cyrano de bergerac, drama, fairview, hampstead theatre, james mcavoy, janie dee, jason manford, jodie prenger, london, lydia wilson, menier chocolate factory, musical, new, play, playhouse theatre, ravens, royal court, sam wanamaker playhouse, shakespeares globe, shelagh delaney, show, swive elizabeth, the boy friend, the duchess of malfi, the other palace, theatre, ticket deal, todaytix, top 10, trafalgar studios, west end, wyndhams theatre, young vic
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What to See in London This Christmas
Theatre inspiration for the festive season – from panto and musicals to comedy, circus and family shows. Read my full TodayTix article here
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged accommodation, best, book tickets, cheap tickets, children, childrens theatre, christmas, comedy, december, family, family theatre, festive, holiday, london, musical, panto, pantomime, play, theatre, ticket deal, todaytix, top, transport, west end, winter, young audience
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The Man in the White Suit, Wyndham’s Theatre
A hit comedy about a textile scientist? It might sound unlikely, but Ealing Studios’ 1951 sci-fi satire, starring Alec Guinness, was one of the most popular films of the year in Britain. Now, Sean Foley hopes to repeat its success with his … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged 50s, alec guinness, book tickets, brexit, charlie fink, chemistry, comedy, ealing comedy, ealing studios, farce, funny, kara tointon, london, music, noah and the whale, play, review, sci fi, scientist, skiffle, slapstick, songs, stephen mangan, sue johnston, textile, the man in the white suit, theartsdesk, theatre, wyndhams theatre
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Noises Off, Garrick Theatre
“Doors and sardines. Getting on, getting off. Getting the sardines on, getting the sardines off. That’s farce. That’s the theatre. That’s life.” Michael Frayn’s laugh-til-you-weep backstage comedy transfers from the Lyric Hammersmith (where it first appeared in 1982), and Jeremy Herrin’s superb revival has … Continue reading
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Tagged actor, backstage, bedroom farce, book tickets, comedy, daniel rigby, director, farce, funny, garrick theatre, humour, jeremy herrin, lisa mcgrillis, lloyd owen, lyric hammersmith, meera syal, michael frayn, noises off, play, play within a play, review, sarah hadland, theartsdesk, theatre, west end
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The Ultimate Guide to London’s National Theatre
The Royal National Theatre (most commonly known as the National Theatre, or even just the National) is one of the UK’s leading theatres, and an important London landmark. Here’s everything you need to know about this amazing riverside venue. Read … Continue reading
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A Very Expensive Poison, Old Vic
How theatre should, or should not, be addressing Brexit is a constant topic of conversation. But while Lucy Prebble’s phenomenal new work – a combination of horror, espionage thriller, love story and satire, with dazzlingly theatrical framing – doesn’t centre … Continue reading
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Tagged a very expensive poison, alexander litvinenko, book tickets, brexit, broadwayworld, comedy, fake news, government, london, lucy prebble, murder, old vic, play, poison, police, politics, putin, reece shearsmith, review, salisbury, satire, succession, theatre, trump
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Fleabag, Wyndham’s Theatre
Phoebe Waller-Bridge is big business. She’s a TV superstar, both comedy (Fleabag) and drama (Killing Eve); a Star Wars standout; and, in theory, the feminist saviour of James Bond. But never mind all that. Theatre needs her back. Read my full … Continue reading
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Tagged book tickets, broadwayworld, comedy, find tickets, fleabag, get tickets, hot priest, james bond, killing eve, london, phoebe waller-bridge, play, review, star wars, theatre, west end, wyndhams theatre
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The Doctor leads August’s Top 10 new London shows
London is never short of temptations, whether splashy West End shows, epic dramas or bold fringe offerings. From Robert Icke’s latest to Fleabag, Evita and witchy adventures, here are some of this month’s most eye-catching openings. Don’t forget to check back for BroadwayWorld’s reviews, … Continue reading
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