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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
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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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Tagged angels in america, bookshop, broadway, bus, comedy, curious incident of the dog in the night time, drama, drink, eat, follies, food, guide, hadestown, how to get there, laurence olivier, london, musical, national theatre, network, nt, nt live, one man two guvnors, play, shop, south bank, southbank, the lehman trilogy, theatre, todaytix, tour, transport, travel, tube, visit london, war horse
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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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Tagged a very expensive poison, alex jennings, alexander litvinenko, alfred enoch, almeida theatre, andrew lloyd webber, appropriate, august, ballet, book, book tickets, branden jacobs-jenkins, broadwayworld, charing cross theatre, cheap tickets, children, comedy, dance, donmar warehouse, evita, family, fleabag, hansard, holiday, how to get tickets, idris elba, jill murphy, juliet stevenson, kids, kwame kwei-armah, lindsay duncan, london, lucy prebble, matthew bourne, michael john lachiusa, monica dolan, musical, national theatre, new, new adventures, old vic, open air theatre, phoebe waller-bridge, play, queen of the mist, regents park, robert icke, romeo and juliet, sadlers wells, sale, sarah henley, shakespeare, simon woods, summer, the doctor, the worst witch, ticket deal, ticket lottery, top 10, tori allen-martin, tree, vaudeville theatre, visit london, west end, wyndhams theatre, young audience, young vic
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10 things to know about Phoebe Waller-Bridge
Ahead of the final live performance of her hit one-woman show Fleabag, find out more about breakout star Phoebe Waller-Bridge. Read my full TodayTix article here
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Tagged 10 things to know, actress, andrew scott, book tickets, broadcast, cinema, comedy, crashing, droid, DryWrite, emmy, emmy awards, film, fiona shaw, fleabag, hot priest, how to get tickets, james bond, jodie comer, killing eve, nt live, olivia colman, phoebe waller-bridge, playwright, present laughter, sandra oh, solo, standing tickets, star wars, ticket lottery, todaytix, tv, vicky jones, west end, writer
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Adam Kay: This is Going to Hurt Live, Vaudeville Theatre
Adam Kay, doctor-turned-comedian and bestselling author, brings his irresistible combination of gross-out hospital tales, humorous songs and passionate advocacy back to the West End, delighting an audience of both medical professionals and keen fans. Read my full BroadwayWorld review here
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Tagged adam kay, book, book tickets, broadwayworld, cheap tickets, comedy, doctor, health, junior doctor, medicine, new book, nhs, review, songs, theatre, this is going to hurt, ticket deal, vaudeville theatre, west end
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