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Follies, National Theatre
Stephen Sondheim and James Goldman’s 1971 musical finally gets the outing it deserves in Dominic Cooke’s blockbuster revival – with a 37-strong cast and full orchestra. Follies isn’t just “still here”, it’s thrilling, heartrending, spectacular. Read my full Ham & High review … Continue reading
Posted in Dance, Journalism, Theatre
Tagged dominic cooke, follies, ham and high, imelda staunton, janie dee, london, musical, national theatre, review, stephen sondheim, west end
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Five Guys Named Moe, Marble Arch Theatre
New Orleans comes to Marble Arch via this energetic revival of Clarke Peters’ 1990 tribute to ‘The King of the Jukebox’, swing and blues bandleader Louis Jordan. Occupying a new pop-up, circus tent-style venue – complete with stylish bar serving Southern cocktails … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged andrew wright, blues, book tickets, broadwayworld, cheap tickets, clarke peters, dancing, discount, five guys named moe, jazz, london, louis jordan, marble arch theatre, music, musical, review, sale, save, swing, theatre, west end
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Against, Almeida Theatre
The incident tent, the police tape: a sickeningly familiar sight, made fresh yet again by the tragic events of this week. But that very familiarity, and the tendency of one event to be swiftly superseded by another in the public … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged against, almeida theatre, ben whishaw, broadwayworld, christopher shinn, college, god, ian rickson, london, pc, rape, review, school shooting, terrorism, theatre, violence
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Apologia, Trafalgar Studios
Back in 2009, Alexi Kaye Campbell followed up his bold first play The Pride with Apologia, which takes the well-trodden path of a fraught family reunion where past grievances stalk the present. If more conventional, it’s still an enjoyable combination of big ideas, sharp … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged alexi kaye campbell, america, american, apologia, baby boomer, book tickets, broadwayworld, cheap, child, family, feminist, freema agyeman, jamie lloyd, laura carmichael, liberal, london, mother, obama, politics, protest, review, sixties, socialist, son, stockard channing, ticket deal, ticket discount, trafalgar studios, trump, west end
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Road, Royal Court
Thirty years on from its birth at the Royal Court, Jim Cartwright’s northern, working-class battle cry returns in a revival from John Tiffany which, though initially stodgy, has an accumulative and undeniable force. Read my full BroadwayWorld review here
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged broadwayworld, eighties, faye marsay, game of thrones, jim cartwright, john tiffany, lemn sissay, michelle fairley, north, poverty, review, road, royal court
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The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13¾ – The Musical, Menier Chocolate Factory
Britain’s most beloved diarist (give or take a Bridget Jones) comes to London in chamber musical form in a new adaptation created with the late Sue Townsend’s blessing. Jake Brunger and Pippa Cleary’s version, tweaked since its premiere run in Leicester in 2015, should … Continue reading
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Tagged 1980s, broadwayworld, children, family, holiday, jake brunger, kids, love, luke sheppard, menier chocolate factory, musical, parents, pippa cleary, review, romance, school, sue townsend, the secret diary of adrian mole, young
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Girl from the North Country, Old Vic
Defiantly rejecting the standard jukebox model, Conor McPherson’s much-anticipated new work mining the back catalogue of Bob Dylan is labelled “a play with songs” – or perhaps that should be a play and songs, with two distinct forms of storytelling weaving around … Continue reading
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Tagged 1930s, america, bob dylan, broadwayworld, bronagh gallagher, ciaran hinds, conor mcpherson, drama, duluth, forever young, girl from the north country, great depression, like a rolling stone, minnesota, music, musical, old vic, play, review, ron cook, shirley henderson, singing, song
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