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Beauty and the Beast, London Palladium
For millennial bookworms like me, Disney’s reading-mad Belle will always have a special place in our hearts. Read my full The i Paper review here
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See summer shows at London’s outdoor theatres
From Shakespeare’s Globe to Regent’s Park and the Underbelly Festival. Read my full London Theatre article here
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Tagged book tickets, london, london theatre, open air theatre, outdoor theatre, play, regents park, shakespeare, shakespeares globe, summer, theatre, underbelly festival, west end
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Book tickets to summer West End shows suitable for children
From family-friendly long-runners to new shows dedicated to young audiences. Read my full London Theatre article here
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Tagged 101 dalmatians, age recommendation, back to the future, book tickets, children, disney, family, family shows, frozen, holiday, horrible histories, kids, life of pi, london, london theatre, matilda, midsummer mechanicals, musical, play, room on the broom, summer, the lion king, the tiger who came to tea, theatre, west end, young audience
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Blues in the Night, Kiln Theatre
It’s too darn hot, BoJo is in Downing Street, and we’re all going to Brexit hell – so we might as well sing the blues. Or at least take a night off from the apocalypse to enjoy a virtuoso company … Continue reading
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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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The Night of the Iguana, Noel Coward Theatre
In Tahiti in 1940, a penniless Tennessee Williams lay in a hammock beside another writer also despairing of ever finding success, both binge-drinking rum-cocos and welcoming the dramatic storms that temporarily eclipsed their melancholy. To make matters worse, a party of … Continue reading
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, London Palladium
Oh Lord! The second Biblical Andrew Lloyd Webber opening of the week (taking his current London production total up to a whopping five from next month) is his early collaboration with Tim Rice, celebrating 50 years since its original concept album, and back … Continue reading
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