Fringe and Regional reviews – last seven days
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Drama
Review: On Golden Pond, OSO Arts Centre
A delightful production of a rarely performed play, delivered with charm and sincerity; funny, telling and moving in equal measure.
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West End reviews
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Reviews
Review: KS6: Small Forward, Barbican Pit
A refreshing angle on politics, totalitarianism, defiance, and exile from a company committed to the fight for freedom.
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Interviews & Features
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The Etties 2024 – Musicals Finalists
The Etties are very much a bit of fun to celebrate those smaller shows that all too often will get overlooked in the bigger awards. We’ve put together our shortlists with the help of our reviewers and like all awards, it’s very subjective! First up is Musicals. During 2024 we reviewed 66 musicals, although 13 were in the West End and another 8 were big touring productions, so we’ve excluded them. That still leaves 45 for consideration, but we’ve managed to reduce that down to our shortlist of six. Our Head Judge for Musicals is Lily Middleton. Oedipus Electronica @ Brixton House Review: Oedipus Electronica, Brixton House This was one of my own personal highlights of the year, a startingly violent and graphic show that shock me to the core – both emotionally and physically, with a continuous live score of electronic music. The Emu War @ New Wimbledon Studio Review: The Emu War, New Wimbledon Studio This is one of those reviews which make you wish you’d been there. New Wimbledon Studio hosts lots of new musicals, often with bizarre subject matter (cheese rolling springs to mind) and this is another success in the genre! Children’s Inquiry @ Southwark…
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Feature: The Return of The Etties
The Etties are very much our fun little celebration of what we love so much; fringe theatre and Theatre for Young Audiences (TYA)
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Interview: Toby Olié sits down to talk about There’s a Bear on My Chair
Toby Olié talks about adapting There's a Bear on My Chair for the Imagine festival at the Southbank Centre.
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Feature: Dynamic, Dramatic, Dazzling
Donald Hutera reveals the impulses behind Motionhouse's exciting new production Hidden.
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Interview: Marital Bliss or Wedded Miss? A Theatrical Journey to HEAVEN
We sat down with Andrew Bennett, who plays Mal, to talk about HEAVEN, currently showing at Southwark Playhouse Borough.
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Interview: Don’t Cry For Evita, Long Eaton!
Talking to the creative team of Erewash Musical Society as they bring Evita in March.
Podcasts
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Podcasts
Podcast: Free Spirits and Corsets
Claire Parker on The Vegan Tigress, telling the story of Mary De Morgan through one of her own fairytales
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