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This is your chance to win tickets to see Coriolanus and Du Liniang, by Zhejiang Xiaobaihua Yue Opera Troupe, at the Peacock Theatre. To enter, simply retweet one of our Coriolanus and Du Liniang competition tweets AND tell us in which city Yue Opera originated. #COMPETITION: Chance to win tkts to Coriolanus and Du Liniang @peacocktheatre Retweet by 17.7.16 & name the city where Yue Opera originated. — Everything Theatre (@EveryTheatre) July 11, 2016 Zhejiang Xiaobaihua Yue Opera Troupe presents: Coriolanus ...

One not to miss. A night of fun filled laughter, with exceptionally clever direction and great performances all round.

The Merchant of Venice is a thrillingly tangible production full of community spirit.

A strong effort to challenge stereotypical theatre and provide a less comfortable viewing experience, favouring the apprehension and suspense it instils. Good performance built on a weaker foundation of plot.

Marianna Meloni gives her impressions of the Official London Theatre Audio Tour with Ian McKellen, a new way to experience London's Theatreland with one of the British theatre's biggest stars.

Pros: Compelling performances, excellent comedic timing, and a clever use of modern language Cons: Not the best space for this piece with some poor directing and staging choices I knew a bit about Molière before attending Leicester Square Theatre on Saturday evening, thanks to my studies of the French Neoclassical era of theatre history, but had yet see one of his works performed. After seeing Ranjit Bolt’s adapted The Sisterhood, I know that I will be back for more humorous ...

An interesting but isolated story of the unseen atrocities of the ‘homosexual cure’ in Third Reich occupied Denmark.

This understated production lacks depth, passion and dramatisation; with disappointingly dull and disconnected performances.

A powerful and provocative show that should be mandatory viewing for anyone who is, was or has forgotten what it’s like to be thirteen. 

Pros: Beautiful music and great hand-drawn animation. Cons: Despite being short, it was a bit too drawn out at certain points. Part of the First Bites programme at the Ovalhouse, Strawberry Vale is a work-in-progress and so the showing was a short sneak peak at a future full length production. Featuring the use of digital images, some props and a solo female performer, it was an intriguing insight. The story is of a teenage girl who fears that becoming an adult will mean ...