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Thrilling, driven and vivid in its quest for freedom of expression, this play will pull the rug from beneath your feet.

This work highlights the frustration of those let down by authorities and countries they should be able to trust. I won’t forget this play, but the performances weren't memorable.

Mellifluous, masterly magic presented for your edification by waggish, whiskered, wizards. Suitable for oldlings and younglings alike.

Pros: Belinda McGuirk’s excellent performance as Nurse Ratched and the fluent direction, which makes this an entertaining play to watch Cons: Lack of challenge to the sexist stereotypes of the original book and play One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest is a 1962 novel by American author Ken Kesey, examining the repressive and inhuman nature of mental health institutions. A year after its publication it was adapted for the stage by Dale Wasserman. However, most of us are more familiar with the 1975 film, starring ...

An overused storyline of thirtysomething Londoners linked by a dating app doesn't go anywhere meaningful.

A good cast and attention to detail make this a decent piece of immersive theatre, but the threads need pulling together to strengthen the plot.

Pros: Great comedy and a cracking list of musical numbers.  Cons: There is a lot of set and sometimes the action feels a little cramped. First off, I should say that I enjoyed every minute of Strictly Ballroom The Musical; it is tip tip, non-stop entertainment. But there’s a small caveat, because if this show were a dancer it would be Tina Sparkle, not Scott Hastings; it is as much a slave to the original film as Tina and her acolytes are slaves to the Federation rules. Like the most unhinged of the ballroom dancers it so gleefully ...

An alluring premise involving mental health, art and terrorism, but one that is never fully explored.

Workmanlike adaptation of Jane Austen’s final novel

Ahead of its final performances, we met 'The Grinning Man''s powerful wolf and learned how its puppeteers bring the hulking creature to life.