Reviews
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Citizen, The Space – Review
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.
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Morgan & West: Time-Travelling Magicians, Wilton’s Music Hall – Review
Mellifluous, masterly magic presented for your edification by waggish, whiskered, wizards. Suitable for oldlings and younglings alike.
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One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Chickenshed – Review
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…
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Gaps, Katzpace – Review
An overused storyline of thirtysomething Londoners linked by a dating app doesn't go anywhere meaningful.
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For King and Country, The Colab Factory – Review
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.
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Strictly Ballroom The Musical, Piccadilly Theatre – Review
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,…
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Moormaid, Arcola Theatre – Review
An alluring premise involving mental health, art and terrorism, but one that is never fully explored.
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PERSUASION at The Playground Theatre- Review
Workmanlike adaptation of Jane Austen’s final novel
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Sh*t-faced Shakespeare: The Merchant of Venice, Leicester Square Theatre – Review
The funniest thing in London right now. One of those have-to-be-there experiences, so I urge you: go be there.
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The Gulf, Tristan Bates Theatre – Review
An atmospheric, slow-paced look at a dysfunctional relationship.