West End/ SOLT venues
We’ve expanded our definition of West End to include those big venues that whilst not physically in the West End, budget wise are very similar. Think of places like Southbank Centre or Royal Albert Hall. Generally these are the venues that are members of the Society of London Theatre and eligible for all the big award ceremonies. Whilst we don’t attend lots of these shows, now and again it’s fun to savour the glitz and glamour they can offer.
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Review: The Centre Will Not Hold, Sadler’s Wells
A smorgasbord of dance styles makes for a great piece by Dorrance Dance Productions
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Review: Avenue Q, Shaftesbury Theatre
Bold, brilliant and unexpectedly relatable, Avenue Q hilariously captures the absurd reality of adulthood.
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Review: My First Ballet: Cinderella, Sadler’s Wells
A fabulous and fun opportunity for the very young to enjoy dance and design of the highest standard.
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Review: Fantasia Orchestra with Jasdeep Singh Degun, Smith Square Hall
East meets West in a spellbinding collaboration: Jasdeep Singh Degun and Fantasia Orchestra unite traditions with breathtaking musical synergy.
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Review: Inter Alia, Wyndham’s Theatre
Shattering. A must-watch for anyone who has produced or has ever been a child
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Review: Solera, Sadler’s Wells
A superb contemporary take on a dance form that has ancient roots
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Review: John Proctor is the Villain, Royal Court
The #MeToo movement propels questions into Arthur Miller’s classic, told through the lens of American high schoolers.
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Review: Many Lifetimes, Sadler’s Wells Lilian Baylis Studio
Yewande 103 creates a stunning alchemical chamber for grief, inviting us to witness a ritual we cannot quite enter.
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Review: The Rite of Spring/Mirror, Sadler’s Wells
An inventive double bill that brings AI and live motion capture to contemporary dance, yet is underwhelming in its execution.
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Review: Body & Soul, Sadler’s Wells
choreographer de jour Crystal Pite and snappy newcomer Kameron N. Saunders beguiled me. Add the English National Ballet, and it is almost a fait accompli.