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Nov 184 min read

'Benjamin Button' Review: The West End's Newest Musical Hits Home Deeply But Doesn't Travel Far

There is much to enjoy about this folk-infused, upbeat musical, but they come at odds with the flatness of the musical itself.

'Matilda' to Welcome Another School Year at Crunchem Hall with Discounted Tickets

Angelika Etherington-Smith

Nov 122 min read

'Matilda' to Welcome Another School Year at Crunchem Hall with Discounted Tickets

The Royal Shakespeare Company is releasing special £10 tickets for all Matilda performances.

The Brothers Fall, But The Epic Play Rises Triumphantly: Reviewing The Lehman Trilogy's West End Return

Arianna Muñoz

Oct 114 min read

The Brothers Fall, But The Epic Play Rises Triumphantly: Reviewing The Lehman Trilogy's West End Return

This sweeping, if somewhat flawed, epic tells a grand tale of change and a corrupting American dream.

Reviewing The National's 'Coriolanus': Lay The Play and The Man to Rest

Gillian Choy

Oct 73 min read

Reviewing The National's 'Coriolanus': Lay The Play and The Man to Rest

While everyone has been itching to stage this play in the last decade, it takes work to make an exceptional adaptation.

God They're Brilliant: Reviewing The Fortune Theatre's New 'Mincemeat' Five

Rachel Pantrey and Rachel Annette

Jul 25 min read

God They're Brilliant: Reviewing The Fortune Theatre's New 'Mincemeat' Five

Operation Mincemeat's Sean Carey makes us not only root for him but also celebrate with him – few performers have the ability to do this.

Bronté Barbé and Rebekah Hinds Talk "Kathy & Stella" Solving the Mystery of How to Break Into the West End

Anwesh Banerjee

Jul 14 min read

Bronté Barbé and Rebekah Hinds Talk "Kathy & Stella" Solving the Mystery of How to Break Into the West End

"You can take the show out of the fringe, but not the fringe out of the show," the musical's stars recalled the wisdom of their producer.

In Conversation with Danny Kaan: The Theatre Photographer Fans Wish Upon for Backstage Photos of their Favourite Shows

Elizabeth Grace

Jan 2111 min read

In Conversation with Danny Kaan: The Theatre Photographer Fans Wish Upon for Backstage Photos of their Favourite Shows

Last October, Danny Kaan got to see his work displayed on a West End theatre, but it wasn’t too long ago that his parents suggested he do...

Reviewing ‘Stranger Things: The First Shadow’: London’s West End is Turned Upside Down

Freya Ross

Dec 21, 20234 min read

Reviewing ‘Stranger Things: The First Shadow’: London’s West End is Turned Upside Down

Smoke fills the awe-stricken auditorium in London’s Phoenix Theatre as the opening scene of Stranger Things: The First Shadow draws to a...

‘Sunset Boulevard’ Review: A New Future For Theatre

Millie Brownhill

Nov 8, 20233 min read

‘Sunset Boulevard’ Review: A New Future For Theatre

★★★★★ Sunset Boulevard stands as a provocative challenge to one’s preconception that the West End musical has become a predictable and...

'& Juliet': The Reimagining of Shakespeare’s Tragedy

Toluwase Agusto

Mar 25, 20234 min read

'& Juliet': The Reimagining of Shakespeare’s Tragedy

To describe this play in one sentence is difficult, but to put it simply, & Juliet puts female empowerment centre stage, brings alive...

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