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Boys From The Blackstuff
Garrick Theatre, 19/06/24 Final rating: ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆ (N.B. I am aware James Graham did not write the original source material of ‘Boys From...
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Nov 4, 20244 min read
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Hadestown
Lyric Theatre, 28/05/24 Final rating: ★ ★ ☆ ☆ ☆ Right, let me start off by saying sorry – but I don’t get the hype around this show. I’ve...
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Fun At The Beach (Romp Bomp A Lomp)
Southwark Playhouse, 25/05/24 Final rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Returning to the Southwark Playhouse was a risk, after a previous disappointing...
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Richard III
Shakespeare’s Globe, 21/05/24 Final rating: ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆ On a revolting rainy night in London, I found myself sat at the Globe enjoying the...
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Love’s Labour’s Lost (RSC)
Royal Shakespeare Theatre (Stratford-upon-Avon), 16/05/24 Final rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ So, my favourite play of all time – rarely performed,...
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The Other Boleyn Girl
Chichester Festival Theatre, 11/05/24 Final rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ A trip outside of London took me to this exciting site of upcoming talent –...
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The Government Inspector
Marylebone Theatre, 07/05/24 Final rating: ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆ Featuring two members of the ‘Ghosts’ cast (also of horrible histories fame) and...
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Minority Report
Lyric Hammersmith, 06/05/24 Final rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ With an air of 80’s sci-fi about it, a soundtrack of curious synth waves blared as I...
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Machinal
Old Vic, 02/05/24 Final rating: ★★★ ☆ ☆ There is something to be said about a terrific ensemble that compliment a production and the lead...
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Dugsi Dayz
Royal Court (upstairs), 01/05/24 Final rating: ★ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ Playing in the intimate Jerwood Theatre upstairs, Dugsi Dayz takes place in a...
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Welcome to Bettyland
Sainsbury Theatre – LAMDA, 09/04/24 Final rating: ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ Upon booking this play, I saw that the playwright was under special...
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Jack Absolute Flies Again (recorded)
National Theatre at Home, 07/04/24 Final rating: ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆ Let me address the elephant in the room: No, I wasn’t there, so the experience...
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Nye
Olivier – National Theatre, 06/04/24 Final rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ I have to admit things started off on the wrong foot, upon arriving at the...
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The Divine Mrs S
Hampstead Theatre, 05/04/24 Final rating: ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆ It is always a joy to witness a brand new comedy come to the stage. This play, by...
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An Officer and a Gentleman
New Wimbledon Theatre, 02/04/24 Final rating: ★ ★ ☆ ☆ ☆ Another relatively new musical with a plot I was not familiar with, An Officer...
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London Zoo
Southwark Playhouse, 29/03/24 Final rating: ★ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ This was a piece of fringe theatre taking place at a venue that has in the past...
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Standing At The Sky's Edge
Gillian Lynne Theatre, 28/02/24 Final rating: ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆ Though advertised as a musical, in my opinion this felt more like a play, with...
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Enemy of the People
Duke of York’s Theatre, 27/02/24 Final rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ Ibsen’s plays are often divisive, sometimes long, and usually quite old...
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Dear Octopus
Lyttelton – National Theatre, 24/02/24 Final rating: ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆ Lindsay Duncan is a joy to watch in this 'best of British' comedy set in...
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The Motive and the Cue
Noel Coward Theatre, 22/02/24 Final rating: ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆ Theatre buffs and thespians unite, this is a play that taps into all the...
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