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REVIEW | Mamma Mia | UK Tour

Mamma Mia is the feel-good jukebox musical of the summer, oozing with vitality and soundtracked by ABBA’s ageless classic hits. Shortly after opening on the West End in 1999, Meryl Streep’s blockbuster film…

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REVIEW | Strangers On A Train | UK Tour

Made famous by the Hitchcock movie, when two complete strangers meet on a train, both of their lives change forever. Craig Warner’s adaptation of Patricia Highsmith’s novel Strangers On A Train…

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REVIEW | RSC’s Hamlet | UK Tour

Created in 2016 to celebrate Shakespeare’s 400th anniversary, Paapa Essiedu is reviving his powerful performance of Hamlet as the RSC take the production on tour. Director Simon Godwin’s adaptation of…

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Johanne Murdock in The ToyBoy Diaries at Hope Mill Theatre.

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REVIEW | The ToyBoy Diaries | Hope Mill Theatre

Tackling a comedy musical for the Hope Mill Theatre’s first show of 2018, it’s a huge steer in a different direction for the intimate fringe venue that has been churning…

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REVIEW | The Weir | UK Tour

20 years since The Weir moved audiences at The Royal Court Theatre in 1997, the Olivier award-winning production is a fine example of storytelling as a group of Irish locals…

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REVIEW | Shrek the Musical | UK Tour

The charming tale of everybody’s favourite ogre has been taken from screen to stage to create the spectacular Shrek The Musical. The musical truly brings the story to life as it…

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REVIEW | Five Encounters On A Site Called Craigslist | Push 2018

Anxious about how he gets to know people, Sam tells us the stories of his experience with numerous sexual encounters he has that spurred from a site called Craigslist. YesYesNoNo…

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REVIEW | Guys and Dolls | Royal Exchange

By moving the iconic musical Guys and Dolls slightly up north in New York, Talawa Theatre has managed to create a brand new production set in Harlem that captures the…

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