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INTERVIEW | Louise O’Neill on her Book ‘Asking For It’ Being Adapted for the Stage – an Irish Play that Explores Rape Culture in our Modern World

Author Louise O’Neill’s book Asking For It looks at what it’s like to be young, rape culture and victim blaming. Told through the eyes of Emma, a teenage girl that…

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6 min

Top Shows of 2019

This year I saw over 144 shows, from spectacular West end to powerful Edinburgh Fringe, exceptional regional theatre and sensational dance. Ahead of another busy year of theatre in 2020,…

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3 min

REVIEW | Peter Pan | Birmingham Rep

The beloved story of Peter Pan that we all know and love has been reinvented for a modern audience at Birmingham Rep this Christmas. Director Liam Steel alongside co-adapter Georgia…

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3 min

REVIEW | The Boy in the Dress | RSC

The RSC’s Christmas production is an ambitious new musical based on David Walliams’ children’s book The Boy in The Dress. Move over Matilda, there’s a new RSC star in town…

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3 min

REVIEW | The Astonishing Times of Timothy Cratchit | Hope Mill Theatre

The Hope Mill Theatre, who have made a name for themselves staging new musicals in an intimate setting, have brought a twist on a festive classic to their stage this…

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2 min

REVIEW | White Christmas | West End

If you’re dreaming of a White Christmas, there’s only one musical to see in the West End this festive season. Irving Berlin’s classic 1954 film has been adapted for the…

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5 min

INTERVIEW | Director Liam Steel Talks Reinventing Peter Pan for Birmingham this Christmas

After the success of his production of The Wizard of Oz at the Birmingham Rep last Christmas, Liam Steel returns to direct a thrilling re-imagining of Peter Pan this festive…

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4 min

INTERVIEW | Director Jonathan O’Boyle on The Astonishing Times of Timothy Cratchit

This Christmas, the Hope Mill Theatre are staging a musical sequel to the much treasured festive tale A Christmas Carol. The Astonishing Times of Timothy Cratchit tells the story of…

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