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Allelujah! at the Bridge Theatre
01 Aug
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Review: ALLELUJAH! at the Bridge Theatre

Allelujah! at the Bridge Theatre Playwright and all-round northern saint Alan Bennett was and always shall remain middle-aged. In reality of course, he is now an octogenarian, but he pervaded an air of '40-something' in his youth and never quite relieved himself of the habit.

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Me And My Girl
11 Jul
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Review: ME AND MY GIRL at the Chichester Festival Theatre

Me And My Girl This production seems almost certain to grace the West End in the run-up to Christmas. Chichester Festival Theatre has been riding the crest of a wave in recent years with a swathe of high profile London transfers (most notably productions of Stephen Sondheim’s Sweeney Todd and Gypsy), garnering awards, earning plaudits and generating phenomenal West End box office.

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Lee Ingleby (Tim) and Clare Foster (Zara) - Consent at the Harold Pinter Theatre - Photographer credit Johan Persson
09 Jul
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Review: CONSENT at the Harold Pinter Theatre

Nina Raine's National Theatre success CONSENT has transferred to the West End (until 11th August), and provides playgoers with a plethora of barrister banter and relationship ructions.

Lee Ingleby (Tim) and Clare Foster (Zara) - Consent at the Harold Pinter Theatre - Photographer credit Johan PerssonLee Ingleby (Tim) and Clare Foster (Zara) in Consent at the Harold Pinter Theatre - Photographer credit Johan Persson

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Machinal - Almeida Theatre
06 Jul
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Review: MACHINAL at the Almeida Theatre

Machinal - Almeida Theatre Machinal - Almeida Theatre Sophie Treadwell's episodic, expressionist drama MACHINAL, dates from 1928, but has an inner strength and freshness which belies its years.

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Imperium - Gielgud Theatre
25 Jun
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Preview Report: IMPERIUM at the Gielgud Theatre

Imperium - Gielgud Theatre The RSC’s IMPERIUM has already been running at their Stratford base for some time so Stuart King went to the production’s new London home for a first peak ahead of our official press night review and star rating next week.

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