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Straight White Men
25 Nov
Reviews
Stuart King

Review: STRAIGHT WHITE MEN at Southwark Playhouse

Straight White Men A father invites his three grown-up sons to come together at the family home, where despite being surrounded by the trappings of Christmases past, this year something is clearly not right. Following its Broadway run at the Hayes Theatre, (which boasted Armie Hammer in the cast) Korean American playwright Young Jean Lee's Straight White Men is playing a limited run at the Southwark Playhouse until 4 Dec.

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The Life of Pi - Wyndham's Theatre
24 Nov
Reviews
Miriam Gibson

Review: LIFE OF PI at Wyndham's Theatre

From The Lion King to Avenue Q, and The Magician's Elephant to Frozen, puppets have been become increasingly common and inventive in theatral productions. Now, puppets star in the spectacle-filled and fun production of Life Of Pi.

The Life of Pi - Wyndham's Theatre Hiran Abeysekera (Pi) Tom Larkin (Tiger Head) Nicholas Khan (Pi's Father) in The Life of Pi. Photo by by Johan Persson

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Owen McDonnell (Pete) in Manor at the NT. Photo by Manuel Harlan
24 Nov
Reviews
Stuart King

Review: MANOR at National Theatre, Lyttelton

Owen McDonnell (Pete) in Manor at the NT. Photo by Manuel Harlan During a meteorological maelstrom, a dilapidated Manor House and its vibrant but cash-strapped owner Diana (delivered in a beautifully nuanced performance by Nancy Carroll) are unexpectedly inundated by a disparate group of shelter seekers. Can they weather both the ongoing storm and the clash of personalities which erupts from their enforced containment?

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The Life of Pi - Wyndham's Theatre
23 Nov
News
London Box Office

Life Of Pi Production Photos – Wow!

The Life of Pi - Wyndham's Theatre Thanks go to Johan Persson for taking such fabulous production photos of the 2021 West End production of Life Of Pi, and to Helen Maybanks for taking amazing photos of Hiran and Tiger. The novel of the same name won the Man Booker prize, and Press Night takes place on Thursday 2nd December. Take a look at these new images of Life Of Pi and marvel at the skill of the actors, the puppetry, and the extraordinary plot. This really is a show to remember.

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The Drifters Girl
22 Nov
Reviews
Miriam Gibson

Review: THE DRIFTERS GIRL a the Garrick Theatre

The Drifters Girl "The Drifters are like the Yankees", we're told at the beginning of The Drifters Girl, “The line-up may change, but in the end there's only one New York Yankees”. To demonstrate this constantly changing but-never-really-changing line-up, four actors play the various incarnations of the Drifters.

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