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After Dark - Finborough Theatre
24 Jun
Reviews
Nicky Allpress

Review: AFTER DARK at The Finborough Theatre

After Dark - Finborough Theatre The building of the new Metropolitan line underground railway presents the thrilling opening of Dion Boucicault’s 1880’s melodrama set in the grimy streets of Victorian London. Combining music of the era with a modern design, After Dark may be a world away from the naturalistic style of theatre we’ve come to expect, but there’s plenty of fun to be had with melodrama.

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Tragic Scenes of Legendary women where snakes were (kind of) present
24 Jun
Reviews
Justin Murray

Review: TRAGIC SCENES OF LEGENDARY WOMEN WHERE SNAKES WERE (KIND OF) PRESENT at the Blue Elephant Theatre

Tragic Scenes of Legendary women where snakes were (kind of) present Tragic Scenes of Legendary Women Where Snakes Were (Kind Of) Present is a clown piece devised by Gaulier-trained cabaret performers Monia Baldini and Lucia Peña Pen. We see meet star attraction and impresario Nina Divina (Baldini), who’s here to take us on a journey through a series of ancient or mythological women whose stories also involve snakes: Medusa, Cleopatra, Eve.

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Adrian Mole
19 Jun
Reviews
Stuart King

Review: THE SECRET DIARY OF ADRIAN MOLE AGED 13¾ at the Ambassadors Theatre

Adrian Mole Starting life in 2015 at The Curve in Leicester and subsequently spawning a London run at the Menier Chocolate Factory two years later, Sue Townsend’s gawky young adolescent takes-up residence at the Ambassadors this summer.

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Riot Act
17 Jun
Reviews
Stuart King

Review: RIOT ACT at the Arcola Theatre

Riot Act To coincide with the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots, Alexis Gregory’s one-man-three-characters piece, was created through his interviews with prominent individuals from the LGBTQ gay rights movement. Through their recollections, he succeeds in informing, shocking, and above all, entertaining.

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Shamira Turner, Eugénie Pastor, Cominic Conway, and Clare Beresford in The Future
14 Jun
Reviews
Max Lewendel

Review: THE FUTURE at Battersea Arts Centre

This fun, irreverent, and brilliantly choreographed cosmic rock concert shines a comic light on the nature of AI and human consciousness.

Shamira Turner, Eugénie Pastor, Cominic Conway, and Clare Beresford in The FutureShamira Turner, Eugénie Pastor, Cominic Conway, and Clare Beresford in The Future at the Battersea Arts Centre

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