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Novello Theatre - You'll Love It
01 Feb
News
Phil Willmott

Mamma Mia - You Already Know You’ll Love It

Novello Theatre - You'll Love It The producers of Mamma Mia, the hit juke box musical featuring the music of ABBA, have put a rather clever sign up above the entrance to their theatre.

Successful both as an advertisement and a welcome to audiences it says “you already know you’re gonna love it” and I don’t think many people would dispute that.

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John Malkovich - Bitter Wheat
29 Jan
News
Phil Willmott

Is John Malkovich about to play Harvey Weinstein in the West End?

John Malkovich - Bitter Wheat Hollywood A list star John Malkovich’s returning to the London stage after 30 years would be big news enough but it also sounds like he’ll be playing disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein!

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GHOST GIRL // GWEI MUI 鬼妹
28 Jan
Reviews
Tim Winter

Review: GHOST GIRL // GWEI MUI 鬼妹 at The Camden People's Theatre

GHOST GIRL // GWEI MUI 鬼妹 Presented as part of the inaugural Chinese Arts Now (CAN) festival but extending its run for Camden People's Theatre's Spring season, Jennifer Tang's excellent Ghost Girl // Gwei Mui 鬼妹 deserves as large an audience it can get.

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& Juliet the Musical
28 Jan
New Shows
Phil Willmott

Can London’s New Jukebox Musical Compete with Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet and Bernstein’s West Side Story?

& Juliet the Musical It’s been announced that Miriam-Teak Lee from the original London cast of HAMILTON is to star in the premiere of a new musical sequel to ROMEO & JULIET. It’s called & JULIET. Further casting will follow.

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Notre Dame de Paris
26 Jan
Reviews
Phil Willmott

Review: NOTRE DAME DE PARIS at the London Coliseum

Notre Dame de Paris Over 13 million people have seen this French rock musical across the world since its premiere in 1998. There’s no reason why you shouldn’t enjoy it too as long as you can accept it for what it is and understand that it was conceived to appeal to a broad international audience 20 years ago rather than the tastes of London theatregoers today.

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