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Absolute Hell - Photo by Johan Persson
27 Apr
Reviews
Phil Willmott

Review: ABSOLUTE HELL at the National Theatre

Absolute Hell - Photo by Johan Persson The National Theatre could do with another hit following a few dodgy productions whilst it’s been shored up by recent sure-fire crowd pleasers AMADEUS and FOLLIES.

This isn’t quite it but it’s a near miss, full marks for effort all round, and it’s well worth a long evening of your time.

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Our Country's Good
27 Apr
Reviews
Stuart King

Review: OUR COUNTRY’S GOOD at the Theatre Royal Stratford East

Our Country's Good As supplies dwindle, a newly appointed New South Wales Governor is under pressure from his marines to maintain discipline among the convicts. He wrestles with his decision to allow a young lieutenant to direct a play to boost morale and keep their charges occupied.

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Strictly Ballroom London - PERHAPS PERHAPS - photo by Johan Persson
26 Apr
Reviews
Hugh Wooldridge

Review: Baz Luhrmann’s STRICTLY BALLROOM The Musical at The Piccadilly Theatre

To create a great musical, all the stars in the creative firmament have to align: all the artistic and technical departments in a collaborative art-form involving, perhaps, a hundred people, have to coalesce as one. This they did at the Piccadilly Theatre on Tuesday night though, strictly speaking, Baz Luhrmann’s Strictly Ballroom The Musical is not a musical, it is a heavily disguised play with music.

Strictly Ballroom London - PERHAPS PERHAPS - photo by Johan PerssonStrictly Ballroom London - PERHAPS PERHAPS - photo by Johan Persson

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The Break A Leggers - Bat Out Of Hell
26 Apr
Reviews
The Break A Leggers

Video review: BAT OUT OUF HELL at the Dominion Theatre

The Break A Leggers - Bat Out Of Hell The Break A Leggers review Jim Steinman’s Bat Out of Hell The Musical at the Dominion Theatre in London’s West End. Will it be Break A Leg? Or Leg It!

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West End Eurovision
23 Apr
Reviews
Stuart King

Review: WEST END EUROVISION, Shaftesbury Theatre

West End Eurovision It’s been four years since the last staging of West End Eurovision in which casts from 8 established shows frenziedly compete whilst raising money for MAD.

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