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Wicked
24 Jul
Casts
Oliver Mitford

New cast joins Wicked at the Apollo Victoria

Wicked The multi award-winning musical Wicked has announced the new leading cast members, due to join the show from Monday 21 September 2015.

Leading the new company at the Apollo Victoria Theatre will be Savannah Stevenson as the good witch Glinda, and Emma Hatton as the green-faced Elphaba.

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As Is
24 Jul
Reviews
Phil Willmott

Review of As Is at the Trafalgar Studios

As Is If you love a good weepy this revival of the first play written about the AIDS crisis in the 1980s is the show for you.

It was a terrible time of fear, prejudice and horror but as is often the case in periods of turmoil it also inspired great acts of compassion and bravery.

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Sinatra
23 Jul
Reviews
Phil Willmott

Sinatra Review

SinatraAs if the West End weren’t starry enough there’s a current crop of shows starring dead performers. Or rather representations of them. At The Garrick Theatre there’s the surprisingly engaging LET IT BE in which a Beatles tribute band of look-a-likes perform the hits in chronological order juxtaposed with projected images and news bulletins from the time.

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Farinelli and The King
22 Jul
Profiles
Phil Willmott

Mark Rylance - Farinelli and The King

Farinelli and The King The West End has long been the place to see our greatest actors and Mark Rylance, who’ll star in FARINELLI AND THE KING from September 12th at the Duke of York’s Theatre, is regarded by many as one of our most talented players.

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The Railway Children
16 Jul
Reviews
Phil Willmott

Review of The Railway Children at King's Cross Theatre

The Railway Children What a glorious thing this production is. It's taken me a few years to get round to see it, I always seemed to be busy each time it relaunched but I'm so pleased I caught this cast change in the show's especially created space just behind Kings Cross.

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