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Cheap Theatre Tickets
04 Aug
Theatreland Tips
Kate Goldstone

How to buy cheap London theatre tickets?

Cheap Theatre Tickets You could pay full price. Or you could try a handful of our top tips for buying cheap London theatre tickets. Here are 16 ways to cut the cost of experiencing some of the best shows on the planet. Cheap thrills are the name of the game!

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Reviews
01 Aug
Reviews
Daniel Perks

Review of Shakespeare in Love

Shakespeare in Love Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? Maybe not, but I would spend many a sunny day inside watching this production again and again!

OK, I’m going to admit this here and now, I’m not really a fan of period drama… Now I know that these days I’m verging on sacrilegious but I just felt like I had to get that off my chest. So when I was invited to see Shakespeare In Love, the hottest new period drama production at the Noel Coward Theatre, I was dubious. Luckily for me I had a flatmate who lives and breathes this genre and so was more than excited enough for the both of us!

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Medea - National Theatre
31 Jul
Reviews
Phil Willmott

Review of the National Theatre's Medea

Medea - National Theatre There’s good news and bad news about this National Theatre production of an ancient Greek drama, starring Helen McCrory.

The good news is McCrory herself who gives a gripping performance as an exiled queen driven to murder; the bad news is the adaptation by Ben Power, who makes some odd choices which in my opinion weakens this critically acclaimed revival.

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Casts
29 Jul
Casts
Oliver Mitford

New cast members for Matilda the Musical

Matilda the Musical Some brand new cast members are deep in preparations to join the Olivier Award-winning production of Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical in September this year.

Leading West End actor Craige Els will don the tight black bun and grotesque facial wart of maniacal headmistress Miss Trunchbull. Els will be joined by Haley Flaherty as the sweet but downtrodden Miss Honey, and James Clyde and Kay Murphy will take on Matilda’s ghastly parents Mr & Mrs Wormwood. Plus two new young stars of tomorrow, Violet Tucker and Matilda Shapland will join Lottie Sicila and Tasha Chapple in the title part of Matilda.

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Reviews
25 Jul
Reviews
Phil Willmott

Review of Shakespeare in Love

Shakespeare in Love However you may feel about stage adaptations of films dominating the West End no one can deny that this one is first class entertainment. It’s funny, romantic and thrilling, dripping with beautiful costumes adorning a huge cast on a simple but stylish set that can be manipulated and lit to create plenty of breathtaking moments.

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