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The Company of Lovetrain2020 at Sadler's Wells. Photo Julia Gat
18 Nov
Reviews
Stuart King

Review: EMANUEL GAT DANCE - LOVETRAIN2020 at Sadler’s Wells

Marseille’s eccentric dance group (with adventurous costumes by Thomas Bradley and lighting design by Emanuel Gat himself), lurch from silent solo introspection to frenetic group interplay as they perform to the music of Tears for Fears.

The Company of Lovetrain2020 at Sadler's Wells. Photo Julia GatThe Company of Lovetrain2020 at Sadler's Wells. Photo Julia Gat

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ulster american riverside studios
17 Nov
News
Emmie Newitt

Rehearsal images released for ULSTER AMERICAN

David Ireland's award-winning social satire opens in London for a limited run at the Riverside Studios next month.

ulster american riverside studios Louisa Harland (Ruth Davenport), Woody Harrelson (Joe Conway) and Andy Serkis (Leigh Carver) in rehearsals for Second Half Production's Ulster American at Riverside Studios - photo by Johan Persson

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the hills of california cast
17 Nov
News
Emmie Newitt

Cast announced for new play THE HILLS OF CALIFORNIA

Jez Butterworth's new generational drama that rifles through decades of one family's past opens in the West End for a limited season in 2024.

the hills of california castThe Webb Family in THE HILLS OF CALIFORNIA. photo Oliver Rosser

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The cast of Dear England in the West End. Credit Marc Brenner
17 Nov
Reviews
Stuart King

Review: DEAR ENGLAND at Prince Edward Theatre

Joseph Fiennes proves himself something of a shapeshifter in James Graham’s DEAR ENGLAND as he assumes the guise, voice and mannerisms of Gareth Southgate, from his appointment as England’s underestimated caretaker manager, through his time as a waistcoat-clad guru and onwards to Qatar 2022. But this is a play with more on its mind than mere parody.

The cast of Dear England in the West End. Credit Marc BrennerThe cast of Dear England in the West End. Credit Marc Brenner

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The Time Traveller's Wife at the Apollo Theatre
16 Nov
Reviews
Stuart King

Review: THE TIME TRAVELLER’S WIFE at Apollo Theatre Shaftesbury Avenue

The 2003 surprise bestseller by unlucky-in-love novelist Audrey Niffenegger provides the basis for Dave Stewart and Joss Stone’s musical treatment. By necessity the plot-line is erratic and segmented, but whilst the production is far from mind-blowing, it has a great deal to commend it, helped by some studious tweaking and truncating of the source material by playwright Lauren Gunderson.

The Time Traveller's Wife at the Apollo Theatre The Time Traveller's Wife at the Apollo Theatre.

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