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Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
11 Jul
New Shows
Christian Durham

Preview Report: JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOUR DREAMCOAT

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Having not seen Joseph and The Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat for some 30 years, it is quite a lovely surprise to be reminded just how good Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s score is. Memorable hit after memorable hit tumble after each other in this high octane re-invention of the classic musical that sent this writing team into the stratosphere with the general public in the 1970’s.

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Barbra Streisand
10 Jul
Reviews
Stuart King

Review: BARBRA STREISAND in Hyde Park

Barbra Streisand Sunday evening to Hyde Park, to see the legend that is BARBRA STREISAND in the latest of a series of Barclaycard sponsored BRITISH SUMMER TIME concerts. But OMG what a sloppy effort!

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Sondheim Theatre London
10 Jul
News
Phil Willmott

Good News and Bad News at 51 Shaftesbury Ave

Sondheim Theatre London It’s good news and bad news at the West End’s Queens Theatre.

Good news; Cameron Mackintosh has announced that in honour of Stephen Sondheim’s 90th birthday next March, the Queen’s Theatre will be renamed the Sondheim Theatre. Hooray!

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Faith, Hope, and Charity - National Theatre
08 Jul
News
Phil Willmott

A Bleak Autumn Ahead at the National Theatre

Faith, Hope, and Charity - National Theatre The National Theatre have just announced a raft of new productions for the autumn. No doubt there’ll be warmth, humanity and humour in each but I must confess at first glance all of but two of the shows sound rather bleak.

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On Your Feet
08 Jul
Reviews
Phil Willmott

Review: ON YOUR FEET at the London Coliseum

On Your Feet The streets of London are bathed in sun at the moment but in the event of cloud you need only duck into the Coliseum Theatre for a top up of Cuban Sunshine.

ON YOUR FEET tells the story of Gloria Estefan and her husband Emilio‘s rise from local wedding singers in Cuba to international pop royalty via Miami.

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