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Open Air 2019
01 Dec
Phil Willmott

The Open Air Theatre Regent's Park Announce their 2019 Season

Open Air 2019 Tim Sheader has been the Artistic Director of Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre for quite some time now and what a brilliant job he makes of keeping the place both popular with audiences and in the news.

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A Christmas Carol with Simon Callow
01 Dec
News
Phil Willmott

10 Reasons Why Stage Versions of A CHRISTMAS CAROL Make a Great Festive Treat

A Christmas Carol with Simon Callow Over the next few weeks, in the run up to Christmas, many theatres will stage an adaptation of Charles Dickens’ seasonal ghost story.

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Urinetown
27 Nov
Reviews
Tim Winter

Review: URINETOWN at the Bridewell Theatre

Urinetown If you hurry you'll be able to catch the last few performances of the musical Urinetown at the Bridewell theatre, and you should as it is very good. Even more impressive is that it wouldn't look out of place in the West End.

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Man of La Mancha - London
26 Nov
News
Phil Willmott

What Can we Expect When Kelsey Grammer stars in MAN OF LA MANCHA in the West End?

Man of La Mancha - London For the past few year the massive Coliseum Theatre on St Martin’s Lane has been the home to a major revival of a popular classic musical with a starry cast. They’re advertised as "semi-staged" but really this has let the producers off the hook with regards to paying for spectacle. However these shows have always been staged with an elegant economy which demonstrates that you don’t need mega-bucks to make effective musical theatre.

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Aspects of Love - Southwark Playhouse
26 Nov
News
Phil Willmott

Could a Small Scale Revival of Lloyd Webber's ASPECTS OF LOVE Make it a Hit at Last?

Aspects of Love - Southwark Playhouse ASPECTS OF LOVE, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s 1980's musical based on a gentle novel by David Garnett is transferring to the Southwark Playhouse from the 7 January 2019, after a critically acclaimed run at a fringe venue in Manchester.

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