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Six the Musical
24 Dec
News
Phil Willmott

Musical SIX goes from Strength to Strength

Six the Musical First, new musical SIX took the Edinburgh Festival and the West End by storm, now we hear tracks from the studio cast recording have hit 40,000 streams a day, reaching over 3.5 million in total.

If you haven’t seen it yet, and I must confess, I haven’t, the producers describe it as “a concert-style show with a phenomenal all-female band”.

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The Tragedy of King Richard the Second
21 Dec
News
Nicky Allpress

What Happens in Richard II

The Tragedy of King Richard the Second With the Almeida’s production of Richard II, starring Simon Russell Beale stripped back to 90 minutes and getting rave reviews there’s never been a better time to encounter one of Shakespeare’s most poetic plays.

Here’s a run down of the plot if it’s new to you.

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The Tragedy of King Richard II
21 Dec
Reviews
Nicky Allpress

Review: THE TRAGEDY OF RICHARD II at the Almeida

The Tragedy of King Richard II Joe Hill-Gibbins has created a brilliant snapshot of what it must be like inside the head of a leader in chaos.

First performed in 1597, you could be forgiven for thinking that the plot of King Richard II rings bells all over Brexit.

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under 18
21 Dec
News
Phil Willmott

English National Opera launches free tickets for Under 18’s - but Beware

under 18 English National Opera (ENO) have announced that “anyone aged under 18 will get free tickets to ENO productions on Saturdays. The tickets will be for seats in the Balcony and be available for any or all of the 11 Saturday performances in the Spring 2019 season in the London Coliseum”.

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Sharon D. Clarke (Caroline Thibodeaux) and Aaron Gelkoff (Noah) in Caroline, or Change at the Playhouse Theatre
20 Dec
Reviews
Phil Willmott

Review: CAROLINE OR CHANGE at the Playhouse Theatre

This production, a collaboration between theatres in Chichester and Hampstead, got rave reviews at both venues and this West End tansfer looks set to wow a whole new audience.

Sharon D. Clarke (Caroline Thibodeaux) and Aaron Gelkoff (Noah) in Caroline, or Change at the Playhouse Theatre Sharon D. Clarke (Caroline Thibodeaux) and Aaron Geldoff (Noah) in Caroline, or Change at the Playhouse Theatre

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