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Follow The Faun
07 Nov
Reviews
Thomas Michael Voss

Review: FOLLOW THE FAUN at Above the Arts

Follow The Faun In a society of Babyccinos, Macrobiotic Meals, Naked Restaurants, Tantric Resorts, Yoga retreats, and so on, it seems everyone is trying very hard to discover the next new thing, sometimes going to extreme length to find self-improvement while contemplating the meaning of life. And it's worth the search, as research shows that doing so can positively affect your physical and mental state, short or long term, and influence your general well-being.

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Travesties - Apollo Theatre
04 Nov
New Shows
Phil Willmott

Enjoy an evening of West End bafflement!

Travesties - Apollo Theatre The Menier Chocolate Factory's new production of Tom Stoppard's TRAVESTIES broke their box office records by selling out ahead of its first preview.

If you missed out on tickets there’ll be another chance to see it when it transfers to the West End in February next year with TV star Tom Hollander reprising his role as Henry Carr, a minor British diplomat in Zurich in 1917 who encounters a surreal mob of fictional and real life characters.

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Christina Bennington and Andrew Polec
04 Nov
Casts
Phil Willmott

BAT OUT OF HELL Producers Assemble an Exciting Cast of Young Talent

Christina Bennington and Andrew Polec The full casting has been announced for BAT OUT OF HELL heading to the London Coliseum next June and I'm very excited about the line up.

The casting is daring and imaginative and it’s going to introduce a lot of people to some hot new talent.

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The Nest
02 Nov
Reviews
Phil Willmott

Review: THE NEST at the Young Vic Theatre

The Nest It's always difficult to review plays by Conor McPherson because it's a shame to give too much away.

On the whole they're slow burn slices of naturalism in which usually socially dysfunctional people, or at least those at the bottom of the heap, let slip seemingly innocuous information which builds into something more sinister.

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Darkness Poomba
31 Oct
Reviews
Thomas Michael Voss

Review: Modern Table's DARKNESS POOMBA at The Place, Euston

Darkness Poomba Dance Company Modern Table, led by choreographer Kim Jae-Duk, closed this year’s London Festival of Korean Music with a sublime piece of art; a concoction of music, contemporary dance and song interwoven as smoothly as silk that led us on a journey deep into our soul, exploring the old and new and reassessing the past as reflected by the the future.

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