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Torn Apart
03 Oct
Reviews
Jack Watson

Review: TORN APART at Theatre N16

Torn Apart Torn Apart is the story of three relationships, in three generations, in three beds. All of which have the sword of Damocles hanging overhead. We are invited to observe as these couples move from happy, sometimes orgasmic, bliss to much darker places. Along the way we discover the couples connections, which are not just situational. Sex is used as a visual representation of the dynamic of each relationship and this is incredibly effective.

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The Last Tango
30 Sep
Reviews
Thomas Michael Voss

Review: THE LAST TANGO at the Phoenix Theatre

The Last Tango The Last Tango is a fun, dynamic and delightful show that moves swiftly through the evening portraying a love story through life.

BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing royalty and the nation’s sweethearts Flavia Cacace and Vincent Simone have moved into London’s West End Phoenix Theatre for a limited 10 week run of The Last Tango, the third of a trilogy and their last ever theatre show.

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Kenny Morgan
27 Sep
Reviews
Kit Benjamin

Review KENNY MORGAN at Arcola Theatre

Kenny Morgan I can’t remember when I last saw anything by Terence Rattigan. I suppose I had mentally consigned his work to the world of am-dram and school plays and thought of it as old fashioned; a bit too comfortable, like a well-worn sofa. The restoration of interest in Rattigan in recent years had largely passed me by, and I didn’t catch the latest (well-received) revival of The Deep Blue Sea at The National. Which brings me to Kenny Morgan.

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Wicked - 10th Anniversary
26 Sep
News
Phil Willmott

Happy Birthday to the West End WICKED

Wicked - 10th Anniversary Blockbuster musical WICKED will soon celebrate ten years in the West End.

I first saw it on Broadway a year before its arrival in London and for me it was love at first sight!

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Stepping Out
26 Sep
News
Phil Willmott

How the West End is mirroring the Wild West

Stepping Out The remake of classic western THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN has just hit cinemas so it feels apt that two new shows have been announced that utilise the same story structure.

Let me explain. The movie itself is adapted from THE SEVEN SAMURAI which is thought to be the first significant time a plot has been used in which a maverick leader assembles a team comprising off conflicted and conflicting members who then work together to conquer a challenge.

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