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By Joann Robertson Monday, June 30 2025, 17:38
A visit to see Moulin Rouge! The Musical is like walking into pure magic, I’ll be honest. I was skeptical about whether a stage adaptation could live up to Baz Luhrmann's visually stunning 2001 film. But the moment I stepped into the Piccadilly Theatre, all my doubts evaporated.
Dom Simpson and Natalie Kassanga in Moulin Rouge! The Musical.
By Stuart King Monday, June 30 2025, 10:35
Eugene O’Neill’s final major work, set during the 1920s on a run-down Connecticut farm, brings some star power to Islington’s Almeida with Ruth Wilson paired opposite double Oscar nominee Michael Shannon.
David Threlfall and Ruth Wilson in A Moon for the Misbegotten at the Almeida Theatre. Credit Marc Brenner.
By Camille Leadbeater Monday, June 30 2025, 09:11
In 1953 Lagos, Nigeria, a Black woman named Esther Johnson was sentenced to death by hanging for the murder of her abusive white lover. Tried by an all-white jury in the midst of colonial upheaval, racial injustice, and deep systemic prejudice, Esther stood no chance. But does she stand a chance today?
Artwork for Esther's Revenge.
By Stuart King Thursday, June 26 2025, 22:53
With such strong source material and an accomplished and technically adept cast, the temptation would have been to simply create a safe, uber-polished piece of dance theatre. Instead the creators of QUADROPHENIA have managed to skirt any potential mundanity by delivering a remarkably fresh and vibrant piece of storytelling - almost a British West Side Story (sans the schmalz). The result, offers Matthew Bourne some competition for supremacy in the genre, with many cast members having previously performed with his New Adventures company.
The cast of Quadrophenia at Sadler's Wells. Photo Johan Persson.
By Stuart King Tuesday, June 24 2025, 12:56
SHOWMANISM — whilst the premise for this one man show is an undoubtedly odd contrivance, it is the very theatricality of the end result, which marks it as an unmistakably inventive and original work.
Dickie Beau in SHOWMANISM. Credit Amanda Searle
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