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Amelie the Musical
26 May
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Hugh Wooldridge

Review: AMÉLIE at the New Wimbledon Theatre, London

Amelie the Musical The film of Amélie is a personal favourite, which has a charm and originality that like a good wine improves with age. Central to the film’s success is the performance of Audrey Tatou in the title role. By turn charming (again), innocent, sassy and sexy. Above all, fun. Tatou was 25 when she played the role of Amelie Poulain and she and the original film were much-lauded.

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Hoard - Arcola Theatre
24 May
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Stuart King

Review: HOARD at the Arcola Theatre

Hoard - Arcola Theatre For Bili, introducing her American boyfriend Brian to her elder sisters Rafi and Ami over a traditional Nigerian family dinner, was always going to be a big step. The unexpected arrival of the girls’ (uninvited) mother Wura however, proves an effective catalyst for mayhem over the cheesecake.

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9 to 5 the Musical
24 May
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Kit Benjamin

Review: 9 TO 5 THE MUSICAL at the Savoy Theatre

9 to 5 the Musical After being abandoned by her philandering husband, Dick, (cue name-related hilarity), Judy Bernly (Amber Davies) is forced to take a job in the offices of Consolidated Industries, managed by the sexist, ego-maniacal Franklin Hart Jr (Brian Conley). Over the course of her first few days at Consolidated, she finds herself teaming up with two colleagues; Hart’s seemingly flirtatious and manipulative but actually misunderstood secretary, Doralee Rhodes (Natalie McQueen – played in the film by Dolly Parton herself) and the capable but underrated and under-promoted office supervisor, Violet Newstead (Louise Redknapp).

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Henry IV Part 1, or Hotspur Photographer: Tristram Kenton
22 May
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Nicky Allpress

Review: HENRY IV PART 1 or 'HOTSPUR' / HENRY IV PART 2 or 'FALSTAFF' / HENRY V at Shakespeare’s Globe

The History plays are rarely on the school syllabus which is a great shame because they are wonderful. Far from inaccessible and dry, they not only embody all of the the wit of Shakespeare’s comedies and the darkness of the tragedies, they also have action, romance and politics. What’s not to love?

Henry IV Part 1, or Hotspur Photographer: Tristram KentonHenry IV Part 1, or Hotspur Photographer: Tristram Kenton

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Andrea Chénier - Royal Opera House
22 May
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Stuart King

Review : ANDREA CHÉNIER at The Royal Opera House

Andrea Chénier - Royal Opera House Set during France’s turbulent revolution years, Umberto Giordano’s Andrea Chénier, was first performed in 1896. David McVicar’s vibrant 2015 production for The Royal Opera House is revived this season and demonstrates why the original piece deserves its place in the modern repertoire.

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