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Natalie Simpson in Honour at Park Theatre
31 Oct
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Stuart King

Review: HONOUR at Park Theatre

Natalie Simpson in Honour at Park Theatre Henry Goodman leads a company of four in Park Theatre’s latest offering - Joanna Murray-Smith’s 1995 play HONOUR - which effectively demonstrates that a strongly written script always retains emotional currency.

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Stories - National Theatre
19 Oct
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Phil Willmott

Review: STORIES at the National Theatre

Stories - National Theatre Playwright and director Nina Raine is extraordinarily talented, almost everything she writes and/or stages seems to attract awards and acclaim like a magnet. Her last major piece CONSENT transferred from the National Theatre to the West End and was a searing, funny and poignant mating dance to rival anything by Strindberg, Chekhov or Ibsen.

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The Inheritance - Part II
18 Oct
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Phil Willmott

Review: THE INHERITANCE at the Noel Coward Theatre

The Inheritance - Part II The West End now has TWO era defining productions in what’s shaping up to be a golden year for London Theatre. And both shows opened in the last ten days!

You can read about Marianne Elliot’s triumphant re-conception of Stephen Sondheim’s musical COMPANY here but if plays are your thing you really need to catch THE INHERITANCE at the Noel Coward Theatre.

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Gavin Spokes (Harry), Rosalie Craig (Bobbie), and Mel Giedroyc (Sarah) in COMPANY
18 Oct
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Phil Willmott

Review: COMPANY at the Gielgud Theatre

As we predicted the modernised version of Sondheim’s 1970s musical COMPANY has enjoyed a triumphant opening night and a raft of five star reviews approving of the radical step of changing the central character (usually Bobby) to a female one (now Bobbie).

Gavin Spokes (Harry), Rosalie Craig (Bobbie), and Mel Giedroyc (Sarah) in COMPANY Gavin Spokes (Harry), Rosalie Craig (Bobbie), and Mel Giedroyc (Sarah) in COMPANY.

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Busking It - Shoreditch Town Hall
16 Oct
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Jess Morrissey

Review: BUSKING IT at Shoreditch Town Hall

Busking It - Shoreditch Town Hall How many times have you walked past a busker? Have you ever been so affected that you’ve stopped and listened, or do you turn up your own music and rush on? Busking It, written and performed by Danusia Samal, mixes music, anecdotes and a bit of artistic licence to share some of her experiences of ten years of busking in London tube stations. It provides a compelling insight into this ‘underground’ world.

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