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When We Dead Awaken by Henrik Ibsen Directed by Kjetil Bang-Hansen photo: Øystein Røger and Andrea Bræin Hovig © Julie Pike
02 Mar
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Stuart King

Review: WHEN WE DEAD AWAKEN at The Coronet Theatre

When We Dead Awaken by Henrik Ibsen Directed by Kjetil Bang-Hansen photo: Øystein Røger and Andrea Bræin Hovig © Julie Pike The charmingly faded grandeur of the Coronet Theatre in Notting Hill Gate once again welcomes the Norwegian Ibsen Company for their third collaborative effort — this time breathing life into the playwright’s last major work WHEN WE DEAD AWAKEN from 1899.

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Rain and Zoe Save the World - Photo by Alistair Muir
18 Feb
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Stuart King

Review: RAIN AND ZOE SAVE THE WORLD at the Jermyn Street Theatre

Rain and Zoe Save the World - Photo by Alistair Muir Whilst Crystal Skillman’s play may itself feel somewhat over-extended simply in trying to cover too much real and metaphysical ground, this small-scale London production has capitalised on the creative team’s considerable theatrical inventiveness and displays elements which demonstrate imaginative ingenuity and perhaps surprisingly (for the usually staid Jermyn Street venue) even some technical wizardry.

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An Evening Without Kate Bush at Soho Theatre
08 Feb
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Review: AN EVENING WITHOUT KATE BUSH at the Soho Theatre

One of London’s more unusual and quirky pieces of performance theatre is currently lifting the spirits of audiences at the Soho Theatre. An Evening Without Kate Bush is unashamedly part musical tribute, but more than that, it’s a young woman’s journey reliving her obsession with the pop diva’s music, the unmistakable voice, her maverick dance style and the whole mythology which grew up around her very individual approach to the music business.

An Evening Without Kate Bush at Soho Theatre Sarah Louise Young in An Evening Without Kate Bush. Photo Photo by Clive Holland

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Conundrum
28 Jan
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Stuart King

Review: CONUNDRUM at the Young Vic

Conundrum Fidel stands upon a stage covered with scrawled phrases and snatches of dialogue apparently drawn from a lifetime of disappointment and a realisation that racism can stymie one’s destiny and potential. As clichés go, it would seem a safe bet, but…

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Cabaret - Playhouse Theatre
14 Jan
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Review: CABARET at The Kit Kat Club Playhouse Theatre

Cabaret - Playhouse Theatre If you prefer your historical entertainments delivered with a bludgeon or shouted in your face, you’ll be delighted by this much anticipated but sadly over-lauded and unsubtle production of Kander and Ebb’s beloved Berlin Kit-Kat Club musical.

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