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Man of La Mancha @ London Coliseum*
Rating: ⭐⭐ Tickets and more information: https://www.londonboxoffice.co.uk/man-of-la-mancha-tickets Booking until: 8th June 2019 Production Photos by: Manuel Harlan Run time: 2hrs 30mins In this musical by Dale Wasserman we follow the author Miguel De Cervantes as he’s in prison. While waiting to be judged by the Spanish Inquisition, he tells the story of his mad knight Don…
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Emilia @ The Vaudeville Theatre
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Tickets and more information: https://www.nimaxtheatres.com/shows/emilia/ Booking until: 15th June 2019 Run time: 2hrs 30 mins After a successful sold out run at the Globe, Morgan Lloyd Malcolm’s fierce and fiery feminist play Emilia is currently blowing the roof off the West End and deservedly so. Emilia tells the story of poet Emilia Bassano who,…
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Ain’t Misbehavin @ Southwark Playhouse*
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Tickets and more information: https://southwarkplayhouse.co.uk/show/aint-misbehavin/ Booking until: 1st June 2019 Production Photos by: Pamela Raith Run time: 2hrs A piece of musical theatre that was originally conceived by Richard Maltby Jr, Ain’t Misbehavin takes the music of the iconic jazz musician/entertainer Fats Waller and uses his music to form an explosive and vibrant song…
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Funeral Flowers @ The Bunker Theatre*
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Tickets and more information: https://www.bunkertheatre.com/whats-on/funeral-flowers/about Booking until: 4th May 2019 Production Photos by: Kofi Dwaah Run time: 1hr 15 mins Trigger warnings: sexual assault, abuse. Funeral Flowers follows 17 year old Angelique, who dreams of being a florist. While she is completing her floristry course at college, she is also dealing with threats from…
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Tumulus @ Soho Theatre*
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Tickets and more information: https://sohotheatre.com/shows/tumulus/ Booking until: 4th May 2019 Production Photos by: Darren Bell Run time: 1hr 15 mins Tumulus begins with our protagonist Anthony, an avid drug user who frequently attends chemsex parties with other men, discovering a previous one night stand of his named George has died of an overdose. Or…
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Toast @ The Other Palace*
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Tickets and more information: https://www.londonboxoffice.co.uk/toast-tickets Booking until: 3rd August 2019 Production Photos by: Simon Annand Run time: 2hr 10 mins Toast is the stage adaptation of acclaimed food writer Nigel Slater’s autobiography of the same name. In this play, we are invited to an insight into his relationships with his parents and how they…
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Quick Fire Questions | Kara Lily Hayworth, star of Maggie May.
Rising to national prominence after being cast as Cilla Black in the critically acclaimed national tour of Cilla The Musical, actress Kara Lily Hayworth gives us a little sneak peek about her latest role in Maggie May. This is the first London revival of Lionel Bart and Alun Owen’s musical since it’s premiere in 1964…
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The Comedy About A Bank Robbery @ Criterion Theatre*
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐ Tickets and more information: https://www.thecomedyaboutabankrobbery.com/london Booking until: 3rd May 2020 Production Photos by: Robert Day Run time: 2hr 20 mins In Mischief Theatre’s 3rd West End outing, on it’s third birthday I finally caught The Comedy About A Bank Robbery. Just like The Play That Goes Wrong (which I saw and loved), this play…
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Mouthpiece @ Soho Theatre*
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Tickets and more information: https://sohotheatre.com/shows/mouthpiece/ Booking until: 4th May 2019 Production Photos by: Roberto Riccuiti Run time: 1hr 30 mins Set in Edinburgh, Mouthpiece follows Declan and Libby who meet in the middle of the night after a moment between entwines their lives together. Declan is a young artist who is on the brink…
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2019 Olivier Award Predictions – The Big Five
With less than a week to go until the Olivier Awards, today I’m bringing you my predictions of the top five awards handed out at the ceremony. Annoyingly, I haven’t seen every show nominated so I’ve tried to predict with a mix of preference and acclaim from audiences/critics alike. My predicted winner will be in…
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