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Cabaret @ Playhouse Theatre / Kit Kat Club
Rating: 4.5/5Running until: 1st October 2022 (Eddie Redmayne and Jessie Buckley appear until 19th March)Ticket link: https://kitkat.club/cabaret-london/tickets/ My first theatre trip of the year and what a start to the year. Myself and my friends Leah and Dana finally got to experience Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club having had the tickets booked for almost…
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2021 Favourites List
Another year has passed and another opportunity for me to apologise for pretty much abandoning my website. I went through a bit of a hard slump at the start of the year where I really didn’t enjoy blogging. But with the shows I’ve seen towards the end of 2021, I started to really enjoy it…
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Gatsby @ Southwark Playhouse*
Rating: 3/5Booking until: 8th January 2021Running time: 140 minutesPhotography credit: Lidia CrisafulliTickets link: https://www.southwarkplayhouse.co.uk/show-whats-on/gatsby/ F Scott Fitzgerald’s classic novel once again comes to life, but in this new musical adaptation by Linnie Reedman and Joe Evans. Having had previous success in concert/workshop iterations, the musical finally gets a full run. The musical is centres around…
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Bring It On @ Southbank Centre*
Rating: 4/5Running until: 22nd January 2022Tickets: https://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/performance-dance/bring-itProduction photos by: Helen Maybanks Based on the film series of the same name, Bring It On tells the tale of friendship, competition and being passionate about your interests through a rip roaring score by Tom Kitt, Amanda Green and Lin-Manuel Miranda. Although the plot takes very obvious turns…
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Little Women The Musical @ Park Theatre*
Rating: 4/5Running until: 19th DecemberRun time: 2hr 40Photo credit: Pamela Raith Link to tickets: https://www.parktheatre.co.uk/whats-on/little-women-the-musical Louisa May Alcott’s classic novel is given a new life in this musical adaptation making its London premiere. The story of the March sisters as they navigate love, loss and growing up in civil war America is delivered by an…
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Vanya and Sonia and Marsha and Spike @ Charing Cross Theatre*
Rating: 2/5 Link to tickets: https://charingcrosstheatre.co.uk/theatre/vanya-and- Photo credit: Marc Brenner How many Chekov references can Christopher Durang fit into one play? Turns out, quite a few. Something I should’ve anticipated just from the title of the play. I’ve seen a handful of Chekov plays in my time, but nothing that I could reference to off…
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Shows To Catch This Week | Boy Out The City* & Six*
Boy Out The City at the Turbine TheatreRating: 4 starsOn until: 13th NovemberTickets link: https://www.theturbinetheatre.com/whats-on/boy-out-the-city Boy Out The City is an hour long one man show by performer extraordinaire Declan Bennett, born out of spending lockdowns by himself in the countryside and the anxiety that follows along with it. The piece also delves into earlier…
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Pride and Prejudice* sort of* @ Criterion Theatre*
Rating: 5/5Link to tickets: https://www.criterion-theatre.co.uk/pride-and-prejudice-sort-of/?&eventid=7001Booking until: April 2022Run Time: 2hr 30 There have been countless adaptations of Jane Austen’s classic novel Pride and Prejudice. But I don’t think there will ever be an adaptation as loud or as witty as this one. Pride and Prejudice* (sort of)* is abridged version of the novel told by…
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A Place For We @ Park Theatre*
Rating: 4 starsRunning Until: 6th NovemberTickets and more information: https://www.parktheatre.co.uk/whats-on/a-place-for-we A Place For We takes place in one building in Brixton over the course of 50 years. The play tackles themes of change, traditions and gentrification in a piece that is incredibly relevant to today’s society, particularly in London. I was really keen to see…
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The Last Five Years @ Garrick Theatre*
Stars: 5 Running until: 17th OctoberBook your tickets at https://www.nimaxtheatres.com/shows/the-last-five-years/ Following 2 New Yorkers in their 20s, The Last Five Years follows Cathy and Jamie over the course of their 5 year relationship. The uniqueness in this storytelling is while Jamie charts their relationship chronologically, Cathy charts it from the end. If you’ve been here…
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