Tag: off west end
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Shows I’ve Seen Recently | Tammy Faye, Daddy Issues*, From Here To Eternity*
It has been a very pleasant couple of weeks at the theatre for me. Managed to get myself out to see some new shows, so let’s get into them. Tammy Faye at the Almeida TheatreRating: 4/5Booking until: 3rd December 2022Ticket link: https://almeida.co.uk/how-to-get-tickets-for-tammy-faye One of the hottest tickets in town right now and who is surprised…
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New Review | The Canterville Ghost @ Southwark Playhouse*
Rating: 4/5Running until: 5th November 2022Ticket link: https://www.southwarkplayhouse.co.uk/the-large/the-canterville-ghost/ In this wonderfully unique stage adaptation, a group of 4 performers come together to tell the story of Oscar Wilde’s short story The Canterville Ghost. Interlinked with magic, comedy and psychic readings, this is a unique variety show that’s unlike anything else on the Off West End…
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The Milk Train Doesn’t Stop Here Anymore @ Charing Cross Theatre*
Rating: 2/5Running until: 22nd OctoberTicket link: https://charingcrosstheatre.co.uk/theatre/the-milk-train-doesn-t-stop-here-anymorePhoto credit: Nick Haeffner I was really intrigued by this production as not only is it a Tennessee Williams play I wasn’t familiar with, it’s also one that’s rarely produced. Turns out it’s rarely produced with good reason. The premise follows acclaimed writer Flora as she’s writing her autobiography…
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Only An Octave Apart at Wilton’s Music Hall*
Rating: 3/5Ticket link: https://wiltons.org.uk/whatson/753-only-an-octave-apartRunning until: 22nd October Direct from New York, this production of Only An Octave Apart highlights the friendship and talents of Justin Vivian Bond and Anthony Roth Costanzo. A mix of stories, cabaret and – to my surprise – opera. Prior going into this I hadn’t heard of either performer, so was…
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New Review | The P Word at the Bush Theatre*
Rating: 5/5Running until: 22nd October 2022Ticket link: https://www.bushtheatre.co.uk/event/the-p-word-2022/Photo by: Craig Fuller The P Word follows the lives of two Pakistani who find each other and share their experiences of being gay today. Zafar flees from prosecution in Pakistan and arrives in the UK as an asylum seeker. Bilal goes from hook up to hook up…
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Diva! Live From Hell @ Turbine Theatre*
Rating: 4/5Booking until: 3rd September 2022Ticket link: https://www.theturbinetheatre.com/whats-on/diva%3A-live-from-hell Based on All About Eve, Diva Live From Hell follows Desmond Channing who gives his one man show about his time in high school after he dies following a turn as drama club president. The cabaret takes place in hell with Desmond telling the story of how…
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Tasting Notes @ Southwark Playhouse*
Rating: 4/5Running until: 27th August 2022Ticket link: https://www.southwarkplayhouse.co.uk/the-little/tasting-notes/https://www.southwarkplayhouse.co.uk/the-little/tasting-notes/ Tasting Notes takes place in LJ’s, a wine bar located in South London over the course of a random 24 hours. Throughout the piece, we see the lives of LJ, her staff and one of her regular customers’ perspectives of this same day. Despite a very bizarre…
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Jean Paul Gaultier’s Fashion Freak Show @ Roundhouse*
Rating: 4/5Running until: 28th AugustTicket link: https://www.roundhouse.org.uk/whats-on/2022/fashion-freak-show/ This incredible piece created by famous fashion designer Jean Paul Gaultier, while dubbed as a musical revue, is part exhibition, part ballet, part performance art all about his life in fashion. Travelling across time and genres, this unique production allows the audience to feel at home in their…
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A Week At The Theatre | The Father and The Assassin, We Started To Sing, Girl On The Train*
Quite the week for lengthy play titles! Managed to catch two plays before they finish next week and I got to visit a theatre in London I hadn’t been to before. The Father and The Assassin at the National TheatreRating: 5/5Running until: 18th JuneTicket link: https://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/shows/the-father-and-the-assassin The Father and The Assassin is an epic new…
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A Week At The Theatre | ABBA Voyage, The Lion*, Lift.
A very musical week this week, including two trips to the Southwark Playhouse and an immersive concert experience. I did also get to see the We Will Rock You tour at the New Wimbledon Theatre with and thanks to Olivia at RewriteThisStory and her friend Charlotte (you can read Olivia’s review here .) This week’s…
Hayley Sprout 