Theatre
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Jul- 2023 -11 July
‘Duck’ – when you are made to feel nought by those who can’t accept you…(play review)
This is a sensitive play about growing up, friendships, family and how to deal with what the world throws at…
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3 July
DJ Ritu, violinist Jyostna Srikanth, theatre company director Yasmin Sidhwa, pianist Rekesh Chauhan, and others talk art and honours…
Re-visiting King’s Charles Birthday Honours List, we’ve caught up with some of those who have been recognised for their contribution…
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Jun- 2023 -26 June
‘Groundhog Day’ – Diversity gives familiar story a decent edge
Big show is well directed and engaging – but loses force in slightly tepid second act… HOW FAMILIAR you are…
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May- 2023 -16 May
Heavyweight theatre clash makes for entertaining and riveting watch (review)
Politics and art collide in this new play about theatre, celebrity and showbiz… By Suman Bhuchar THIS is about two…
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2 May
‘Stars: An Afrofuturist Space Odyssey’ – World Premiere of play exploring sex, gender, and feminist history presented as a ‘concept album on stage’
A woman’s search for fulfilment in one area of her life leads to other questions in this brilliant new play……
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Apr- 2023 -27 April
‘The Good Person of Szechwan’ – Entertaining mash-up – but would purists baulk? Actor Louise Mai Newberry explains thinking behind new production…
First staged in Sheffield, this classic play about being good still manages to cover important issues, as one of its…
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18 April
‘Worth’ – Rich comedy has laughs, secrets and complex ethnic family dynamics…
Sharp lines and strong characterisation in this drama set in an East London family home… PLAYWRIGHT Joanne Lau offers insights…
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6 April
Olivier Awards 2023 (updated) – Waleed Akhtar impresses; Anjana Vasan still floating and Zubin Varla is another big ‘Tammy Faye’ winner…
A round-up of what the award-winners said beyond the ceremony… (on mobiles & smaller screens click on the Instagram links…
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3 April
‘Julius Caesar’ – Star director Atri Banerjee’s Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) debut production seeks to address contemporary political concerns and give ‘voice’ to the voiceless
Play asks deep questions of all of us – poses one of theatre’s most thoughtful and interesting young talents –…
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3 April
‘Sea Creatures’ at Hampstead Theatre – actor Thusitha Jayasundera on the play’s delicacy of emotions that accrete in powerful new work
New writing should be supported by the industry, argues actor in a new play which gives ‘slow’ theatre a good…
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