War Horse is a beautifully moving story of love and companionship juxtaposed by its haunting and bleak setting set against a background of loyalty and resilience. The story follows the unbreakable bond between a young farm boy, Albert and his beloved horse, Joey. Albert’s journey to reunite with his childhood stallion took you through moments of deep sadness, rage and
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There’s a very good reason to go and see Clive at the Arcola in Dalston, and it’s called Paul Keating. The two-time Olivier Award nominee holds the floor here in a 65-minute monologue with a bucket-load of charisma, mesmerizingly watchable as he flits about the stage as Thomas, twitching with nervous energy. Thomas lives alone in a starkly white flat,
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The Daughter of Time is based on the book by Josephine Tey and adapted for the stage by M. Kilburg Reedy and it makes its debut at the Charing Cross Theatre. We meet Inspector Alan Grant in hospital who finds himself investigating the alleged crimes of King Richard III including the murder of the Princes in the Tower. Intertwined with
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Giant has been on my ‘too see’ list for what feels like a lifetime. After opening at The Royal Court Theatre, transferring to the West End and winning best new play, best actor and supporting actor at the Oliviers earlier this year I had to see it before it closes on 2nd August. The show looks at Roald Dahl with
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For some unknown reason and despite having 10 years worth of chances I have never made it along to the Duchess Theatre to see The Play That Goes Wrong in the West End, well luckily I managed to put this right this week for their media night to celebrate their new cast joining the show. Mischief Comedy are now a
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Stereophonic has arrived in London following a huge amount of critical acclaim in New York, including the title of being the most Tony award nominated play of all times and winning the Tony itself for best new play along with a Drama Desk award and many other awards. I was therefore thrilled to hear it was making its way to
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A Midsummer Night’s Dream returns to the Bridge Theatre after what feels like a mere blink of an eye but in reality is 6 years! I missed it back in 2019 so I was determined not to let that happen this time. Shakespeare’s play transports us to a world of fairies and lovers and the Bridge Theatre is transformed into
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A story of inter-weaving plots that skip through time and sinister happenings, ‘The Croft’ is not a play for the faint of heart. This story covers a multitude of themes from discovering your sexuality, spiritual beliefs, the significance of family and the overwhelm of grief. It’s important to note that there are hints and themes around suicide and cancer, should
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Up until last night I felt that I had a gaping hole in my viewing history having never seen (or even read) An Inspector Calls. A play that is still being studied now and discussed in classrooms seems like a glaring omission so I was delighted to be able to put it right. If, like me, you have never seen
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Radiant Boy is a new piece of work by writer Nancy Netherwood. It tells of Russell who has returned to his mother in the North East from a conservatoire in London as ‘its started happening again.’ Whilst we never find out exactly what ‘it’ is but we do learn that his mother, Maud’s approach to the problem is to hire
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