Category: Comedy
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Venus & Adonis (Seymour Centre) ★★★1/2
Damien Ryan’s Venus & Adonis feels like a companion piece to Jessica Swale’s Nell Gwynn, both reframe Shakespeare with a female protagonist, lashings for humour and cutting commentary on the battle of the sexes.
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The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Hayes Theatre) ★★★★★
Perfect. No Notes.
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Summer of Harold (Ensemble Theatre) ★★★1/2
Written by Hilary Bell. World Premiere. Ensemble Theatre. 8 Sep – 14 Oct, 2023. Hilary Bell’s triptych of short plays focuses on the way memory interacts with our present-day lives. From heart-warming stories of youth, to tales of past snubs and regrets. Summer of Harold, Enfant Terrible and Lookout are beautiful vignettes of life, showcasing…
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Murder for Two (Hayes Theatre) ★★★★★
Music & book by Joe Kinosian, lyrics & book by Kellen Blair. Hayes Theatre. 4 Aug – 3 Sep, 2023. I’m just going to come out and say what I’m thinking. Murder for Two is the best thing I’ve seen at the Hayes Theatre in years. It’s exactly the kind of show the venue is…
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Forgetting Tim Minchin (Belvoir 25a) ★★★★
Book, music and lyrics by Jules Orcullo. Belvoir Street Theatre. 12-29 July 2023. Ooh what a cheeky little show this is! It had me all living off the scrappy underdog vibe and then [SPOILERS]. I love a meta-musical about musicals as much as the next theatre nerd, but to add this much heart into it…
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London Week Five
On the final stretch now and my brain is starting to look ahead to life back at home. Going into the office, seeing local shows (I can’t wait to catch up on City of Angels, The Great Comet, Jailbaby etc) and sleeping in my own bed again. But first I have a couple of days…
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London Week Four
My final full week in London rolled up very quickly, and having seen most of my ‘must-sees’ I got to check out some other shows around town that piqued my interest and I’m really glad I did. Then, Now & Next (Southwark Playhouse) ★★1/2 Written by Christopher J Orton & Jon Robyns. Southwark Playhouse Borough.…
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London Week Three
Things got a little manic this week as I made a side trip to Broadway for the weekend. Plus there was a West End opening night, a fringe show and some big revivals. Here are some mini reviews in chronological order. Self Tape (Kings Head Theatre) ★★★ Written by Michael Batten. Kings Head Theatre. 18…
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London Week Two
Two new musicals, two existing musicals and two play revivals, mixing off and on West End productions – it was a nice mix this week, including a pleasant surprise and a clanker of a show. Here are some mini-reviews in chronological order The Curious Case of Benjamin Button: The Musical (Southwark Playhouse) ★★★★ Book &…
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London Week One
I hit the ground running in London, thanks to a bunch of theatre-loving friends who were keen to catch shows or take me to shows they loved. Here are some mini-reviews in chronological order… Groundhog Day (Old Vic) ★★★★★ Book by Danny Rubin. Music & lyrics by Tim Minchin. The Old Vic. 20 May – 19…
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