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SIX The Musical - Photo by Pamela Raith
09 Nov
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Review: SIX at the Vaudeville Theatre

SIX The Musical - Photo by Pamela Raith Henry VIII's six wives grab their mics and deliver a high-octane Tudor take on girl power, as they regale us with stories of surviving the Royal Court and grabbing their place in history — albeit by association — through marriage to England's most notorious misogynist monarch. It's rowdy, it's raucous and a whole lot of headlessonistic, decaptivating fun!

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The Ocean at the End of the Lane
08 Nov
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Review: THE OCEAN AT THE END OF THE LANE at the Duke of York's Theatre

The Ocean at the End of the Lane Neil Gaiman's magical tale of a boy transported back to his 12 year old self has landed at the Duke of York's Theatre for a West End run following-on from its huge success at The National.

It's difficult to do justice to the impressive multi-layered talents deployed in bringing this show to life. The performances, design and puppetry combine to envelop the entire theatre in a compelling mysticism which captivates anyone fortunate enough to see the production.

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Into Battle at Greenwich Theatre. Photo by Mark Douet
30 Oct
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Review: INTO BATTLE at the Greenwich Theatre

Into Battle at Greenwich Theatre. Photo by Mark Douet What happens when you mix a group of aristocratically entitled young men with those of a more socially conscious outlook at an esteemed and exclusive educational establishment? Into Battle recounts the trials and tribulations of the 1910 attendees of Balliol College Oxford, before and during the horrors of World War I.

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The Shark is Broken
14 Oct
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Review: THE SHARK IS BROKEN at the Ambassadors Theatre

The Shark is Broken The Shark is Broken seems an unlikely title for a West End play, but context is everything in Ian Shaw and Joseph Nixon's exposé of the notorious 1974 Cape Cod shooting schedule for Spielberg's blockbuster Jaws.

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Anything Goes The Musical
08 Oct
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Review: ANYTHING GOES at the Barbican

Anything Goes The Musical Cole Porter’s much beloved comedy-musical Anything Goes is playing to packed houses at the Barbican Theatre, with a cast of 50 delivering a much needed splash of nautical glamour and razzmatazz.

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