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A Day in the Death of Joe Egg
01 Oct
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Review: A DAY IN THE DEATH OF JOE EGG at Trafalgar Studios

A Day in the Death of Joe Egg Peter Nichols’ 1967 play A DAY IN THE DEATH OF JOE EGG is typical of the writer’s mocking irreverence towards taboo subjects. His death aged 92 just a few weeks ago, makes this revival of his groundbreaking play, now running at Trafalgar Studios, all the more poignant.

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Until The Flood
10 Sep
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Review: UNTIL THE FLOOD at The Arcola Theatre

Until The Flood After a hugely successful double award winning run at Edinburgh, Dael Orlandersmith brings her extraordinary exposé of racial tensions to London for a limited run at the Arcola.

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Rachel Pickup and Jotham Annan in For Services Rendered at Jermyn Street Theatre. Photo by Robert Workman
10 Sep
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Review: FOR SERVICES RENDERED at Jermyn Street Theatre

Rachel Pickup and Jotham Annan in For Services Rendered at Jermyn Street Theatre. Photo by Robert Workman William Somerset Maugham’s 1932 play FOR SERVICES RENDERED, centres on the Ardsley family - which has, like so many, been negatively impacted by the horrors of the First World War and continues to suffer, as veterans fail to adjust to their civilian lives.

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How Love is Spelt
08 Sep
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Review: HOW LOVE IS SPELT at Southwark Playhouse

How Love is Spelt Fifteen years after it premiered at The Bush Theatre, HOW LOVE IS SPELT by Chloë Moss, receives a timely revival at Southwark Playhouse.

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The Crown Dual
06 Sep
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Review: THE CROWN DUAL at Wilton’s Music Hall

The Crown Dual The charmingly fusty environs of Wilton’s Music Hall play host to one of this year’s Edinburgh Fringe successes - THE CROWN DUAL - a frenetic, sometimes slapstick homage to (and parody of), the Netflix multi-award winning drama about the royals.

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