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Company of Our Country's Good at Lyric Hammersmith Theatre. Photo Marc Brenner
13 Sep
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Stuart King

Review: OUR COUNTRY’S GOOD at Lyric Hammersmith

After George III lost his beloved colonies in the Americas, Britain had to find somewhere else to send its criminals who were filling every jail in the country. Newly discovered Australia was deemed to hold the answer.

Company of Our Country's Good at Lyric Hammersmith Theatre. Photo Marc BrennerCompany of Our Country's Good at Lyric Hammersmith Theatre. Photo Marc Brenner.

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Jo Foster and ensemble, WHY AM I SO SINGLE, Garrick Theatre, credit Matt Crockett
12 Sep
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Stuart King

Review: WHY AM I SO SINGLE at Garrick Theatre

Musical theatre’s graveyard is littered with grand scale projects at which producers threw their millions and ended up with a flop. Thankfully the opposite is also true, where an unlikely premise, when infused with heart, enthusiasm, talent and energy, can result in a surprising and uplifting success. So it is with WHY AM I SO SINGLE? which has just begun (what will hopefully be), a long and successful run at the Garrick.

Jo Foster and ensemble, WHY AM I SO SINGLE, Garrick Theatre, credit Matt Crockett Jo Foster and ensemble, WHY AM I SO SINGLE, Garrick Theatre, credit Matt Crockett

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The Last Word at Marylebone Theatre.
10 Sep
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Stuart King

Review: THE LAST WORD at Marylebone Theatre

Still in exile from his mother Russia, director Maxim Didenko presents his second work at Marylebone Theatre, having previously contributed The White Factory, with which the new venue opened in 2023.

The Last Word at Marylebone Theatre. The Last Word at Marylebone Theatre.

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Laura Evelyn, James Westphal, Royce Cronin in The Band Back Together at Arcola Theatre. Credit Kate Hockenhull photography
07 Sep
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Stuart King

Review: THE BAND BACK TOGETHER at Arcola Theatre

Given the pedigree — Barney Norris has both written and directs the three hander — hopes were high that THE BAND BACK TOGETHER would prove as substantial as VISITOR for which he was awarded the Critics’ Circle Most Promising Playwright back in 2014.

Laura Evelyn, James Westphal, Royce Cronin in The Band Back Together at Arcola Theatre. Credit Kate Hockenhull photographyLaura Evelyn, James Westphal, Royce Cronin in The Band Back Together at Arcola Theatre. Credit Kate Hockenhull photography

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Bitter Lemons. Photo (c) Alex Brenner
01 Sep
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Stuart King

Review: BITTER LEMONS at Park Theatre

What on paper appears a disjointed and artificial amalgamation of two distinct plays — even two diametrically different stories — intertwines so effectively in its closing stages that the impact is hard to ignore… and once again it is the female lived experience (albeit in vastly differing circumstances) which provides such a rich source of material in Lucy Hayes’ compelling drama.

Bitter Lemons. Photo (c) Alex Brenner Bitter Lemons. Photo (c) Alex Brenner

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