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The Company of La Cage aux Folles. Photo Johan Persson
11 Aug
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Stuart King

Review: LA CAGE AUX FOLLES at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre

When La Cage aux Folles opened on Broadway back in 1983 (with a largely unchanged transfer landing at the London Palladium three years later), it broke long standing taboos and set the standard for flamboyant, gay-themed storytelling.

The Company of La Cage aux Folles. Photo Johan PerssonThe Company of La Cage aux Folles. Photo Johan Persson

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The SpongeBob Musical
04 Aug
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Stuart King

Review: THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL at Queen Elizabeth Hall

Yet another success-story-from-a-different-medium has been turned into a musical stage production. But is Nickelodeon’s endearingly gawky subterranean yellow sponge square worth taking the plunge?

The SpongeBob MusicalThe company of The SpongeBob Musical at Queen Elizabeth Hall

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The Crown Jewels
01 Aug
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Stuart King

Review: THE CROWN JEWELS at Garrick Theatre

Ten years after the Stuart dynasty has been returned to the throne and with Ireland reduced to little more than a serf state, Colonel Blood (Aiden McArdle) attempts a daring heist to strike a blow against the English oppressor. Billed as a Restoration romp, a bewigged Al Murray assumes the crown as Charles II but with largely underwhelmingly results.

The Crown Jewels The Crown Jewels at the Garrick Theatre. Photo credit Hugo Glendinning.

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Simon Manyonda and Issam Al Ghussain in Word-Play at the Royal Court Jerwood Theatre Upstairs. Photo Johan Persson
27 Jul
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Stuart King

Review: WORD-PLAY at Royal Court, Jerwood Upstairs

Following an operation to remove a brain tumour, playwright Rabiah Hussain suffered Asphasia, an inability to read, write, speak and understand words. Her new theatre piece WORD-PLAY currently occupies the Jerwood Upstairs space at the Royal Court and serves as a timely reminder of the power of words — especially when abused by politicians.

Simon Manyonda and Issam Al Ghussain in Word-Play at the Royal Court Jerwood Theatre Upstairs. Photo Johan PerssonSimon Manyonda and Issam Al Ghussain in Word-Play at the Royal Court, Jerwood Theatre Upstairs. Photo Johan Persson.

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Ride - Southwark Playhouse Elephant
25 Jul
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Stuart King

Review: RIDE at Southwark Playhouse Elephant

In the early days of America’s burgeoning preoccupation with celebrity culture — 1895 to be precise — Annie Londonderry became something of a superstar, having achieved the unthinkable by circumnavigating the globe on a velocipede (bicycle to you and me)!

Ride - Southwark Playhouse ElephantLiv Andrusier and Katy Ellis in RIDE at Southwark Playhouse Elephant. Photography by Danny Kaan

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