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Sally Ann Triplett (Ilda) and Sebastien Torkia (Silvio Berlusconi) in Berlusconi A New Musical
30 Mar
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Review: BERLUSCONI - A NEW MUSICAL at Southwark Playhouse Elephant

Silvio Berlusconi — he of the boot polish slicked hair and perma-tan, former cruise ship crooner, Italian media mogul, football club owner and populist billionaire politico, gets a musical makeover aged 86 — even before there is any sign that he intends shuffling off his mortal coil (at least at time of writing)!

Sally Ann Triplett (Ilda) and Sebastien Torkia (Silvio Berlusconi) in Berlusconi A New MusicalSally Ann Triplett (Ilda) and Sebastien Torkia (Silvio Berlusconi) in Berlusconi A New Musical. Photo © Nick Rutter

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Molly Lynch, Joaquin Pedro Valdes, Kluane Saunders, and Tim Rogers in Killing the Cat. Photo Danny Kaan.
23 Mar
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Review: KILLING THE CAT at Riverside Studios

With book and lyrics by Warner Brown and music by Joshua Schmidt, new musical KILLING THE CAT has opened for a limited run at Riverside Studios in Hammersmith. Unimaginatively directed by Jenny Eastop the semi-staged production and a cast of 5 with mere keyboards, cello and drums for accompaniment, regale the audience with 27 songs over the course of the show, but there is limited value in naming any of the numbers given the uniformly bland nature of the compositions.

Molly Lynch, Joaquin Pedro Valdes, Kluane Saunders, and Tim Rogers in Killing the Cat. Photo Danny Kaan.Molly Lynch, Joaquin Pedro Valdes, Kluane Saunders, and Tim Rogers in Killing the Cat. Photo Danny Kaan.

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Black Superhero at the The Royal Court Theatre
22 Mar
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Review: BLACK SUPERHERO at Royal Court Theatre

Some theatrical works defy description and so it is with BLACK SUPERHERO currently playing at the The Royal Court Theatre. No stranger to controversy, the venue has long ceased apologising for its part in bringing challenging avant garde work to the fore. It justifiably revels in its reputation and by presenting new work as strong as this, it is right to do so.

Black Superhero at the The Royal Court TheatreBlack Superhero at the The Royal Court Theatre

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Akhnaten played by Anthony Roth Costanzo © Belinda Jiao
19 Mar
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Review: AKHNATEN at ENO London Coliseum

Forming the last part of Philip Glass’ trilogy of what he termed portrait operas in which he cast an eye over the lives of three notable figures from the worlds of science, politics and religion, Akhnaten follows Einstein and Gandhi as his final subject for treatment.

Akhnaten played by Anthony Roth Costanzo © Belinda JiaoENO Akhnaten 2023, Akhnaten played by Anthony Roth Costanzo © Belinda Jiao

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18 Mar
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Review: THE WAY OLD FRIENDS DO at Park Theatre

Park Theatre once again acts as a showcase for a wonderfully uplifting frolic — this time sporting platform shoes, blue eye shadow and fake beards — brought to you courtesy of the husband and husband team of Ian Hallard and Mark Gatiss.

James Bradshaw (Edward) and Andrew Horton (Christian) - The Way Old Friends Do - credit Darren Bell

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