The play, the playwright, the players and the director, are all possessed of proven pedigrees. So why doesn’t this re-imagining of Caryl Churchill’s groundbreaking 2002 exposé of cloning, feel more substantial and relevant?
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Review: A NUMBER at the Bridge Theatre
By Stuart King Monday, March 2 2020, 14:42


Review: THE WOMAN IN BLACK at the Fortune Theatre
By Justin Murray Monday, March 2 2020, 12:11
It is something of a mystery to me why The Woman In Black is still on the West End. I am torn between feeling glad it exists and wanting it to die its inevitable death.
Max Hutchinson as 'The Actor' in THE WOMAN IN BLACK. Photo Tristram Kenton.


Review: THE PRINCE OF EGYPT at the Dominion Theatre
By Phil Willmott Friday, February 28 2020, 11:45
The vast stage of the Dominion Theatre is a tough nut to crack and a number of sprawling musicals have spluttered to life for short runs there recently. Next up is THE PRINCE OF EGYPT based on an animated film from DreamWorks which I confess I’ve never seen. It’s what Hollywood used to call a biblical epic and tells the story of Moses, he of the slave exodus from Egypt, parting of the Red Sea, the plagues, burning bush etc.


Review: THE PIRATE QUEEN at The London Coliseum
By Stuart King Friday, February 28 2020, 11:00
The original 2007 Broadway run of The Pirate Queen (created by the Les Miserables team), made an estimated loss in excess of $16 million due to high running costs and mediocre box office interest. But did producer Tom Gribby’s much anticipated, one-night, semi-staged version at the Coliseum, signal a possible future London opening?


Review: MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE at the Peacock Theatre
By Phil Willmott Monday, February 24 2020, 11:00
I was both dreading and looking forward to this new piece in which ZooNation’s Kate Prince explores the plight of migrants by setting narrative-dance to the music of veteran pop star Sting and his band the Police.
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