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A Number - Bridge Theatre
02 Mar
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Stuart King

Review: A NUMBER at the Bridge Theatre

A Number - Bridge Theatre 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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Max Hutchinson as 'The Actor' in THE WOMAN IN BLACK. Photo Tristram Kenton.
02 Mar
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Justin Murray

Review: THE WOMAN IN BLACK at the Fortune Theatre

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.Max Hutchinson as 'The Actor' in THE WOMAN IN BLACK. Photo Tristram Kenton.

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The Prince of Egypt
28 Feb
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Phil Willmott

Review: THE PRINCE OF EGYPT at the Dominion Theatre

The Prince of Egypt 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.

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THE PIRATE QUEEN The entire company. Photo Earl Carpenter.
28 Feb
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Stuart King

Review: THE PIRATE QUEEN at The London Coliseum

THE PIRATE QUEEN The entire company. Photo Earl Carpenter. 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?

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Message in a Bottle - Kate Prince Company
24 Feb
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Phil Willmott

Review: MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE at the Peacock Theatre

Message in a Bottle - Kate Prince Company 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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