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The company of Titanique at Criterion Theatre. Photo credit Mark Senior
10 Jan
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Stuart King

Review: TITANIQUE at Criterion Theatre

After building up a head of steam on the other side of the Atlantic, TITANIQUE has finally berthed for its run at The Criterion, Piccadilly Circus. So, is the spoof musical all at sea, or riding the crest of a wave?

The company of Titanique at Criterion Theatre. Photo credit Mark SeniorThe company of Titanique at Criterion Theatre. Photo credit Mark Senior.

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Sigourney Weaver (Prospero) in The Tempest at Theatre Royal Drury Lane. Credit - Marc Brenner
21 Dec
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Stuart King

Review: THE TEMPEST at Theatre Royal Drury Lane

THE TEMPEST — Thunderous rumbling and ethereal wailing welcomes the audience at Drury Lane for Jamie Lloyd’s rendering of Shakespeare’s mystical tale of shipwreck, vengeance and island life. So, does Sigourney Weaver’s much-anticipated West End debut as gender swapping Prospero live up to expectation?

Sigourney Weaver (Prospero) in The Tempest at Theatre Royal Drury Lane. Credit - Marc BrennerSigourney Weaver (Prospero) in The Tempest at Theatre Royal Drury Lane. Credit - Marc Brenner

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Daisy Edgar-Jones in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof at the Almeida. Credit Marc Brenner
20 Dec
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Stuart King

Review: CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF at Almeida

Tennessee Williams, a man who himself tangoed dangerously with drugs and alcohol, produced sufficient Southern stories involving unhealthy relationships, substance abuse and dirty secrets, to fill a rock star’s memoir. Rebecca Frecknall directs one of the playwright’s most renowned, CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF for the Almeida, but with underwhelming results.

Daisy Edgar-Jones in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof at the Almeida. Credit Marc BrennerDaisy Edgar-Jones in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof at the Almeida. Credit Marc Brenner

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Dickie Beau as Oscar Wilder and Simon Russell Beale as A E Housman_credit Helen Murray
17 Dec
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Stuart King

Review: THE INVENTION OF LOVE at Hampstead Theatre

English poet A. E. Housman received the inimitable Stoppard treatment, in Sir Tom’s 1997 work THE INVENTION OF LOVE, which is widely considered one of his most profoundly esoteric. Under Richard Eyre’s direction, the original play won awards, transferred from the National to the West End and then went on to Broadway. Here, for Hampstead Theatre’s new iteration, director Blanche McIntyre takes the reins.

Dickie Beau as Oscar Wilder and Simon Russell Beale as A E Housman_credit Helen MurrayDickie Beau as Oscar Wilder and Simon Russell Beale as A E Housman. Credit Helen Murray

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The Massive Tragedy of Madame Bovary at Southwark Playhouse. Photo Tanya Pabaru
16 Dec
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Shehrazade Zafar-Arif

Review: THE MASSIVE TRAGEDY OF MADAME BOVARY at Southwark Playhouse

Gustave Flaubert’s 19th century novel, Madame Bovary, follows the titular Emma Bovary, who desperately seeks romance and adventure while stuck in a humdrum provincial life and dull marriage with the faithful but boring Charles.

The Massive Tragedy of Madame Bovary at Southwark Playhouse. Photo Tanya PabaruThe Massive Tragedy of Madame Bovary at Southwark Playhouse. Photo Tanya Pabaru.

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