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Sunset Boulevard – The Savoy Theatre
I want to start this off by saying that this is not a traditional review. (hence no star rating, though the rating I would have given it will be fairly obvious) We saw this quite far along into its limited run and to be honest, there is not much that can be said about it…
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Stranger Things: The First Shadow – The Phoenix Theatre
★★★★★ Booked almost a year in advance this was definitely one of the pieces of theatre that I have been most looking forward to. It had a lot to live up to, given the popularity and the gripping nature of the TV show, and I was apprehensive how it would transfer to the stage. Would…
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The Witches – The Oliver Theatre, National Theatre
★★★★☆ With one long running mammoth Dahl adaptation running in the West End it was inevitable that this new adaptation of The Witches would get compared. This is the second time that the novel has been adapted for the stage with a very successful play version by David Wood which premiered in 1992. I enjoyed…
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Flowers for Mrs Harris – The Riverside Studios
★★★★☆ Earlier this year, whilst dealing with some travel sickness on a cruise, I found the movie Mrs Harris Goes to Paris on the TV in my cabin and having heard some good things about it, put it on. It was delightful. When I heard that a musical based on the book from which the…
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Next to Normal – The Donmar Warehouse
★★★★★ This is a show that has been a long time coming and there has been much anticipation about a London run ever since it opened off-Broadway in 2008 and then on Broadway in 2009. In fact tickets for this limited run at The Donmar Warehouse have been like gold dust. This was never going…
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The Little Big Things – @sohoplace
★★★★★ (am I allowed to give it 6?) Some shows are a fun night out at the theatre. Some are fun but also make you think. Some shows are a ‘once and done’. Some make you get your phone out in the interval and have a look to see when you can rebook. I let…
Act 1 Beginners 