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Once On This Island – Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre
★★★★☆ This was a first for me as I’ve not been brave enough to risk this open air theatre due to concerns over the notorious temperamental British weather! But with a lovely hot dry day promised we took advantage of last minute availability and headed off to Regent’s Park! Once on this Island is written…
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Standing at the Sky’s Edge – The Olivier, National Theatre
★★★★★ Standing at the Sky’s Edge is currently the hottest ticket in town. It arrived at the National from a hugely successful run at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield – the setting for this new British musical. Set in one flat in Sheffield’s notorious Park Hill estate this ‘jukebox musical’ tells the story of post-war…
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Allegiance – Charing Cross Theatre
★★★★☆ It has taken over a decade for this show to reach British shores. It premiered on Broadway in 2015, closing a few months later in 2016. An earlier production had opened in San Diego in 2012. I had heard about it back when the San Diego production opened and was curious about it. So…
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory – Milton Keynes Theatre
★★★ Sometimes a show opens at a time and a place which means that you just never manage to get to see them. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory was one such show for me. It opened in London at a time when I wasn’t really going to the theatre. I had young children and we…
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Oklahoma! – Wyndham’s Theatre
★★★★★ Ah, good ol’ Rogers and Hammerstein. When you go and see an R&H show you know what you are getting. Wholesome fun. Great songs that you know even though you don’t realise they are from a show (‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’ – I’m looking at you here). Big company numbers and choreography. Perhaps a…
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No Limits – The Turbine Theatre
★★★★★ We are all individuals who live different lives, with different passions, different ideas, and different goals – even though we may not know what those goals are. But ultimately we all share the same emotions and basic human experiences. This is what comes through in this new production. Disclaimer: I saw this in previews…
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