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Bat Out Of Hell, New Theatre Oxford
Fans will no doubt revel in recognition of their favourite songs during this rock opera based upon the epic power ballads of Meatloaf and Jim Steinman, but there is plenty to entertain those of us less au fait with the oeuvre (I recognised maybe three, much to the disgust of my Meatloaf-loving plus one). With…
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Lately, Lion and Unicorn
God teenagers. Don’t you just want to shake them sometimes. Scream at them that their lives are a marathon, not a sprint; to stop being in such a bloody hurry; that honestly, the thing they are desperate to escape from might well be the thing they spend the rest of their lives trying to get…
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Witness for the Prosecution, County Hall
Lucy Bailey’s site-specific production of Christie’s courtroom drama has returned to London County Hall, after a lengthy, if unplanned adjournment, and remains one of the most effective theatrical settings in London. Transforming the council chambers into the Old Bailey sees the audience sat in a horseshoe configuration around a central stage, as a the trial…
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QUEENS OF SHEBA- Soho Theatre
RESPECT Right off the bat, it is clear why Queens of Sheba is a multiple award-winning play. Jessica L Hagan has created a tightly written piece, naturalistically performed by Tosin Alabi, Eshe Asante, Kokoma Kwaku and Elisha Robin. Directed by Jessica Kaliisa, this talented quartet of Queens, present a realistic yet poetic dialogue about the…
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No Cure for Love, Lion and Unicorn Theatre
Disclaimer: This was the debut play of reviewer for View from the Cheap Seat Emma Burnell. No Cure for Love by Emma Burnell, as part of the Camden Fringe Festival, looks at what happens when we are given a chance to love after being in love. Scott (Stephen Russell) and Rose (Wendy Morgan) are two…
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Luck be a Lady, White Bear Theatre
Luck be a Lady is a one-woman show (supported by two musicians) about three very familiar men, Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly and Frank Sinatra. Through the performing of some of their most iconic songs and the telling of their life stories, writer and performer Beth Burrows fascinates her audience even as she exposes some of…
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Rock Bottom, Lion and Unicorn
I find Bottom (the literal and figurative ass from A Midsummer Night’s Dream) fascinating. The character is a study in a certain masculine lack of self-awareness that was clearly as evident in Shakespeare’s time as it is today. But equally, while being clearly insufferable to his fellow characters, the role must be delivered with enough…
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Review: Threshold
Originally posted on Soaked in Dreams: Style: Immersive, futuristic scavenger huntWhere: The Crypt, Bethnal GreenBooking: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/parabolictheatre Rating: 4/5 stars Threshold is another thrilling adventure from Parabolic Theatre. With the ability to play online or in person, you solve a series of mysteries and clues as well as being faced with moral choices where there are no…
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The Scottish Play (the Bard in a Yard): A private basement garden, West Kensington
Review by Anne O’Donoghue Sitting in a garden in Kensington I was treated to an enchanting and magical performance of the Scottish Play. Blackbirds flitted across the garden and in the background, we heard an ambulance siren and then a baby wail. This all lent to a surreal atmosphere whereby perhaps a spirit from another…
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