BWW Review: 39 DEGREES, VAULT Festival
Two 39-degree days, opposite sides of the world, same heat, different situation.
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BWW Review: CORIOLANUS, Crucible, Sheffield
Robert Hastie directs a dynamic, contemporary production of Shakespeare's tale of leadership, political machinations and the whims of public opinion.
BWW Review: BLITHE SPIRIT, Duke of York's Theatre
This is perhaps an odd time for Nöel Coward's comedy about death and supernatural apparitions to land in the West End – Richard Eyre's revival transferring from Theatre Royal Bath.
BWW Review: TALKING HEADS, Watford Palace Theatre
Jan Ravens and Julia Watson excel in three of Alan Bennett's famous monologues, two of which pack a surprising punch, 30 years on.
BWW Review: BACK TO THE FUTURE: THE MUSICAL, Manchester Opera House
Back to the Future is a must see, whether you're a fan of the film or not.
BWW Review: SAFE SEX, VAULT Festival
Harvey Fierstein's response to the AIDS outbreak in the 80s and the subsequent silence from the government came in the form of three one-act plays.
BWW Review: THE KITE RUNNER, Richmond Theatre
Adapting a novel for the stage is fraught with difficulties; even more so when the novel is a literary sensation that has sold more than 30 million copies worldwide.
BWW Review: THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST, Perth Theatre
During a week when comedian Joe Lycett legally changed his name by deed poll to Hugo Boss, ever dedicated to his craft, it felt fitting to see a revival of Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest.
BWW Review: ONCE UPON A MATTRESS, Upstairs At The Gatehouse
Mary Rodger's (yes, daughter of that Richard Rodgers) 1959 musical Once Upon a Mattress makes an appearance in Highgate in a revival that, unfortunately, looks old and stuffy despite all the talent on stage.
BWW Review: NOT QUITE JERUSALEM, Finborough Theatre
Paul Kember's Not Quite Jerusalem received huge critical acclaim following its premiere at the Royal Court in 1980.
BWW Review: SWAN LAKE, Royal Opera House
Enough words have been given to the controversy surrounding this run of Liam Scarlett's Swan Lake, its first revival since a largely triumphant premiere in 2018.
BWW Review: CLOSED LANDS, VAULT Festival
In 1989, the fall of the Berlin Wall is a beacon of light and the emblem of freedom for everyone in the free world.
BWW Review: ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT, VAULT Festival
Incognito Theatre are back at VAULT Festival with an adaptation of Erich Maria Remarque's All Quiet on the Western Front.
BWW Review: BIG, VAULT Festival
Fat Girl (Erin Gill) is in love with Pizza (Geraint Rhys).
BWW Review: RUN SISTER RUN, Crucible Studio, Sheffield
Chloe Moss's funny and moving new play explores the relationship between two sisters over four decades.
BWW Review: THE REVENGER'S TRAGEDY, Barbican Centre
Not even the threatening pandemic managed to keep Cheek by Jowl to introduce the Babican Theatre to the brilliant company of Milan's Piccolo Teatro.
BWW Review: THE LAST FIVE YEARS, Southwark Playhouse
Jason Robert Brown's The Last Five Years has come back to London after a stint in the West End in 2016 as an intimate and exceptionally touching production directed by Jonathan O'Boyle.
BWW Review: TRAINERS (A THEATRICAL ESSAY), Gate Theatre
Trainers is one of those shows that have their public gaping at the stage.
BWW Review: THE MIKVAH PROJECT, Orange Tree Theatre
Josh Azouz's play The Mikvah Project was a great success when it formed part of the Orange Tree's Directors' Festival last summer.
BWW Review: DIVINA DE CAMPO, The Other Palace
Following their hyper-successful Sunday Favourites at The Other Palace, the venue are launching another series of one-off concerts that will see performers get up close and personal in an acoustic setting.
BWW Review: PRETTY WOMAN, Piccadilly Theatre
A stage adaptation of Pretty Woman makes a lot of sense.
BWW Review: FIDELIO, Royal Opera House
On reflection, we should have been more suspicious.
BWW Review: DARKFIELD, Lewis Cubitt Square
Vivid imaginations, beware! Immersive company Darkfield have taken over Lewis Cubitt Square in King's Cross with a collection of torment-inducing shows.
BWW Review: DON'T TALK TO STRANGERS, VAULT Festival
When the Voyager spacecrafts were launched in 1977, they contained two golden records that were meant to reproduce sounds and noises coming from Earth so that alien life could learn about us.
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