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Nadia and Daniel are beginning a life together.
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BWW Review: JOE STILGOE – THE HEAT IS ON, Ronnie Scott's
Joe Stilgoe is back with his new album, The Heat is On, breathing new big band life and swinging verve into some surprising 1980s hits.
BWW Review: LAURA BENANTI LIVE IN LONDON, Cadogan Hall
Tony Award-winning actress Laura Benanti took a quick hiatus from starring in My Fair Lady on Broadway to make her London debut - and those missing out on the former needn't have worried, as she opened with a bravura 15-minute precis of the production, complete with musical highlights.
BWW Review: GODSPELL IN CONCERT, Cadogan Hall
The British Theatre Academy gives aspiring young performers the chance to perform for free in top venues.
BWW Review: THE DEEP BLUE SEA, Chichester Festival Theatre
The second production housed at the Minerva Theatre in Chichester's 2019 line-up is Terence Rattigan's The Deep Blue Sea.
BWW Review: A DINNER ENGAGEMENT/TROUBLE IN TAHITI, Royal College Of Music
A slick delivery of operatic satires by students of the Royal College of Music challenges contemporary, outmoded conceptions about 'amateur' vs.
BWW Review: DARK SUBLIME, Trafalgar Studios
At about half an hour into Michael Dennis' debut play Dark Sublime, the uncomfortable thought occurred to me that there was still two hours left to go.
BWW Review: EUROPE, Donmar Warehouse
Michael Longhurst's inaugural production as Artistic Director at the Donmar Warehouse is David Greig's Europe, 25 years after it was first staged at the Traverse in Edinburgh.
BWW Review: SUMMER ROLLS, Park Theatre
Summer Rolls takes us into the heart of a British Vietnamese family that is struggling to deal with the present, a consequence of the long shadow cast by the past.
BWW Review: THE HUNT, Almeida Theatre
The Hunt (based on the 2012 Danish film by Thomas Vinterberg and Tobias Lindholm) is a tense, uncomfortable watch, due both to the subject matter and the production.
BWW Review: FALL PRETTIER, The Space
There are many different accounts of Medea's tale, all told by men or in relation to their presence in her life.
BWW Review: ON YOUR FEET!, London Coliseum
On Your Feet! weaves the songs Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine into the 'coming up' story of the Cuban-American artist.
BWW Review: CROOKED DANCES, The Other Place, Stratford-upon-Avon
Crooked Dances takes us deep into the French forest and deep into the mysteries of the occult, as go-getting journalist, Katy, learns more than she would like about reclusive pianist Silvia and her obsession with the music of Erik Satie.
BWW Review: BARE: A POP OPERA, The Vaults
In a Catholic boarding school in the United States, a group of teenagers try to find their place in the world.
BWW Review: A THOUSAND SPLENDID SUNS, Nuffield Southampton Theatres
More than a decade after Khaled Hosseini's best-selling novel was published, the same much-adored story has taken to the stage.
BWW Review: WEST END LIVE, Trafalgar Square
Once again, West End Live drew huge crowds to Trafalgar Square at the weekend to enjoy free performances from London's biggest musicals.
BWW Review: FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, Playhouse Theatre
After wowing audiences at the Menier Chocolate Factory, Trevor Nunn's production of Fiddler on the Roof is going from strength to strength in its stint at the West End's Playhouse Theatre; not only has it extended its run until November, but it has now welcomed two new stars to Anatevka.
BWW Review: PRESENT LAUGHTER, Old Vic
Great Scott! His recent turn as Fleabag's Hot Priest made him a global sex symbol.
BWW Review: HAMLET, St Paul's Church, Covent Garden
Iris Theatre's summer season at St Paul's Church kicks off with an innovative Hamlet in which not all the bells and whistles work, but which boasts a fine central performance from Jenet Le Lacheur.
BWW Review: ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI, Bristol Old Vic
It's 1964 and Cassius Clay has just beaten the odds to become Heavyweight Champion of the World.
BWW Review: A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM, Arundel & Ladbroke Gardens
Since 2016, Shakespeare in the Squares have brought delightful takes of Shakespeare's works to gardens all around London.
BWW Review: RADIO, Arcola Theatre
Adam Gillen is utterly compelling in Al Smith's tender tale of astronomy, discovery and space travel.
BWW Review: CASH COW, Hampstead Theatre
Ade (Jonathan Livingstone) and Nina (Phoebe Pryce) enroll their daughter in cheap tennis lessons.
BWW Review: CARMEN, Royal Opera House
Barrie Kosky's Carmen returns to the Royal Opera House for a second revival and still chalks up as many misses as hits.
BWW Review: SPACE SPECTACULAR, Royal Albert Hall
Space Spectacular is a musical celebration of music associated with space and beyond.
