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BWW Review: LA FORZA DEL DESTINO, Royal Opera House
Not since a memorable La traviata in 2008 have superstars Anna Netrebko and Jonas Kaufmann appeared together at the Royal Opera House.
BWW Review: I IS A STRANGE LOOP, Barbican Pit
I Is A Strange Loop pits X against Y as the world described mathematically butts up against the world described theatrically - and they discover that each needs the other to be whole.
BWW Review: STANDING AT THE SKY'S EDGE, Crucible, Sheffield
Sheffield's Richard Hawley-based musical is a spectacular piece of theatre that is full of humour and love - without dodging difficult social issues.
BWW Review: DOWNSTATE, National Theatre
Pulitzer-winner Bruce Norris once again challenges audiences with a play built around a difficult topic – in this case, asking whether paedophiles are irredeemable, how they should be punished, the distinction between justice and vengeance, and whether an empathetic response betrays our support of
BWW Review: OTHELLO, Union Theatre
Othello remains as relevant today as ever it were, Phil Willmott's adaptation setting it in the Raj of 1919, but it's as much in the White House and Palace of Westminster of 2019.
BWW Review: THE TAMING OF THE SHREW, Royal Shakespeare Theatre
A bold and often beautifully staged production that makes women men and men women to throw light on the often brutal text.
BWW Review: THE BAY AT NICE, Menier Chocolate Factory
Over 30 years after it first premiered at the National Theatre, David Hare's The Bay at Nice is back in London at the Menier Chocolate Factory.
BWW Review: THE LIFE I LEAD, Park Theatre
Best known to many as Mr Banks in Mary Poppins, actor David Tomlinson actually had a quite extensive career on stage and screen - as well as more than his fair share of personal dramas.
BWW Review: THE RUBENSTEIN KISS, Southwark Playhouse
In June 1953 after a brutal trial lasted over two years, Ethel and Julius Rosenberg were executed for allegedly providing the Soviet Union with nuclear weapon designs, espionage, and conspiracy.
BWW Review: BILLY BISHOP GOES TO WAR, Southwark Playhouse
An upright piano, a bottle of something strong, a door leading somewhere else.
BWW Review: THE THREAD, Sadler's Wells
Receiving its world premiere at Sadler's Wells, The Thread is acclaimed British choreographer and Sadler's Wells Associate Artist Russell Maliphant's new work.
BWW Review: GIOVANNI PERNICE: DANCE IS LIFE, Shaw Theatre
Giovanni Pernice is now somewhat of a stalwart amongst the professional dancer gang on BBC's Strictly Come Dancing.
BWW Review: ANNA X, VAULT Festival
Anna (Rosie Sheehy) is a Russian art lover who dreams of being the curator of her own gallery.
BWW Review: LUCY LIGHT, VAULT Festival
Lucy and Jess have just finished their GCSEs.
BWW Review: THE CROWN DUAL, King's Head Theatre
The Crown Dual piles laughs upon laughs in a madcap parody of the Netflix show that you don't even need to have seen in order to enjoy this hilarious two-hander.
BWW Review: LET'S SUMMON DEMONS, VAULT Festival
In a derelict house built on the path walked by the dead in the middle of nowhere in Wales, a coven of witches comes together.
BWW Review: 10, VAULT Festival
Playwright Lizzie Milton unearths ten stories previously buried deep inside white history and delivers them with forward storytelling and a no-holds-barred attitude.
BWW Review: THE TALENTED MR RIPLEY, The Vaults
The Faction's adaptation of Patricia Highsmith's dazzling novel, The Talented Mr Ripley, goes back its roots to find a man as complicated, seductive and relevant as ever.
BWW Review: BETRAYAL, Harold Pinter Theatre
When Betrayal first premiered in 1978 it was received rather coldly by critics and audiences alike, who were perhaps expecting Pinter to deal with more significant themes instead of focusing on his own adulterous escapades.
BWW Review: SAGA, Etcetera Theatre
Based on August Strindberg's A Dream Play (1901), SAGA is an effective blend of text and physical comedy, investigating what happens when an outsider visits a place that has problems.
BWW Review: CONTEXT FESTIVAL, Sadler's Wells
Diana Vishneva earned a thunderous ovation at Sadler's Wells last night, not only from the audience, but from the beaming assembly of dancers who stood behind her.
BWW Review: STRIKE UP THE BAND, Upstairs at the Gatehouse
The Gershwins' sublime music and lyrics rescue a show hamstrung by a confused and clumsy book and some very familiar characters.
BWW Review: ADMISSIONS, Trafalgar Studios
News emerged today that Hollywood actresses Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin were among 50 wealthy people charged in a college cheating scam dumbed 'Varsity Blues', in which they allegedly paid bribes of up to $6 million to secure places for their offspring at top universities.
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