BWW Review: OVO, Royal Albert Hall
It would be disingenuous to call Cirque Du Soleil simply a circus.
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BWW Review: THE CRYSTAL EGG LIVE, The Vaults
What would you do if someone or something was watching you? Adapted from the H.
BWW Review: HANNA, Arcola Theatre
It's the worst case of bad luck: at a hospital two newborns are accidentally swapped, resulting in them each being given to parents who aren't biologically theirs.
BWW Review: INTO THE NUMBERS, Finborough Theatre
The first production I'm seeing this year isn't necessarily a cheery one, but it feels important nonetheless.
BWW Review: BANANAMAN THE MUSICAL, Southwark Playhouse
Bananaman the Musical has some ap-peel-ing aspects, with a bunch of silly banana-drama in the plot, a hard-working cast and some nicely cartoonish elements.
BWW Review: A CHRISTMAS CAROL, Middle Temple Hall
This Christmas there seem to be more productions of Dickens' festive tale than ever.
BWW Review: HAMILTON, Victoria Palace Theatre
Does Hamilton live up the hype - and will it appeal to British audiences? Yes, and yes again.
BWW Review: MATTHEW BOURNE'S CINDERELLA, Sadler's Wells
Thanks to Matthew Bourne, now Christmas in London doesn't only mean endless Nutcrackers (as lovely as they are) but for over fifteen years dance fans have been treated to his theatrical mix of gothic grit and fairytale charm transporting the audience to a bygone era.
BWW Review: WILDE CREATURES, Vaudeville Theatre
Tall Stories are back as part of Vaudeville Theatre's celebration of Oscar Wilde.
BWW Review: EUGENE ONEGIN, Arcola Theatre
OperaUpClose condense and update Tchaikovsky's classic tragedy for a new space and a new culture, but never lose sight of its deep set Russian roots.
2017 Year in Review: Gary Naylor's Best of Theatre
Gary Naylor looks back on 101 shows reviewed in 2017 and picks the best of the best.
BWW Review: THE GRINNING MAN, Trafalgar Studios
A new musical with plenty of echoes of a very famous one indeed, with strong singing and jaw-dropping puppetry but undermined by a tone that is nether one thing not the other.
BWW Review: RENT PARTY, Crucible Studio, Sheffield
Five talented performers share stories and songs in this contemporary British tribute to the tradition of the 'rent party'.
BWW Review: THE JUNGLE, Young Vic
The Jungle is the debut play from Joe Murphy and Joe Robertson, founders of humanitarian theatre company Good Chance.
BWW Review: WHITE FANG, Park Theatre
As Canada celebrates 150 years since its confederation, stories of the countries untold natural history are starting to come to light, and White Fang is an example of this.
BWW Review: THE LITTLE MATCHGIRL AND OTHER HAPPIER TALES, Bristol Old Vic
Created last year under Emma Rice's tenure at Shakespeare's Globe The Little Matchgirl and Other Happier Tales arrives in Bristol after a much heralded run in London.
BWW Review: ALICE IN WINTERLAND, Rose Theatre
With the success of last year's fantastical take on The Wind in the Willows, Kingston's Rose Theatre looks to another classic this year with Alice in Winterland, a new take on Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Alice Through the Looking Glass.
BWW Review: SHREK THE MUSICAL, Edinburgh Playhouse
There is a prince, a princess and a quest for happy ever after.
BWW Review: TITUS ANDRONICUS, Barbican Theatre
It was September of this year that I first saw this particular Titus Andronicus, at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre.
BWW Review: THE WIZARD OF OZ, Crucible, Sheffield
Charming, affectionate and exuberant - this latest version of the Wizard of Oz is a magical crowd-pleaser.
BWW Review: PINOCCHIO, National Theatre
The puppet who wants to be a real boy is all grown up in this new musical version - very much the darker side of Disney.
BWW Review: BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (A MUSICAL PARODY), King's Head Theatre
What would happen if instead of Belle, there was Beau, Gaston was transformed into Chevonne, and the Beast wore a velvet corset? Fat Rascal Theatre gender-swap the classic fairytale and transform it into a hysterical and fast-paced musical.
BWW Review: ALADDIN, Richmond Theatre
To be frank, Christmas has not begun until you have seen Christopher Biggins sashaying across a stage to the Strictly Come Dancing theme tune in a fuschia pink fringed dress with giant red foam cherries for breasts.
BWW Review: DICK WHITTINGTON, London Palladium
It's undeniably/unavoidably* panto season in theatreland (*delete as per your personal proclivity).
BWW Review: ALADDIN, Bristol Hippodrome
As the sole pantomime in Bristol, Aladdin (from pantomime giants Qdos Entertainment) has a lot resting on its shoulders for families this festive season.
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