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Patriots returns to the West End, playing at the Noel Coward Theatre. Patriots, through the lens of a key set of oligarchs takes us through the 1991 collapse of Russia. Some win, some lose in this massive jostling for reward and the play follows Boris Berezovsky in his fall from grace and ultimate exile. Will Keen returns…
There is a great sale on Today Tix for productions at fabulous theatres such as The Park, Southwark Playhouse, Lyric Hammersmith and The Bush. Many of the shows are booking well into the future so it is a chance to fill your diary with some exciting treats. Book on the Today Tix.
Tarantino Live is an immersive (but not interactive) musical montage of Tarantino films played in a cabaret setting at the Riverside Studios in Hammersmith. It has played to sell-out crowds in the US and is playing in London for much of the summer. Show materials tell you that we will see the “Fox Force Five”…
This is an exceptional book about a true story. The story of the recycled orchestra of Paraguay is an incredible story to share with upper primary because they can gain a real sense of just what is possible. The instruments, despite being made from found items, sound absolutely incredible and playing this video which shows…
Our book group loved Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel so when Barack Obama recommended Sea of Tranquility, we leapt at the chance to read it. We did not all love it but we had a fantastic discussion and a jolly good night out. If your book group have not ventured into the world…
Lenny Henry’s self-penned play is a witty, moving and hugely important in this year of the Windrush 75th anniversary staged at the Bush Theatre for six weeks only. That elderly Caribbean residents of the UK who had lived here since their childhoods had to suddenly prove their right to be here was justifiably a scandal.…
Show Score has been an element of the Broadway theatre scheme for some time but only moved to London last year. It provides an opportunity for audiences to see not just what the critics think (all in one place) but also what audience members feel. Until 2024, if you joined in and ranked shows you…
Dickie Beau’s self-penned play is a unique and thought-provoking piece of theatre. This is not a good choice for those who like a straightforward, traditionally staged narrative. It is a most unconventional part documentary, part mime, part memoir written and performed by a lip synch artist. For those willing to yield to a different kind…
What stories do we tell? Whose stories? Who chooses? These are important questions asked in Invisible, a one man show featuring Nikhil Parmar, currently playing at the Bush Theatre and shortly due to travel to New York as part of the 59E59’s Brits Off Broadway season. Parmar wrote the play as a Bush Theatre commission…
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