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Review: My neighbour Totoro, Barbican *****
Review: My Neighbour Totoro at the Barbican captivates with stunning puppetry, exquisite music, and remarkable performances, enchanting audiences of all ages.
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Kim’s Convenience, Park Theatre ****
Kim’s Convenience, now running at the Park Theatre is the play that preceded the Netflix sitcom. Playwright Ins Choi (who played Mr Kim’s son in the original stage play) stars as the eponymous Mr Kim and presents a warm-hearted but funny insight into both family life and the immigrant experience. Kim’s Convenience, won the Best…
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Review: Cowbois, Royal Court ***
Cowbois, now running at the Royal Court is a West End transfer of a new RSC play which played to great acclaim in Stratford. The first half, set in a small Western town where the men are long since departed to the gold rush, bristles with tension and has strong vibes of the suspicion of…
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Review: God of Carnage, Lyric Hammersmith **
The God of Carnage, now running at the Lyric Hammersmith is a re-staging of the award-winning play by Yasmina Reza. The play explores the tensions and undertones at a meeting between two sets of parents after one son has hurt the other. A strong and appealing cast has been pulled together with Freema Agyeman (Dr…
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Shepperton Open Water Swim
Shepperton Lake is very popular with serious swimmers but is also a very pleasant place for a pootle around in the water, though only for adults. Booking is essential as is completing a (very gentle) induction before your first swim. It has recently started experimenting with winter opening. The lake are currently working to try…
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Review: The little big things, Soho Place ****
Review: The Little Big Things, a new British musical, captivates audiences despite mixed critical reviews, exploring family dynamics and disability.
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Young Vic: £12 Lucky Dip tickets
Lucky Dip tickets at the Young Vic enable you to see a show for just £12. The ‘Lucky Dip’ element means that you will not find out which area you will be watching the show from until just before the start (and there is a small risk you will not be let in at all…
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Review: Patriots, Noel Coward Theatre ****
Review: Patriots returns to the West End, exploring Russia’s 1991 collapse through oligarchs, focusing on Berezovsky’s downfall and exile.
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Off West End Theatre Week
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.
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Review: Tarantino Live, Riverside Studios ***
Review: Tarantino Live offers a captivating, immersive musical experience featuring iconic female characters, best enjoyed by dedicated Tarantino fans.
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Review: August in England, Bush Theatre *****
Review: Lenny Henry’s impactful play on Windrush reveals the injustices faced by Caribbean residents in the UK, blending humour and poignant reality.
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Show Score – the Trip Advisor of Theatre?
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…
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Review: Re-Member Me, Hampstead Theatre ****
Review: Dickie Beau’s play Re-Member Me blends documentary, mime, and memoir, exploring Ian Charleson’s life in a unique theatrical experience.
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Review: Invisible, Bush Theatre ***
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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Oubliette (Volume Club) ****
Review: Oubliette, a new musical at The Other Palace, features impressive performances and clever staging, exploring themes of despair and madness.
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Bleak expectations **, Criterion Theatre
Bleak Expectations, by Mark Evans, is based on the award-winning BBC Comedy. It is a pastiche of Dickens and, having seen the incredible Pride & Prejudice (sort of) at the same venue, we had high hopes. Unfortunately, Bleak Expectations does not live up to its promise. The cast are very talented with Shane David-Joseph as…
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Discounts: TodayTix
TodayTix works with most of the London theatres to offer discounts, lotteries and rush tickets. Many of the offers (such as rush and lottery tickets) work best by downloading the App.
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Review: Candy Gigi – Friday Night Sinner, Soho Theatre ***
Review: Candy Gigi’s Friday Night Sinner is an audacious, interactive show depicting a bored Jewish housewife’s chaotic quest for freedom.
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