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The annual What’s on Stage awards took place last night with Sunset Boulevard winning big in seven categories including Best Direction and Best Performer in a musical. Guys and Dolls won three awards including best musical revival with Operation Mincemeat winning best new musical. Cabaret was declared the Best West End show. Alas, Sunset Boulevard had…
Michael Rosen’s uncles were there before the war and they weren’t after. This mystery was never explained or explored in his childhood and this book documents Rosen putting the story together as an adult. For a 10 – 14 year old child, this book works on many levels. Rosen has included many of the materials (photos, postcards,…
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…
Our book group are Kate Atkinson fans so this book was a popular choice. It provided a solidly satisfying read and a real glimpse into some of the headier excesses of 1920s London nightlife. The story rings true, perhaps in part because it is based on the life of real life nightclub queen, Kate Meyrick. A hugely…
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…
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…
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…
The Little Big Things is a new British musical which has just opened at @sohoplace. It is dividing critics and audiences, newspaper reviews have hovered around the 3 star marks while audiences are rapturous, crying and already coming for repeat viewings. My prediction is that this will continue. The same audience that made Henry Fraser’s…
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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