RED BUS LONDINIUM Reviews

  • Review: Rayuela: Compañía Marco Flores, Sadler’s Wells East ★★★★

    Review: Manuel Flores’ “Rayuela” combines traditional and contemporary flamenco and finishes out the Sadler’s Wells flamenco festival

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  • Review: Lost the Plot, Omnibus Theatre, Clapham ★★★★

    Review: Every performance of Lost the Plot is completely different. One audience suggestion, no script, no score, and a brand new musical created on the spot. Great fun.

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  • Review: Monarchs Anonymous, The Other Palace ★★½

    Review: Sending up history’s most powerful rulers is a British art form. Monarchs Anonymous does this through group therapy

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  • Review: Barnum, Richmond Theatre ★★★½

    Review: Barnum, Richmond Theatre – a joyous night at the circus, with not quite enough to story to carry it through

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  • Review: Driftwood, Kiln Theatre ★★★

    Review: Martina Laird’s debut play Driftwood at Kiln Theatre – rum, secrets and survival.

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  • Review: Hot Pot, Playhouse East ★★★★

    Review: Hot Pot, twenty years on, four friends, one pot, and an examination of where our choices lead us

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  • Review: Glengarry Glen Ross, Old Vic ★★★

    Review: Glengarry Glen Ross at the Old Vic features an all-female cast in Mamet’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play, directed by Patrick Marber

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  • Review: Shantify, Underbelly Boulevard, Soho ★★★½

    Review; Shantify, a nautical Choir of Man. Feel-good theatre that knows exactly what it is.

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  • Review: Before I’m Dead, The Glitch ★★★★

    Review: Before I’m Dead at The Glitch is funny, fiercely human and dignified – a moving story in an intimate space

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  • Review: Mass, Donmar Warehouse ★★★★

    Review: Mass at the Donmar asks can you love a child who did something unforgivable? Four parents, one room, no interval, no easy answers.

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  • Review: The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, @sohoplace ★★★★

    Review: The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind captivates with ingenuity and community spirit, showcasing William Kamkwamba’s inspiring journey from adversity to hope.

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  • Review: Shawshank Redemption, Richmond ★★★½

    Review: The Shawshank Redemption’s stage adaptation: Ben Onwukwe impresses and the penitentiary set is strong

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  • Review: The P Word, Bush Theatre ★★★★½

    Review: Waleed Akhtar’s “The P Word” lovingly and illuminatingly explores the contrasting lives of two Pakistani gay men in the UK

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  • Review: Mother Courage and Her Children, Shakespeare’s Globe ★★★★

    Shakespeare’s Globe stages Brecht for the first time. Michelle Terry is commanding in a production that feels urgently, uncomfortably current.

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  • Review: Planet Omar, Unicorn Theatre ★★★★

    Review: The stage adaptation of Zanib Mian’s Planet Omar captures the joyous yet complex life of an eight-year-old British Pakistani boy

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  • Review: The Harder They Come, Theatre Royal Stratford East ★★★★

    Review: The Harder They Come returns to Theatre Royal Stratford East, vibrant performances and music celebrate Jamaican culture and its global impact.

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  • Review: 1536, Ambassadors Theatre ★★★★

    Review: 1536, three Tudor women in an Essex field watch a queen fall. Fierce, funny, and devastating.

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  • Review: HMS Pinafore, The Tabard Theatre, Chiswick ★★★★★

    Review: Take Note Theatre’s 1940s reinterpretation of HMS Pinafore at the Tabard Theatre captivates with charm, wit, and exceptional performances

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