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2022 fosterIAN awards

Shows to look forward to in 2023

The 2022 fosterIAN award winners

My 10 favourite shows of 2022

The 2022 fosterIAN nominations

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Theatre reviews

Review: Don’t Smoke in Bed, VAULT Festival

February 2, 2023

Review: Scratches, VAULT Festival

February 2, 2023

Review: A Manchester Anthem, VAULT Festival

February 2, 2023

Review: Thirsty, VAULT Festival

February 1, 2023

Review: Vix & Helen, VAULT Festival

February 1, 2023

Review: Post Sex Spagbol, VAULT Festival

February 1, 2023

Review: Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons, Harold Pinter Theatre

February 1, 2023

Review: Ripe Tomato, after Peribañez, VAULT Festival

January 29, 2023
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Theatre news

News: Craig Revel Horwood, Paul O’Grady, Elaine C Smith and Jodie Prenger to share Miss Hannigan in UK tour of Annie

February 2, 2023

News: cast revealed for UK tour of Cake

February 2, 2023

News: full cast for Bonnie & Clyde The Musical revealed

January 30, 2023

News: Full cast announced for Annie Get Your Gun, starring Rachel Tucker and Julian Ovenden

January 30, 2023
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TV

TV Review: Poldark (Series 2)

January 31, 2023

TV Review: Poldark (Series 1)

January 31, 2023

TV Review: Victoria (Series 2)

January 31, 2023

TV Review: Victoria (Series 1)

January 31, 2023
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Top plays of 2019

Review: The Strange Case of Jekyll & Hyde, Brockley Jack

September 9, 2019

Review: Call Me Fury, Hope Theatre

September 22, 2019

Review: De Kersentuin, Stadschouwberg Amsterdam

August 31, 2019

Review: Amélie the Musical, Watermill Theatre

April 20, 2019
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Film

76th British Academy Film Awards nominations

January 20, 2023

Film Review: Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody (2022)

January 20, 2023

Film Review: The Good Nurse (2022)

January 19, 2023

Film Review: Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical (2022)

January 18, 2023
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Top plays of 2016

Review: Mary Stuart, Almeida Theatre

December 15, 2016

Review: Steel Magnolias, Hope Theatre

August 26, 2016

Review: Ragtime, Charing Cross Theatre

October 17, 2016

Review: Two Short Plays About Gays, Hope Theatre

September 10, 2016
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10 questions for 10 years

10 questions for 10 years – Megan Vaughan

June 12, 2019

10 questions for 10 years – Nastazja Somers

June 30, 2019

10 questions for 10 years – Nadim Naaman

June 14, 2019

10 questions for 10 years – Paul Foster

June 26, 2019
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Top plays of 2013

Review: Sweeney Todd, Harrington’s Pie and Mash Shop

October 27, 2014

Review: The Silver Tassie, National Theatre

April 23, 2014

Review: James III – The True Mirror (plus overview of the trilogy), National Theatre

September 27, 2014

Review: A Streetcar Named Desire, Young Vic

August 27, 2014
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Music

News: Benjamin Rauhala announces more of his West End besties

January 20, 2023

Music: Jamie Muscato’s ‘However Hard I Try’ from Lady M

January 16, 2023

Review: LIVE AT LOLA’S A Musical Chat Show with Stars of the West End

December 12, 2022

News: Janie Dee and Arthur Darvill join a musical Minotaur

October 24, 2022
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Top plays of 2010

Review: Holding the Man, Trafalgar Studios

April 24, 2010

Review: Once Upon A Time At The Adelphi, Union Theatre

March 9, 2010

Review: After the Dance, National Theatre

June 2, 2010

Review: Salad Days, Riverside Studios

December 13, 2010
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