Author: Ian

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Review: Edmond De Bergerac, Richmond Theatre

Don’t you love farce? Well turns out I rather did like Alexis Michalik’s Edmond De Bergerac at…

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Review: Small Island, National Theatre

Andrea Levy’s novel Small Island comes to life most beautifully in this adaptation by Helen Edmundson at…

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Review: The Hired Man, Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch

One of my favourite musicals – Howard Goodall’s The Hired Man receives a well-realised new revival courtesy…

Posted in Anaïs Mitchell Broadway Ivo van Hove James Graham Jez Butterworth Musicals Not-London Theatre Theatre awards Tony Awards

The complete 73rd Tony nominations

Best Play  Choir Boy The Ferryman Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus Ink What the Constitution Means…

Posted in Broadway Drama Desk Awards Jez Butterworth Musicals Not-London Phoebe Waller-Bridge Theatre Theatre awards

Nominations for the 2019 Drama Desk Awards

Outstanding Play Fairview The Ferryman Lewiston/Clarkson Usual Girls What the Constitution Means to Me Outstanding Musical Be…

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Review: Twelfth Night, Rose Playhouse

Twelfth Night in the roaring twenties? OVO Theatre bring their inventive musical take on Shakespeare to the…

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Review: All My Sons, Old Vic

Some titanic acting performances from Sally Field, Bill Pullman and Colin Morgan in this superb All My…

Posted in Musicals Not-London Theatre Theatre review Top plays of 2019 Watermill Theatre

Review: Amélie the Musical, Watermill Theatre

A sensational adaptation of the film, Amélie the Musical completely captures my heart – see it now…

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Review: Richard II, Sam Wanamaker Playhouse

Adjoa Andoh excels in an all-women-of-colour production of Richard II at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse “No matter…