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Posted in Ivo van Hove Lee Hall National Theatre Theatre Theatre review Top plays of 2017

Review: Network, National Theatre

“I’m mad as hell, and I’m not going to take this anymore”  With Network, Lee Hall’s adaptation…

Posted in David Eldridge National Theatre Theatre Theatre review Top plays of 2017

Review: Beginning, National Theatre

“I feel like my life’s turning on the toss of a coin” There’s something about the sweet…

Posted in Chichester Festival Theatre Not-London Shakespeare Theatre Theatre review Top plays of 2017 UK

Review: King Lear, Minerva

“He hath always but slightly, known himself” As I wrote when the full cast was first announced,…

Posted in Arrows & Traps Brockley Jack Theatre Theatre Theatre review Top plays of 2017

Review: Frankenstein, Brockley Jack

“Beginnings…are difficult” You may think you know the story of Frankenstein – in the 200 years since…

Posted in Park Theatre Theatre Theatre review Top plays of 2017

Review: The Revlon Girl, Park Theatre

“It was all about money. The cheapest solution. No one gave a shit about us” We often…

Posted in Musicals National Theatre Stephen Sondheim Theatre Theatre review Top plays of 2017

Review: Follies, National Theatre

An utterly majestic production of Sondheim’s Follies is a masterpiece for the National Theatre “All things beautiful…

Posted in Musicals Not-London Stephen Sondheim Theatre Theatre review Top plays of 2017 UK Watermill Theatre

Review: A Little Night Music, Watermill Theatre

“It’s but a pleasurable means To a measurable end” Sondheim’s reputation as one of our finest living…

Posted in Menier Chocolate Factory Musicals Theatre Theatre review Top plays of 2017

Review: The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 ¾, Menier Chocolate Factory

“You may be 13 but you’re still an adolescent boy” After premiering at the Curve Theatre in…

Posted in Conor McPherson Musicals Old Vic Theatre Theatre review Top plays of 2017

Review: Girl From The North Country, Old Vic

“Everything’s a little upside down As a matter of fact the wheels have stopped” I’m no great…