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2016 Offie Award Winners

Best Female  Clare Higgins for Clarion at the Arcola Theatre  Gemma Whelan for Radiant Vermin at Soho…

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Winners of the 2016 What’s On Stage Awards

  Best Actor In A Play Sponsored By Radisson Blu Edwardian: WINNER – Benedict Cumberbatch, Hamlet James…

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2016 Offie Award Finalists

Best Female  Clare Higgins for Clarion at the Arcola Theatre  Gemma Whelan for Radiant Vermin at Soho…

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Review: Grey Gardens, Southwark Playhouse

“Those on the outside clamouring to get in, those on the inside dying to get out” The…

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10 of my top moments in a theatre in 2015

The inevitable end-of-year lists of favourite plays and performances will be soon be coming (I just have…

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20 shows to look forward to in 2016

2016 is nearly upon and for once, I’ve hardly anything booked for the coming year and what…

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2016 What’s On Stage Award nominations

Best Actor In A Play Sponsored By Radisson Blu Edwardian: Benedict Cumberbatch, Hamlet James McAvoy, The Ruling Class Bradley…

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Review: Xanadu, Southwark Playhouse

“This is like children’s theatre for 40-year-old gay people”  There’s something almost rather brazen about the way…

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Review: State of Fear. Responsibility to…?, Southwark Playhouse

“Do you think we should…maybe…help” Time Zone Theatre’s call for budding playwrights to respond to the current…