Category: Southwark Playhouse

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News: Rosalie Craig and Hadley Fraser to star online in Before After

Southwark Playhouse continue to offer up new musical theatre by bringing together Rosalie Craig and Hadley Fraser…

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Lockdown treat: It’s all just ‘A Matter of Time’ for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

It’s all just ‘A Matter of Time’ for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, my top show…

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2020 Offie Award Winners

DESIGN Design: Costume WINNER – Adrian Gee, Amour, Charing Cross Theatre Emily Bestow, 42nd Street, Upstairs at…

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Review: You Stupid Darkness!, Southwark Playhouse

With its focus on the small things, Sam Steiner’s play You Stupid Darkness! is a delicate but…

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The finalists of The Offies 2020

  The finalists for the 2020 Offies (for performances in 2019) have been announced and congratulations to…

Posted in Musicals Southwark Playhouse Theatre Theatre review

Quick Review: Operation Mincemeat, Southwark Playhouse

I end up liking, rather than loving Spitlip’s Operation Mincemeat at the Southwark Playhouse “Step to the…

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My 10 favourite shows of 2019

I barely saw 250 shows this year, quiet by my standards! And as is the way of…

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2020 What’s On Stage Award nominations

The nominations for the 20th Annual WhatsOnStage Awards have been announced and I have a thought or…

Posted in Musicals Southwark Playhouse Theatre Theatre review Top plays of 2019

Review: Islander, Southwark Playhouse

The magic of musical theatre distilled into two voices, Islander is another success for British musicals at…