Category: Terry Johnson

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Review: The Sex Party, Menier Chocolate Factory

Terry Johnson’s The Sex Party is a shockingly misconceived project at the Menier Chocolate Factory “I’m going…

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Review: Insignificance, Arcola Theatre

“Knowledge is nothing without understanding” I loved chemistry at school, enjoyed biology too but for some reason,…

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Review: Strictly Ballroom, West Yorkshire Playhouse

“I don’t know if you are illusion” Hoping for a ten from Len and to avoid the dreaded…

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The Curtain Up Show Album of the Year 2016 nominees

Best UK Cast Recording American Psycho – Original London Cast Recording Close To You: Bacharach Reimagined –…

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Review: Dead Funny, Vaudeville Theatre

“Benny Hill? Oh, for fuck’s sake…” I started off Terry Johnson’s production of Dead Funny concerned that…

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Album Review: Mrs Henderson Presents (Original London Cast Recording)

  “We’ll never close…” I was sad to see Mrs Henderson Presents close prematurely in the West…

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Re-review: Mrs Henderson Presents, Noël Coward Theatre

“Everyone loves a bit of filth”  I really enjoyed Mrs Henderson Presents when I saw it last…

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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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Review: Mrs Henderson Presents, Theatre Royal Bath

“Where’s that damn woman?” That woman is of course Laura Henderson, a rich widow who in 1937…