Tag: Willy Russell

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2024 Laurence Olivier Awards nominations

Noël Coward Award for Best New Entertainment or Comedy PlayAccidental Death Of An Anarchist by Dario Fo…

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2023 What’s On Stage Award nominations

The nominations for the 24th Annual WhatsOnStage Awards have now been revealed, with the full list of…

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Review: Shirley Valentine, Duke of York’s Theatre

Sheridan Smith and Willy Russell prove a marriage made in heaven as she soars in Shirley Valentine…

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News: Sheridan Smith returns to the West End in Willy Russell’s Shirley Valentine

David Pugh is delighted to announce a new production of Willy Russell’s classic comedy Shirley Valentine starring Sheridan Smith and directed by Matthew Dunster at London’s…

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Album Reviews: Betty Buckley – Stars and the Moon: Live at the Donmar / Judy Kuhn – Stars and the Moon: Live at the Donmar Rodgers, Rodgers & Guettel /Leading Ladies

This trio of album revies covers Betty Buckley – Stars and the Moon: Live at the Donmar,…

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Looking ahead to 2015

I realise I’m just adding (belatedly) to the plethora of 2015 features already published but so many…

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Review: Educating Rita, Menier Chocolate Factory

My original review was a lot more detailed but disappeared somewhere into the internet and I’m meant…

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Review: Shirley Valentine, Menier Chocolate Factory

“Dreams are not often where you expect them to be” Do two plays make a season? Regardless,…

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Review: Blood Brothers, Phoenix

“Tell me it’s not true, Say I only dreamed it, And morning will come soon” Full disclosure:…