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The Sleeping Beauty – Birmingham Hippodrome
Music: Pyotr Illyich Tchaikovsky Choreographer: Marius Petipa/Peter Wright Reviewer: John Kennedy Shamelessly romantic, this Sleeping Beauty awakens the senses through…
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Matthew Bourne’s Cinderella – Milton Keynes Theatre
Director and Choreographer: Matthew Bourne Music: Sergei Prokofiev Reviewer: Maggie Constable Always popular at Milton Keynes theatre, Matthew Bourne and…
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Nina: A Story About Me and Nina Simone – Curve, Leicester
Concept: Josette Bushell-Mingo Director: Dritëro Kasapi Reviewer: James Garrington When she was 12 years old, Nina Simone was asked to…
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Ahir Shah: Control – The STUDIO, Birmingham REP
Reviewer: John Kennedy There’s been much-impassioned talk of taking back control, to reclaim sovereignty over the endangered institutions that are…
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Mamma Mia! – Grand Theatre, Wolverhampton
Music & Lyrics: Benny Andersson & Bjorn Ulvaeus Book: Catherine Johnson Director: Phyllida Lloyd Reviewer: Clare White There can be…
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Black Men Walking – Belgrade Theatre, Coventry
Writer: Testament Director: Dawn Walton Reviewer: James Garrington “We walked England before the English.” Trevor, Matthew and Richard like walking…
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Kanada – Old Joint Stock, Birmingham
Writer and Director: Nathalie Bazán Reviewer: Selwyn Knight We are in Auschwitz. Crushed people stagger by, trying to survive its horrors.…
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Matthew Bourne’s Cinderella – Birmingham Hippodrome
Director and Choreographer: Matthew Bourne Music: Sergei Prokofiev Reviewer: John Kennedy Teenage orphan girl is forced into unpaid domestic labour…
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