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Barbara Nice’s Raffle – The STUDIO, Birmingham REP
Reviewer: John Kennedy Barbara Nice: a comfort-blanket name for the champion of common people. Rather too conveniently compared to Victoria…
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The Winslow Boy – The HOUSE, Birmingham REP
Writer: Terence Rattigan Director: Rachel Kavanaugh Reviewer: Selwyn Knight Ostensibly based on a true story about a naval cadet accused…
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Elephant – The DOOR, Birmingham REP
Writer: Gurpreet Kaur Bhatti Director: Lucy Morrison Reviewer: John Kennedy The PR for this première performance quotes from the text…
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Awful Auntie – Belgrade Theatre, Coventry
Writer: Neal Foster adapted from the book by David Walliams Director: Neal Foster Reviewer: Niki Craft With David Walliams quickly…
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Beautiful: The Carole King Musical – Milton Keynes Theatre
Book: Douglas McGrath Music & Lyrics: Carole King, Gerry Goffin, Cynthia Weil & Barry Mann Director: Marc Bruni Reviewer: Maggie…
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A History of Heavy Metal – mac, Birmingham
Reviewer: John Kennedy Andrew O’Neill, with support band Reprisal, performs and illustrates an encyclopaedically referenced and evergreen celebratory love-letter (albeit…
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Shrek the Musical – New Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham
Book and Lyrics: David Lindsay-Abaire Music: Jeanine Tesori Director: Nigel Harman Reviewer: Clare White It’s a fairytale, but not as…
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The Last Five Years – Old Joint Stock, Birmingham
Book, Music and Lyrics: Jason Robert Brown Director: Karl Steele Reviewer: Selwyn Knight The Last Five Years has now been around almost…
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