South West
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Aladdin – Bristol Hippodrome
Writer: Alan McHugh Director and Choreographer: Johnny Bates Reviewer: Kris Hallett In January, news rocked panto-land that QDOS had won…
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The Tempest – St John on the Wall’s Crypt, Bristol
Writer: William Shakespeare Adapted by: Hannah Drake, Justin Palmer, and Ellie Showering Director: Hannah Drake Designer: Sarah Warren Composer: Ellie Showering…
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The Little Matchgirl and Other Happier Tales – Bristol Old Vic
Writer: Joel Horwood Director: Emma Rice Designer: Vicki Mortimer Composer: Stephen Warbeck Choreographers: Etta Murfitt & Annie-Lunette Deakin-Foster Reviewer: Leah Tozer On a cold Christmas…
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Miss Saigon – Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff
Book & lyrics: Alain Boublil Music: Claude-Michel Schonberg Additional Lyrics: Richard Maltby Jnr. & Michael Mahler Director: Laurence Connor Reviewer:…
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Hamlet (Glyndebourne) – Theatre Royal, Plymouth
Director: Neil Armfield Composer: Brett Dean Librettist: Matthew Jocelyn Reviewer: Helen Tope Hamlet seems tailor-made for opera. A story of…
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Reservoir Mogs – Wardrobe Theatre, Bristol
Music: Ben Osborne Designer: Madeleine Girling Director: Adam Fuller and Matthew Whittle Choreographer: Laura Street Reviewer: Julia Beasley This is…
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The Kite Runner – Northcott Theatre, Exeter
Novel: Khaled Hosseini Stage adaptation: Matthew Spangler Director: Giles Croft Reviewer: Swati Arora A grand narrative about moving continents and…
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Romeo and Juliet – Bristol Hippodrome
Composer: Sergei Prokofiev Choreographer: Rudolf Nureyev Conductor: Gavin Sutherland Artistic Director: Tamara Rojo Reviewer: Claire Hayes English National Ballet (ENB)’s…
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