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The Duchess of Malfi – Swan Theatre, Stratford upon Avon
Writer: John Webster Director: Maria Aberg Reviewer: Katy Roberts Maria Aberg returns to the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) with an…
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Nina – A Story About Me and Nina Simone – The STUDIO, Birmingham REP
Concept: Josette Bushell-Mingo Director: Dritëro Kasapi Reviewer: John Kennedy To fans, friends and family, Nina Simone’s profession and personal life…
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Quartet – The HOUSE, Birmingham REP
Writer: Ronald Harwood Director: Peter Rowe Reviewer: Selwyn Knight Growing older is compulsory – or at least, better than the…
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NEWS: Deena Payne to star in Wolverhampton Grand’s second in-house production, Ladies’ Day
Wolverhampton Grand today made the first cast announcement for their forthcoming in-house production, Ladies’ Day. The theatre announced that Deena…
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Macbeth: A Mind Tormented – Albany Theatre, Coventry
Writer: William Shakespeare Director: Vivien Jones Reviewer: Nicole Craft The Albany Theatre, having recently secured their future for the next…
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Mark Thomas: Showtime from the Frontline – mac, Birmingham
Reviewer: John Kennedy Perhaps Marlon Brando, leader of The Black Rebel Motorcycle Club in The Wild Ones, first lit his…
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An Act of Kindness – Old Joint Stock, Birmingham
Writer: Helena Westerman Director: Caroline Simonsen Reviewer: James Garrington “I like talking to people. I find it makes them smile.…
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Spamalot – Belgrade Theatre, Coventry
Book and Lyrics: Eric Idle Music: John Du Prez & Eric Idle Director: Daniel Buckroyd Reviewer: David Robinson As the…
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Lefty Scum – mac, Birmingham
Reviewer: John Kennedy Evidently, tonight’s on-tour artists eschew Wilde’s pithy epigram – ‘The trouble with socialism is that it takes…
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Hedda Gabler – Milton Keynes Theatre
Writer: Henrik Ibsen, adapted by Patrick Marber Director: Ivo van Hove Reviewer: Maggie Constable After a sell-out and critically-acclaimed run…
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