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London, Paris, Roam – Old Joint Stock, Birmingham
Writer: Sarah Tullamore Music & Lyrics: James Burn Reviewer: James Garrington Sarah Tullamore, she tells us, is “a woman of…
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The Bubbly Black Girl Sheds Her Chameleon Skin – Belgrade Theatre, Coventry
Book, Music and Lyrics: Kirsten Childs Director: Josette Bushell-Mingo Reviewer: Selwyn Knight America in the 1960s isn’t a good time to…
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The Hypocrite – Swan Theatre, Stratford on Avon
Writer: Richard Bean Director: Phillip Breen Reviewer: James Garrington One thing you can pretty much guarantee with a Richard Bean…
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All Or Nothing – New Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham
Book and Director: Carol Harrison Music & Lyrics: The Small Faces Originating Director: Tony McHale Reviewer: Selwyn Knight Although only recording…
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The Machine Stops – Belgrade Theatre, Coventry
Writer: EM Forster Adaptor: Neil Duffield Director: Juliet Foster Reviewer: Nicole Evans Living in virtual isolation in her hexagonal chamber,…
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The Play That Goes Wrong – Grand Theatre, Wolverhampton
Writers: Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer & Henry Shields Director: Mark Bell Reviewer: Clare White Mischief Theatre Company’s The Play That Goes…
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Wonder Woman: The Naked Truth – Derby Theatre Studio
Devised by The Notnow Collective Director: Hannah Silva Reviewer: Hannah Powell In a comedic and honest representation of the challenges of…
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Rizwan-Muazzam Qawwali – Birmingham Town Hall
Reviewer: Dave Smith Qawwali is a form of Sufi devotional singing (Sufism itself represents mysticism within Islam) popular in parts…
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Ulla’s Odyssey – Belgrade Theatre, Coventry
Composer: Anthony Young Libretto: Leanna Brodie Director: Valentina Ceschi Reviewer: Selwyn Knight OperaUpClose was founded in 2009 with the stated aim of making…
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The Grapes of Wrath – Nottingham Playhouse
Writer: Frank Galati adapted from the novel by John Steinbeck Director: Abbey Wright Reviewer: Claire Going John Steinbeck’s 1939 novel is widely…
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