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Peter and the Starcatcher – Royal & Derngate, Northampton
Writer: Rick Elice Director: Luke Sheppard Reviewer: James Garrington Everyone knows the story of Peter Pan, the boy who never grew…
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Grease – Curve Theatre, Leicester
Book, Music and Lyrics: Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey Director: Nikolai Foster Reviewer: Laura Jayne Bateman The 1978 film of Grease is…
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The Woman in Black – Aylesbury Waterside Theatre
Writer: Stephen Mallatratt, from the novel by Susan Hill Director: Robin Herford Reviewer: Scott Matthewman Originally conceived as a cheap Christmas…
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Treasure Island – The HOUSE, Birmingham REP
Writer: Bryony Lavery, from the book by Robert Louis Stevenson Director: Phillip Breen Reviewer: Selwyn Knight As Robert Louis Stevenson…
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Rules for Living – Guild of Students, Birmingham University
Writer: Sam Holcroft Director: Will Jackson Reviewer: James Garrington We all have rules by which we live our lives. Rules…
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Michael Ball and Alfie Boe – Symphony Hall, Birmingham
Reviewer: Selwyn Knight At first sight, this really shouldn’t work. Two singers, ostensibly from quite different traditions – musical theatre…
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John Wilson and the John Wilson Orchestra – Symphony Hall, Birmingham
Conductor: John Wilson Reviewer: James Garrington It’s been a few years since John Wilson first came to the public’s attention…
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Dick Whittington – Belgrade Theatre, Coventry
Writer: Iain Lauchlan Directors: Iain Lauchlan and Paul Gibson Reviewer: Nicole Evans The Coventry Belgrade Theatre pantomime is set aside…
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The Nutcracker – Birmingham Hippodrome
Music: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Choreographers: Peter Wright, Lev Ivanov, Vincent Redmon Reviewer: Nicole Evans One of the classics, and undeniably one of…
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Shakespeare, His Wife And The Dog – The DOOR, Birmingham REP
Writer: Philip Whitchurch Director: Julia St John Reviewer: Selwyn Knight William Shakespeare is an enigma. An uneducated man from the midlands, married…
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