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Grease – Milton Keynes Theatre
Book, Music & Lyrics: Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey Director: David Gilmore Reviewer: Natasha Hegarty Set in the 1950s, Grease…
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West Side Story – New Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham
Book: Arthur Laurents Music: Leonard Bernstein Lyrics: Stephen Sondheim Director: Pollyann Tanner Reviewer: Carol Lovatt Stage Experience at the New…
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Brassed Off – Grand Theatre, Wolverhampton
Writer: Paul Allen from the screenplay by Mark Herman Director: Gareth Tudor Price Reviewer: Selwyn Knight 1994. Ten years after…
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Bugsy Malone – Milton Keynes Theatre
Book: Alan Parker Music and Lyrics: Paul Williams Director: Robert Marsden Reviewer: Hannah Powell Friday 4th August sees one hundred…
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Keith Emerson A Musical Celebration of His Life – Symphony Hall, Birmingham
Reviewer: John Kennedy Surely there must be a few ‘Heads’ here tonight who saw The Nice at Mothers, Erdington,1968 –…
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Venus and Adonis – Swan Theatre, Stratford upon Avon
Writer: William Shakespeare Director: Gregory Doran Reviewer: John Kennedy You are the apotheosis of male perfection – Adonis (the clue’s…
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Funny Girl – Grand Theatre, Wolverhampton
Book: Isobel Lennart, Revised by Harvey Fierstein Music: Julie Styne Lyrics: Bob Merrill Director: Michael Mayer Reviewer: James Garrington Success in…
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The Jungle Book – Birmingham Hippodrome
Choreographer: Kendra J Horsburgh Director: Poppy Burton-Morgan Reviewer: John Kennedy The company’s name – Metta, playing on meta-theatre – is teasing and…
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Dangerous Corner – Nottingham Playhouse
Writer: J. B. Priestley Director: Karen Henson Reviewer: David Robinson Due to some essential refurbishment work at the Nottingham Theatre…
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Wonderland – Milton Keynes Theatre
Book: Gregory Boyd and Jack Murphy Music: Frank Wildhorn Lyrics: Jack Murphy Director: Lotte Wakeham Reviewer: Maggie Constable Before Alice…
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