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Drama
Glengarry Glen Ross, Theatre Royal, Plymouth
Writer: David Mamet Director: Sam Yates Reviewer: Joan Phillips Take yourself back to early 80’s corporate America. Shades of beige…
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Drama
In the Willows – Exeter Northcott Theatre
Writer: Poppy Burton-Morgan Music: Pippa Cleary Music & Lyrics: Keiran Merrick Director: Poppy Burton-Morgan Reviewer: Margarita Shivarova Exeter Northcott Associate…
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Comedy
Terrible Tudors – Theatre Royal, Plymouth
Director: Benedict Martin Writer: Book by Terry Deary / Adapted by John-Paul Cherrington Reviewer: Helen Tope Disgusting, barbarous and just plain gross, Terrible Tudors…
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Drama
The Magic Flute – Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff
Music: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Libretto: Emanuel Schikaneder English translation: Jeremy Sams Director Dominic Cooke Reviewer: Barbara Michaels Mozart’s sardonic fairy-tale…
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Drama
Un Ballo in Maschera – Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff
Music: Giuseppe Verdi Libretto: Antonio Somma Director: David Pountney Reviewer: Barbara Michaels It would seem appropriate, give its close proximity…
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Drama
Intronauts – Theatre Royal, Plymouth
Dramaturg: Adam Fuller Director: Emma Williams Reviewer: Joan Phillips Inspired by 1960’s sci-fi movies such as Fantastic Voyage, Intronauts takes…
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Drama
Matilda The Musical – Theatre Royal, Plymouth
Writer: Dennis Kelley (based on the book by Roald Dahl) Music and Lyrics: Tim Minchin Director: Matthew Warchus Reviewer: Joan…
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Musical
Motown the Musical – Bristol Hippodrome
Director: Charles Randolph-Wright Musical arrangement: Ethan Popp Choreographers: Patricia Wilcox and Warren Adams Reviewer: Julia Beasley If a musical is actually about music,…
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Comedy
Aladdin – Plymouth Athenaeum
Writer: John Nicholson and Le Navet Bete Director: John Nicholson Set & Costume Designer: Fi Russell Composer: Peter Coyte Choreographer:…
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Comedy
Dick Whittington – Theatre Royal, Plymouth
Director / Choreographer: Gary Lloyd Writers: Alan McHugh / Jonathan Riley Reviewer: Helen Tope It has been thirty years since this reviewer’s last pantomime.…
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