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Lucie Jones review – Glastonbury Festival 2025

Admin5 months ago4 months ago

Lucie Jones brought musical theatre to Glastonbury Festival for the first time in the festival’s 50-plus-year history. The singer’s roles…

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Dom Joly review – Glastonbury Festival 2025

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Dom Joly – The Astrolabe Theatre, Glastonbury Festival 2025 Dom Joly’s performance opening the Astrolabe Theatre is essentially an extension…

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The Lifesaver! review – Glastonbury Festival 2025

Admin5 months ago5 months ago

Grace Billings’ Australian lifeguard is here to keep us safe – she’s a lifesaver, after all. Or, more specifically, a…

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Nomads and Fools review – Glastonbury Festival 2025

Admin5 months ago5 months ago

I was keen to review Chris Lynam after his inspired compering of Rimski’s Yard at last year’s festival. Instead, this…

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Strategic Love Play review – Audible

Jim Keaveney6 months ago6 months ago

Strategic Love Play’s long life continues. After success at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2023, Miriam Battye’s play earned itself a…

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1536 review – Almeida Theatre, London ★★★★★

Jim Keaveney7 months ago7 months ago

We review the opening of 1536 at the Almeida Theatre in London

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Titus Andronicus review – Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon ★★★★★

Jim Keaveney7 months ago7 months ago

Fresh from his starry successes with Macbeth at the Donmar Warehouse and in the West End with David Tennant and…

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Krapp’s Last Tape review – Barbican Theatre, London ★★★★☆

Jim Keaveney7 months ago7 months ago

Major productions of Krapp’s Last Tape are like buses. Less than a fortnight ago, Samuel Beckett’s one-man play opened at…

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The Brightening Air review – Old Vic, London ★★★☆☆

Jim Keaveney7 months ago7 months ago

We review The Brightening Air starring Chris O’Dowd at the Old Vic, London

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Murder for Two review – The MAC Belfast ★★★★★

Mark Quinn7 months ago7 months ago

Review by Mark Quinn It took a few minutes for the audience of The Mac Belfast to catch up with the…

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