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Starlight Express Races to Victory and Doctor Who Stars Reunite at the 25th WhatsOnStage Awards!

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Starlight Express Races to Victory and Doctor Who Stars Reunite at the 25th WhatsOnStage Awards!

The 25th Annual WhatsOnStage Awards rolled into the London Palladium yesterday (9th February 2025...

10 Feb, 2025 | By Sian McBride

The Years review: A heart-breaking and life-affirming celebration of womanhood

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The Years review: A heart-breaking and life-affirming celebration of womanhood

The stage manager appears from the wings and the performance is stopped. We’re a third of the way...

10 Feb, 2025 | By Sian McBride

Oedipus review: Rami Malek plays a blinder in UK stage debut

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Oedipus review: Rami Malek plays a blinder in UK stage debut

The Old Vic adaptation has been in the works since 2019, and the source material dates back consi...

5 Feb, 2025 | By Sian McBride

Witness for the Prosecution Review at London County Hall: A Must-See Agatha Christie Play

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Witness for the Prosecution Review at London County Hall: A Must-See Agatha Christie Play

Histrionics, tears, murder, pleas of ‘you have to believe me!’ and wood panelling aplenty. It mus...

4 Feb, 2025 | By Hay Brunsdon

What's opening in London theatres this month? (February 2025)

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What's opening in London theatres this month? (February 2025)

Love is in the theat-air this February, as a bevy of hot new bombshells enter theatreland just in...

23 Jan, 2025 | By Sian McBride

The Lonely Londoners review: An intimate portrayal of immigration that can’t be trumped

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The Lonely Londoners review: An intimate portrayal of immigration that can’t be trumped

This week, in his first act of his controversial second term, Donald Trump cut the CBP One app. O...

22 Jan, 2025 | By Sian McBride

Emma Kingston and Zizi Strallen to lead new cast of Wicked

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Emma Kingston and Zizi Strallen to lead new cast of Wicked

Elphaba, Glinda, Elphaba, Glinda, ones a witch, and ones a witch. But, who’s playing which? Well,...

16 Jan, 2025 | By Sian McBride