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A Fistful of Clary – Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury April 2024
Clary literally sparkles in this Western-inspired romp that makes a beeline for the heterosexual, over-50s husbands in the audience. ★★★★☆
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Micky Flanagan: If Ever We Needed It… -Marlowe Theatre – April 2024 ★★☆☆☆
Major disappointment is the punchline of Flanagan’s hyped-up tour, making a mockery of fans who paid top whack for lacklustre material. The 5-year hiatus has proved fruitless in content for this once quotable cockney…
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‘Nye’ Review – Michael Sheen, Olivier Theatre at the National -April 2024
I am a great fan of Michael Sheen. I’m not ashamed to say that I booked the show for him. It’s a pretty safe bet: Michael Sheen in a character role of a trailblazing…
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My Neighbour Totoro – London Barbican – Feb 2024
A pure spectacle of puppetry and wonder, faithfully aesthetic to the original Ghibli film. My sister and I were teary eyed at how they represented Mei’s fall into the sacred tree to meet Totoro…
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Candace Bushnell: Sex & the City Review – Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury – Feb 2024
The set was appealing enough. Notice the steps down from both sides of the stage – I was rather hoping that Bushnell may coerce a heterosexual man onto the stage to try on some…
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The Time Traveller’s Wife – Apollo Theatre, Shaftesbury Ave -Dec 2023
David Hunter brings his ‘relatable leading man’ star-quality to this heartfelt, lucid and high-aesthetic story. ★★★★ I am not ashamed to say, that I was a little bit apprehensive about this one: usually my family…
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Peter Pan Review- London Palladium – December 2023
The announcer before the show starts puts it perfectly, regretfully informing the audience that Nigel Havers unfortunately will be appearing in this performance and has not been replaced. Cue a string of Private Lives…
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Backstairs Billy Review- The Duke of York’s Theatre – Luke Evans – Penelope Wilton – London October 2023
Luke Evans sparkles as Billy Tallon, favourite servant and confidante to the Queen Mother (Dame Penelope Wilton). A must-see for the casting alone, and a pleasantly amusing staging of this lesser-known royal scandal.
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Blood Brothers — The Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury —August 2023
An emotive classic, wisely unchanged in this touring production of the Willy Russell musical. ★★★★★ I have had the pleasure of watching several Mrs Johnstones over the years — from one of the Spice…
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