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I gave up a sunny Saturday afternoon to be needlessly tortured by The National. I’ve made no secret of the fact I think The National has done a brilliant job this year with some of the best pieces of theatre I’ve ever seen (‘London Road‘ & ‘One Man, Two Guvnors‘), some ambitious spectacle (‘Frankenstein’ & […]
July 22, 2011
Let me start with a little bit of theatrical blasphemy. I don’t like Rogers & Hammerstein. I understand why they were important, and even revered, but to me R&H musicals are a bit too twee and the songs a bit boring. This judgement is based purely on the film adaptations and the numerous, awful amateur […]
July 20, 2011
The play of Antony Jay & Jonathan Lynn‘s hit TV series ‘Yes, Prime Minister’ has returned to the West End after a run that closed as the start of this year. I love ‘Yes, Prime Minister‘ the TV series, one of the finest pieces of British comedy ever produced – I love men who are […]
July 7, 2011
It’s not often you get drawn out by the words ‘new’ and ‘Sondheim’ – well it’s enough to make a girl moist with anticipation. So while ‘Road Show‘ isn’t new new, it is having it’s European première at the Chocolate Factory. I didn’t know anything about the show really before I saw it, which is […]
July 6, 2011
When _____ invited me down to ‘The Vault’ in Southwark, I thought “He’s a nice enough chap” and “My safe word will be ‘Miriam Margolyes’.” So when I ended up in the Southwark Playhouse, I was both relieved and a little disappointed. Thank god they have a nice bar! I’ve loved ‘The Wind In The […]
The Theatre Slut 
July 31, 2011
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