Jesse Tyler Ferguson, the Broadway and Modern Family star, is playing Herod in early performances at the Palladium, to be followed by Richard Armitage, Boy George, Layton Williams and Julian…
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The best family-friendly shows to book with LOVEtheatre this summer
by News Roomby News RoomIf you’re looking for ways to keep the family entertained, live productions offer an exciting, screen-free way to spark their imaginations. Think, fun-packed, pacy shows with interactive elements, singalongs and…
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To Kill a Mockingbird at Wyndham’s Theatre review: Supremely well put together
by News Roomby News RoomThey address us directly from what seems, in Miriam Buether’s design, to be a shabby warehouse or grain store. Inside this the rest of the large cast assemble the scenery…
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Archduke at Royal Court: An amusing look at young male radicalisation
by News Roomby News RoomHis rhetoric is ornate, almost poetic, where the young men’s speech is blunt and unrooted in the period. Turner’s production has the restless energy of REM sleep, where strange symbols…
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Arcadia at Duke of York’s Theatre: A magnificent monument to Tom Stoppard
by News Roomby News RoomBy chance, the Duke of York’s was where the first major London revival of Arcadia was staged in 2009, in a production starring Stoppard’s son Ed: I interviewed Stoppard there,…
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Russell Tovey is outstanding in this taut thriller about an emergency call responder on a particularly eventful shift
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Both men have impediments – a stutter, polio – and wives who are uncomfortable playing merely loyal, supportive roles. Nelson wants us to see the human beings behind a pivotal…
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West End performers ‘feel unwell’ sweltering in 36C heat as theatres urged to push back shows
by News Roomby News RoomAt least three theatres are reporting highs of 30C inside as the union encourages World Cup-inspired hydration breaks
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Cyrano de Bergerac review: Conquering hero – this Cyrano is a bittersweet joy
by News Roomby News RoomAdrian Lester is magnificent as the big-nosed, big-hearted soldier-bard in this witty and unbearably moving Royal Shakespeare Company revival of Edmond Rostand’s 1897 verse play. Director Simon Evans and writer…
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The Truth at Apollo Theatre review: Manic Mangan excels in this polished French infidelity comedy
by News Roomby News RoomStephen Mangan is the tachycardic heart of The Truth. A sleek, satisfying production, and a proper West End night out