Seldom has this plot, and Gatsby’s miraculous self-reinvention, seemed more fantastical. The millionaire’s mansion, a blend of art deco and intimidating Metropolis modernism, seems to have been conjured out of…
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Come along with The Standard to see Studio Ghibli’s animation film brought to stage
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How to Fight Loneliness at the Park Theatre review: this assisted dying play is repetitive and reductive
by News Roomby News RoomMona Camille’s set is a dusty wasteland strewn with angular welded shapes and bracketed by two leafless trees. It recalls the scenario for Beckett’s Waiting for Godot, and this play…
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Peek behind the scenes of Clueless the Musical with lead Emma Flynn
by News Roomby News RoomThe tour starts off on stage with Flynn walking you through some of her favourite props and pieces from Cher’s faux bedroom. The exploration doesn’t stop there as it visits…
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Ghosts at the Lyric Hammersmith review: horribly funny and dark tale of incest
by News Roomby News RoomVictoria Smurfit and Callum Scott Howells star in this scorching update to Henrik Ibsen’s play
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London’s best new escapist night out? Take a trip back to 1950s Cuba
by News Roomby News RoomThere are iconic nightclubs – The Cotton Club, Studio 54, and of course Spiders in Hull – and then there is the Tropicana in Havana. This legendary club was the…
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The shocking truth behind Ncuti Gatwa’s controversial new ‘dark’, sexual William Shakespeare play
by News Roomby News RoomProducer Elizabeth Williams promises a “dark, sexy” reimagining of their relationship, with Gatwa teasing: “Liz Duffy Adams has written an exceptional play that is smart, dark, sexy, sharp and funny!…
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An improbable bond is formed, which warps and twists but never breaks. Lan transforms into Jiang Qing, Mao’s fourth wife, cultural enforcer and attack dog. Li is revealed to be…
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Big Stars take over the West End again as Bryan Cranston and Marianne Jean-Baptiste lead Arthur Miller classic
by News Roomby News RoomBreaking Bad star and Oscar winner jo9in powerhouse cast for revival of All My Sons – tickets set to sell-out fast
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Ncuti Gatwa to star in ‘dark, sexy’ West End play about Shakespeare and Marlowe
by News Roomby News RoomAnd according to Gatwa it will certainly be fresh: “Liz Duffy Adams has written an exceptional play that is smart, dark, sexy, sharp and funny! There’s a lot to get…