As the current season of plays at Stratford’s RSC – the Royal Shakespeare Company – gradually approaches its end, it seems only fitting to put on a comedic tale of unrequited love and mix-ups for Christmas time in between the dramatic productions of Othello and Hamlet. Twelfth Night, although not...
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The end of 2024 and beginning of 2025 is already sure to be bringing some exciting new shows to West End theatre. Some already announced, and very highly anticipated, shows include Disney’s Hercules, The Seagull starring Cate Blanchett, Richard II with Jonathan Bailey, and the theatre production of Sam Selvon’s...
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The 2024 theatre world has showcased remarkable creativity and serious talent, blending revivals of much-loved classics and adaptations of our favourite stories. From Sigourney Weaver’s powerful portrayal of Prospero in The Tempest to Nicole Scherzinger’s captivating performance in Sunset Boulevard, this year has been flooded with rich theatrical talent. This...
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Uncle Vanya: a claustrophobic and melancholic play in which bottled-up resentment of a Russian family of the 1890s threatens to tear them apart from one another. A play which, if not done correctly, risks the audience having to endure tedious silences and confusing family relationships, not to mention the complex...
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With The Lion King being one of the West End’s longest running musicals, behind Les Misérables and The Phantom of the Opera, any announcements concerning the theatrical future of Disney’s much beloved classics are sure to spark excitement for Disney and theatre fans alike. With the D23 Ultimate Disney Fan...
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Opening in November 1981 at Broadway’s Alvin Theatre, Stephen Sondheim and George Furth’s musical Merrily We Roll Along closed after just 16 performances. Perhaps, at the point of the show’s closure, this outcome was not completely unexpected. Its stretch of 44 previews had resulted in the scrapping and editing of...
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I read War and Peace for the first time back in 2022 when I was eighteen and not as engrossed in the wonders of Book Twitter as my current self (once you’re in, you’re in for good). As I feel most would, I picked up my 2007 Penguin Classics edition,...
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