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Trilogy at BAC

Friday, January 8, 2010

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Expect passion, beauty and a band of female volunteer dancers in this radical, celebratory venture into modern-day feminism. Nic Green and her superb company give their all in this thrilling show designed to challenge, inspire and make way for positive change.

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A Man Of No Importance Transfers to West End

Friday, January 8, 2010

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Regan De Wynter announces the West End transfer of their sell-out production "A Man Of No Importance" from the Union Theatre to The Arts Theatre for a limited season from 10th to 27th of February 2010.

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West End shows and Weather Update

Wednesday, January 6, 2010

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As you may be aware London and the South East are experiencing adverse weather conditions which has had a knock-on effect on public transport, airports, national rail and roads. At present all today’s  shows are scheduled to go ahead. Only selected shows are offering the possibility to change today’s bookings to an alternative date if [...]

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Theatre Centre Presents Rigged

Tuesday, January 5, 2010

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A new play about the battle between choices, expectations and breaking free. I don’t wanna be the hardest man in the smallest town. I want something more. Let me slot in the pound coin, push the buttons and watch the wheels spin. Will I hit the jackpot or are the odds stacked against me? Banned [...]

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Jihad! The Musical makes its London premiere in January 2010

Monday, January 4, 2010

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Jihad! The Musical makes its London premiere in January 2010 at Jermyn Street Theatre. Jihad! previously played the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2007 to sell-out audiences and critical acclaim. This satirical romp about the war on terror follows the story of an innocent young flower seller from the mean streets of Jalalabad to the midst [...]

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Wicked The Musical Press Reviews

Friday, January 1, 2010

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“…This is a truly eccentric affair but it comes to us laden with Broadway awards. To judge from the way the first-night audience was cheering as at a rock concert from the outset, I suspect it may, like The Lion King, prove triumphant over here for its sheer spectacle… The book by Winnie Holzman, and [...]

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Emma Edgeley: The Phantom of The Opera Review!

Friday, January 1, 2010

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To most of us The Phantom of the Opera is synonymous with Andrew Lloyd Webber’s phenomenally successful operetta. It may then come as a bit of a surprise to learn that Ken Hill’s original 1976 version of Gaston Leroux’s chilling roman à clef, actually spearheaded the way for the Lloyd Webber hit. However, Hill’s Phantom [...]

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The White Guard will start at Lyttleton from 15th of March

Friday, January 1, 2010

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The National stages Andrew Upton’s vigorous new version of Mikhail Bulgakov’s rarely performed masterpiece, unrivalled in its depiction of the near-farcical mayhem of civil war across a vast and vivid canvas. In Kiev during the Russian Civil War, the Turbin household is sanctuary to a ragtag, close-knit crowd presided over by the beautiful Lena. As [...]

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The Caretaker by Harold Pinter

Friday, January 1, 2010

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The Caretaker – first performed in 1940 – was Harold Pinter’s first big hit. Fifty years on, it remains as mysterious and compelling as ever. In this new production, Hollywood star and two-time Tony Award winner Jonathan Pryce joins the pantheon of great actors from Donald Pleasance to Michael Gambon who have played the part [...]

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Just The Tonic Comedy Club at Leicester Square Theatre

Friday, January 1, 2010

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Just the Tonic Comedy has been producing shows around the country for 15 years, establishing itself in Nottingham. Now with a permanent London home, this comedy ‘superclub’ (Time Out) provides high quality line ups in the most luxurious and affordable setting in London’s West End. Housed in the recently refurbished Leicester Square Theatre, with comfortable [...]

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