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Spring Awakening Reviews

Tuesday, March 3, 2009

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The Daily Telegraph “Here it is at last, the answer to one’s prayers – a new musical bursting with ambition and achievement…” The Independent “Freshness, attack and sheer lyrical beauty…” Daily Express “A must-see not just for hormonal adolescents, but for anyone who has ever been one….” whatsonstage.com “An absolute must-see and by far the [...]

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Spring Awakeningn at Novello Theatre

Tuesday, March 3, 2009

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Following a sensational European premiere at the Lyric Hammersmith,  where it won multiple 5 star reviews, Spring Awakening transfers to the Novello Theatre from 21 March. Frank Wedekind’s groundbreaking 1890s play was a daring exploration of teenage sexual awakening set against a backdrop of religious and parental repression. Acclaimed writer Steven Sater and songwriter Duncan [...]

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Oliver! The Musical Reviews

Friday, February 13, 2009

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Oliver! Sets the West End alight Sunday Telegraph The triumphant opening of Lionel Bart’s Oliver! is a glorious reminder of just how life-enhancing a musical can be Daily Telegraph Blast away all those recession cobwebs. Anyone who needs cheering up should get along to Drury Lane sharpish and catch this humdinger of a night Daily [...]

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Oliver! Opens to Sensational Reviews

Thursday, January 22, 2009

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The Telegraph calls it “a cracking night of tuneful entertainment” and the Daily Mail raves about “this humdinger of a night”. Cameron Mackintosh’s new staging of Lionel Bart’s masterpiece OLIVER!, one of the most beloved of British musicals, vividly brings to life Dickens’ timeless characters with its ever popular story of the boy who asked [...]

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Mamma Mia! Reviews

Thursday, January 15, 2009

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“It is 25 years ago to the night since Abba won the Eurovision song contest and it is part of the cheekiness of Mamma Mia! that Waterloo is the one song you keep expecting to hear but never do. Practically every other Abba hit is here. And like the songs, the evening is catchy, enjoyable, [...]

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Les Miserables Reviews

Friday, August 29, 2008

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“With much sledgehammer-like subtlety, Victor Hugo’s novel blasts onstage in a performance that, by no surprise, marks a justification for the musical’s 16th consecutive year in the West End. Recalling that the original production was by the Royal Shakespeare Company – can its restructuring repeat such highs? – this show crushes later rivals that attempted [...]

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Dirty Dancing Reviews

Wednesday, August 27, 2008

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Michael Coveney on Whatsonstage.com (2 stars) – “It’s admirable that the show follows the 1987 film so faithfully, because Eleanor Bergstein’s story is a good one… The ensemble dance numbers come thrillingly alive in Kate Champion’s choreography, and the central couple of Josef Brown and Georgina Rich are much more attractive than Swayze and Jennifer [...]

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