Play
A Midsummer Night’s Dream: A Play for the Nation at the Barbican
Of all of Shakespeare’s plays, A Midsummer Night’s Dream is perhaps the one that sets the fewest limitations…
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Literature
Late at the Library: The Hip-Hop Shakespeare Company at the British Library
As Shakespeare continues to be celebrated in the year that marks the 400th anniversary of his death, audiences…
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Musical
Show Boat at New London Theatre
Expectations soar when a classic musical is relaunched, and there has certainly been great interest in the revival…
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Play
Richard II at Arcola Theatre
Jack Gamble and Quentin Beroud’s Richard II is the first Shakespeare play to have been performed at the…
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Play
Elegy at Donmar Warehouse
The latest production at the Donmar offers a promising mix of topics including identity, unconditional love and scientific…
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Play
PlacePrints at the Print Room at the Coronet
The series PlacePrints is a collection of ten stories created by playwright David Rudkin through which he explores…
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Musical
Tell Me on a Sunday at New Wimbledon Theatre
Tell Me on a Sunday has seen a few revivals since it was first performed in 1979. Andrew…
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Musical
Guys and Dolls at Phoenix Theatre
Guys and Dolls is the classic Broadway hit that keeps returning. There is something about the atmosphere of…
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Dance
The Winter’s Tale at the Royal Opera House
A Shakespeare play deprived of its dialogue is a risky premise, but this balletic version of The Winter’s…
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Food & Drink
The London Coffee Festival 2016: A complete guide
Coffee has never gone out of fashion and it is now rising to new heights of popularity –…
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