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887 at the Barbican
Renowned Québecois playwright, actor and director Robert Lepage brings his distinctive brand of self-reflexive, autobiographical performance to the…
By Jonathan Mahon-Heapreview
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The Incredible Jessica James
Jessica Williams is brilliant in Jim Strouse’s The Incredible Jessica James, a comedy about a young playwright living…
By Catherine Sedgwick
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Sand in the Sandwiches at Theatre Royal Haymarket
Hugh Whitemore’s Sand in the Sandwiches, a celebration of the former poet laureate John Betjeman, is flawless in…
By Jim Compton-Hall
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Beatriz at Dinner
A possible metaphor for the conflict between environmentalists and Donald Trump, Miguel Arteta’s Beatriz at Dinner presents the…
By Catherine Sedgwick
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Bushwick
Directed by Cary Murnion and Jonathan Milott, Bushwick contains an interesting premise: A second US civil war carried out…
By Catherine Sedgwick
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Kiss at the O2 Arena
Whenever Kiss are in town it's always an event for the music scene. After cancelling their show at…
By Alex White
Musical
On the Town at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre
Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre always makes for an exciting alternative to standard venues, and when the show…
By Mersa Auda
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Bitch
Based on a true story, Marianna Palka’s Bitch is feminist satire for the beleaguered housewives of the world.Exhibiting…
By Catherine Sedgwick
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Icarus
The documentary Icarus is centred on Dr Grigory Rodchenkov, who was the head of an anti-doping facility in…
By Manisha Sondhi
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A Ghost Story
“Whatever hour you woke, there was another door shutting” – David Lowery borrows the opening line to Virginia…
By Miranda Slade