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This week's new theatre by Mark Cook, Lyn Gardner

Transform | A Taste Of Honey | I Can't Sing | Arcadia | Worst Wedding Ever | EldoradoTransform, LeedsTransform is the Playhouse's ongoing investigation into the possibilities of theatre, and…

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Friday, March 14, 2014

This week's new theatre by Mark Cook, Lyn Gardner

The Dead Dogs | Mad Man | Major Tom | A Study In Scarlet | Death And The Ploughman | The EventsThe Dead Dogs, LondonSo who is Europe's most performed living playwright? Alan Ayckbourn? Comp…

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Friday, March 7, 2014

This week's new theatre by Mark Cook, Lyn Gardner

Fatal Attraction | Twelfth Night | Flying Solo | Other Desert Cities | Spring Awakening | Betty Blue EyesFatal Attraction, LondonFatal Attraction was a monster film thriller in 1987 and gave…

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Saturday, March 1, 2014

This week's new theatre by Mark Cook, Lyn Gardner

Blithe Spirit | The Big Meal | Credible Likeable Superstar Role Model | Do I Hear A Waltz? | The Memory Of Water | RimeBlithe Spirit, LondonA theatre great returns to the London stage after …

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Saturday, February 8, 2014

A Taste Of Honey, Jane Eyre, 1984: what to see at the theatre this week by Mark Cook, Lyn Gardner

A Taste Of Honey | Jane Eyre | 1984 | Frozen | An August Bank Holiday Lark | The OdysseyA Taste Of Honey, LondonDirector Joan Littlewood's centennial year is being marked at the moment by Oh…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:00AM
Saturday, February 1, 2014

Miss Julie, Infinite Live, The Mistress Contract: what to see at the theatre this week by Mark Cook, Lyn Gardner

Miss Julie | Infinite Lives | The Mistress Contract | Under Milk Wood | A Number | Oh What A Lovely WarMiss Julie, GlasgowSome plays are like buses: they come along in convoys. That seems ve…

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Saturday, January 18, 2014

The Life And Loves Of A Nobody, Re:Play Festival, Blindisded: what to see at the theatre this week by Mark Cook, Lyn Gardner

The Life And Loves Of A Nobody | Re:Play Festival | Blindsided | Shang-a-Lang | The Pass | Ferment FortnightThe Life And Loves Of A Nobody, SheffieldIt's often said that in the digital age, …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:00AM
Friday, January 3, 2014

The Snowman, London Calling, Lost Boy: what to see at the theatre this week by Mark Cook, Lyn Gardner

The Snowman | London Calling | Lost Boy | Wolf Hall & Bring Up The Bodies | The Duchess Of Malfi | Normal Service Will Be ResumedThe Snowman, BirminghamIt's 20 years since the stage version …

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Saturday, December 21, 2013

Christmas theatre by Mark Cook, Lyn Gardner

London seasonal highlights | Eliza And The Swans | Horrible Christmas | Aladdin And The Twankeys | A Christmas CarolLondon seasonal highlightsWest End transfers by the National or the RSC ar…

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Friday, November 29, 2013

The Little Mermaid, American Psycho, Stephen Ward: what to see at the theatre this week by Mark Cook, Lyn Gardner

The Little Mermaid | Dark Woods, Deep Snow | American Psycho: The Musical | The Nutcracker | Stephen Ward | ChicagoThe Little Mermaid, BristolHow will they make the princess float? That was …

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Saturday, November 23, 2013

The Duck House, Sue: The Second Coming, Oliver: what to see at the theatre this week by Mark Cook, Lyn Gardner

The Duck House | Sue: The Second Coming | Oliver! | Jack And The Beanstalk | Let The Right One In | The Last Voyage Of Sinbad The SailorThe Duck House, Cambridge & LondonSuch was the gnashin…

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Friday, November 8, 2013

Mojo, Antony And Cleopatra, 12 Angry Men: what to see at the theatre this week by Mark Cook, Lyn Gardner

Mojo | Antony And Cleopatra | 12 Angry Men | Solid Air | A Strange Wild Song; The Man In The Moone | The Recruiting OfficerMojo, LondonThere's a star-studded approach to casting in Jez Butte…

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Saturday, October 26, 2013

Nut, King Lear, Home: what to see at the theatre this week by Mark Cook, Lyn Gardner

Nut | King Lear | Home | Under The Dark Moon | Love Your Soldiers | True WestNut, LondonDebbie Tucker Green has one of the most distinctive voices in theatre, though she claims she's not rea…

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Saturday, October 12, 2013

People Show 121, Dragon, The Scottsboro Boys: what to see at the theatre this week by Mark Cook, Lyn Gardner

People Show 121: The Detective Show | Dragon | The Scottsboro Boys | Ciphers | The Beauty Queen Of Leenane | Free FolkPeople Show 121: The Detective Show, LondonIf you love a bit of a whodun…

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Saturday, September 21, 2013

Sweeney Todd, Handbagged, Arches LIVE: what to see at the theatre this week by Mark Cook, Lyn Gardner

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street | Handbagged | Arches LIVE | A Tale Of Two Cities | Dublin Theatre Festival | Melody Loses Her MojoSweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Stre…

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Saturday, September 14, 2013

The Lyons, Hopelessly Devoted, Storm In A Flower Vase: what to see at the theatre this week by Mark Cook, Lyn Gardner

The Lyons | Hopelessly Devoted | Storm In A Flower Vase | Wet House | Another Country | GaslightThe Lyons, LondonFamily gatherings are often great settings for dramatic events. Nicky Silver'…

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Friday, September 6, 2013

Much Ado About Nothing, 1984, The Herd: what to see at the theatre this week by Mark Cook, Lyn Gardner

Much Ado About Nothing | 1984 | The Herd | To Sir, With Love | On Golden Pond | A Lady Of Little SenseMuch Ado About Nothing, LondonThe sparring lovers of Much Ado About Nothing are normally…

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Saturday, August 31, 2013

What to see at the theatre this week by Mark Cook, Lyn Gardner

People | Liza Liza Liza | Crime And Punishment | The Grand GesturePeople, BirminghamBirmingham Rep returns home next week with the completion of a two-and-a-half-year redevelopment that has …

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Saturday, August 24, 2013

Edward II, Dunsinane, Blue Stockings: what to see at the theatre this week by Mark Cook, Lyn Gardner

Edward II | Bristol festival of Puppetry | Dunsinane | Samuel Beckett at Edinburgh International festival | Blue StockingsEdward II, LondonEdward II is probably best known for a wince-induci…

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Saturday, August 10, 2013

The Pride, The Resistible Rise Of Arturo Ui, Groove On Down The Road: what to see at the theatre this week by Mark Cook, Lyn Gardner

The Pride | The Resistible Rise Of Arturo Ui | Groove On Down The Road | Forest fringe | Hamlet | Leaving Planet EarthThe Pride, LondonAs part of his successful Trafalgar Transformed season,…

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Saturday, August 3, 2013

Credible Likeable Superstar Role Model, As Is, Summerhall: what to see at the theatre this week by Mark Cook, Lyn Gardner

Credible Likeable Superstar Role Model | As Is | Summerhall | The Thebans Season | The Radicalisation Of Bradley Manning | Northern StageCredible Likeable Superstar Role Model, EdinburghBryo…

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Saturday, July 27, 2013

Stockton International Riverside Festival, Liolà, King Lear: what to see at the theatre this week by Mark Cook, Lyn Gardner

Stockton International Riverside Festival | The Same Deep Water As Me | Liolà | Long Live The Little Knife | King Lear | Arrivals & DeparturesStockton International Riverside FestivalWhile …

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Stockton International Riverside Festival, Liolà, King Lear: what to see at the theatre this week by Mark Cook, Lyn Gardner

Stockton International Riverside Festival | The Same Deep Water As Me | Liolà | Long Live The Little Knife | King Lear | Arrivals & DeparturesStockton International Riverside FestivalWhile …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:00AM
Saturday, July 20, 2013

24:7 theatre festival, Lost Musicals, Sea Wall: what to see at the theatre this week by Mark Cook, Lyn Gardner

24:7 theatre festival | Lost Musicals | Sea Wall | The Witches Of Eastwick | Holt festival | Hot Air24:7 Theatre Festival, ManchesterNow in its 10th season, this new writing festival allows …

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Saturday, July 6, 2013

Almeida festival 2013, Too Clever By Half, Josephine & I: what to see at the theatre this week by Mark Cook, Lyn Gardner

Almeida festival 2013 | Too Clever By Half | Albert Drive | Josephine & I | Robin Hood | DEparture LoungeAlmeida festival 2013, LondonThe Almeida is filling its summer months with a festival…

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Saturday, June 29, 2013

The Old Woman, The Colour Purple, Memory Point(s): what to see at the theatre this week by Mark Cook, Lyn Gardner

The Old Woman | The Colour Purple | Memory Point(s) | The Dyas Sisters | The American Plan | CandidaThe Old Woman, ManchesterRussian avant garde author Daniil Kharms has inspired work by Si…

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Saturday, June 22, 2013

The Ashes, Tyne, The Moment Of Truth: what to see at the theatre this week by Mark Cook, Lyn Gardner

The Ashes | The Drowned Man: A Hollywood Fable | The Moment Of Truth | Tyne | Chester Mystery Plays | Imagine WatfordThe Ashes, NottinghamAfter the success of Michael Pinchbeck's The Ashes b…

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Saturday, June 15, 2013

Tristan And Yseult, Fences, Widowers' Houses: what to see at the theatre this week by Mark Cook, Lyn Gardner

Tristan And Yseult | Fences | Tutto Benne, Mamma? | Paul Bright's Confessions Of A Justified Sinner | This Is My Family | Widowers' HousesTristan And Yseult, LeedsThere are some shows burnis…

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Saturday, June 8, 2013

Things I Forgot I Remembered, The Cripple Of Inishmaan, If Only: what to see at the theatre this week by Mark Cook, Lyn Gardner

Things I Forgot I Remembered | The Cripple Of Inishmaan | If Only | Manchester Sound: The Massacre | Open Court season | The Enough ProjectThings I Forgot I Remembered, LlangefniShon Dale-Jo…

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Saturday, May 18, 2013

Sherlock Holmes, The History Boys, Race: what to see at the theatre this week by Mark Cook, Lyn Gardner

Sherlock Holmes: The Best Kept Secret | Race | The History Boys | Chimerica | Life And Times | Far AwaySherlock Holmes: The Best Kept Secret, LeedsThe TV series starring Benedict Cumberbatch…

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May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
Jun 10, 2024: The Drama Desk Awards