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Tuesday, April 11, 2017

BWW Review: 46 BEACON, Trafalgar Studios by Cindy Marcolina

Bill Rosenfield premieres his play 46 Beacon in the United Kingdom with director Alexander Lass at the helm. His tale of identity, pride, and becoming is warm and viciously funny at Trafalga…

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Friday, April 7, 2017

BWW Review: THE WINTER'S TALE, Barbican by Cindy Marcolina

In the vast space of the Silk Street Theatre at the Barbican, Cheek by Jowl present their new, formidable take on Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale directed by Declan Donnellan.

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Thursday, April 6, 2017

BWW Review: EXPENSIVE SHIT, Soho Theatre by Cindy Marcolina

Written and directed by Adura Onashile, Expensive Shit is not afraid to show an uncomfortable truth. Going back and forth between Lagos in 1994 and Glasgow in 2013, the play revolves around …

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Tuesday, April 4, 2017

BWW Review: CASTE, Finborough Theatre by Cindy Marcolina

Celebrating the 150th year from its first production, Caste at Finborough Theatre is an underwhelming classist act with a polyester feel.

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Sunday, April 2, 2017

BWW Review: HADLEY FRASER & WILL BUTTERWORTH, Live at Zedel by Cindy Marcolina

Music is the centrepiece at Hadley Fraser and Will Butterworth's show at Zedel. During the evening, they revisit classics - ranging from Broadway's beloved Stephen Sondheim, and touching Pau…

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Saturday, April 1, 2017

BWW Review: NATIVES, Southwark Playhouse by Cindy Marcolina

Premiering in the United Kingdom at Southwark Playhouse, Glenn Waldron's Natives is a brilliant view onto what it means to grow up as a millennial, and it shows the perils precluded to anyon…

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Friday, March 31, 2017

BWW Review: INCIDENT AT VICHY, Finborough Theatre by Cindy Marcolina

Directed by Phil Willmott on the ever-changing Finborough Theatre's stage, Incident At Vichy is impactful and thought provoking.

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Thursday, March 30, 2017

Women Supporting Women At The Inaugural Tonic Awards by Cindy Marcolina

The May Fair Hotel welcomed a vast array of women ready to celebrate their fellow sisters' achievements in the British theatre world on Wednesday 26 March.

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Friday, March 24, 2017

BWW Review: KICKED IN THE SH*TTER, The Hope Theatre by Cindy Marcolina

Leon Fleming tackles mental issues, family, poverty, struggle, and hope in his new play Kicked in the Shtter.Her Helen Budge and Him James Clay - brother and sister with an unprivileged upbr…

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Wednesday, March 22, 2017

BWW Review: I CAPULETI E I MONTECCHI, The Vaults by Cindy Marcolina

Pop-up Opera are back with a new take on Vincenzo Bellini's I Capuleti e i Montecchi. Shying away from an elitist view of one of the composer's most notable works, the company created an acc…

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Tuesday, March 21, 2017

BWW Review: RACHEL TUCKER, Live at Zédel by Cindy Marcolina

Counting credits including We Will Rock You, Wicked, and The Last Ship, Rachel Tucker shows off her vocal range brilliantly, but she is ultimately underwhelming at her limited intimate solo …

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Friday, March 10, 2017

BWW Review: MADE IN INDIA, Soho Theatre by Cindy Marcolina

For Eva Gina Isaac, Aditi Ulrika Krishnamurti, and Dr Gupta Syreeta Kumar, the first's desire to have a baby has three distinct meanings the achievement of a lifetime, a way out of poverty, …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:38AM
Tuesday, March 7, 2017

BWW Review: A PROFOUNDLY AFFECTIONATE, PASSIONATE DEVOTION TO SOMEONE (-NOUN), Royal Court by Cindy Marcolina

Debbie Tucker Green's latest work, a profoundly affectionate, passionate devotion to someone -noun has its premiere with an unexpected staging in the Royal Court's Jerwood Theatre Upstairs.

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Saturday, March 4, 2017

BWW Review: IN OTHER WORDS, The Hope Theatre by Cindy Marcolina

In a space as small and potentially claustrophobic as The Hope Theatre, all you need to make a play with such a heavy theme go wrong is getting even a minimum detail wrong. It's not the case…

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Thursday, March 2, 2017

BWW Review: I'M GONNA PRAY FOR YOU SO HARD, Finborough Theatre by Cindy Marcolina

Following an acclaimed premiere Off-Broadway in 2015, I'm Gonna Pray For You So Hard sees its UK debut at the Finborough Theatre directed by Jake Smith.

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Friday, February 24, 2017

BWW Review: THE UNDERSTUDY, Canal Caf? Theatre by Cindy Marcolina

Directed by Russell Lucas and brilliantly presented in the round in a room that isn't really designed for a production as such, The Understudy sees a brilliant U.K. premiere as part of Canal…

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Thursday, February 23, 2017

BWW Review: WHO SHOT WAYNE SLEEP?, The Vaults by Cindy Marcolina

Deep in the belly of the Vault Festival, among the dark red lights, tinsel, and old, dirty vaudeville atmosphere Who Shot Wayne Sleep finds fertile ground to shine too dimly to be relevant. …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:43AM
Tuesday, January 31, 2017

BWW Review: CAUTIONARY TALES FOR DAUGHTERS, Jermyn Street Theatre by Cindy Marcolina

Once again, the tiny Jermyn Street Theatre is home to a scarily relevant production. In a political climate inhabited by immeasurable dangers for women but then again, when has it not been l…

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Monday, January 9, 2017

BWW Review: THE TWENTIETH CENTURY WAY, Jermyn Street Theatre by Cindy Marcolina

The hauntingly intimate Jermyn Street Theatre sees the British premiere of Tom Jacobson's The Twentieth Century Way.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:59PM
Wednesday, December 7, 2016

BWW Review: ANTHONY RAPP: LIVE IN CONCERT, St James Theatre by Cindy Marcolina

Anthony Rapp graces the intimately beautiful stage of the St. James Theatre's studio for a series of live concerts. Last seen on the American tour of IfThen music by Tom Kitt, book and lyric…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:11AM
Sunday, December 4, 2016

BWW Review: PRIDE AND PREJUDICE, Jermyn Street Theatre, 3 December 2016 by Cindy Marcolina

Two Bit Classics, Joannah Tincey and Nick Underwoodhave brought their successful touring two-actor production of Pride amp Prejudice to London.Througha mixture of dialogue and third-person n…

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Friday, December 2, 2016

BWW Review: HER ACHING HEART, The Hope Theatre, 1 December 2016 by Cindy Marcolina

Hosted in the ambiguously small The Hope Theatre, decked in ruby velvet and rather decadent furniture for the occasion, this 25th Anniversary production of Bryony Lavery and directed by Matt…

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Tuesday, November 29, 2016

BWW Review: SCROOGE AND THE SEVEN DWARVES, Theatre503, 28 November 2016 by Cindy Marcolina

Theatre503 sees the world premiere of Sleeping Trees' new pantomime, Scrooge and the Seven Dwarves. After the huge success of Cinderella and the Beanstalk, the award-winning trio comes back …

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Thursday, November 24, 2016

BWW Review: BADDIES: THE MUSICAL, Unicorn Theatre, 23 November 2016 by Cindy Marcolina

In the sparkling new-staging revisitation of Baddies The Musical, the antagonists are simply too bad to exist, so in order to keep doing their jobs in our beloved stories, they need some goo…

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Friday, November 18, 2016

BWW Review: LA SOIREE, Spiegeltent, Leicester Square, 17 November 2016 by Cindy Marcolina

After a successful world tour that saw over 75 artists with over 150 acts touch the hearts of more than twenty-five cities in both hemispheres, La Soiree comes back home where they started o…

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