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Tuesday, March 24, 2015

Mrs. Brown's Boys: How Now Mrs Brown Cow, Genting Arena, review: 'shop-worn and struggling to make an impact' by Dominic Cavendish

'I've seen a couple of these touring vehicles now and this is by far the lamest of the bunch, a case of milking the whole thing to within an inch of its life', says Dominic Cavendish

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 07:31PM

Sweeney Todd, Shaftesbury Avenue, review: 'scrumptious' by Dominic Cavendish

Staged in a specially-built pie shop, this production of the Sondheim classic has a macabre zest

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 11:07AM
Sunday, March 22, 2015

Review: Mel Brooks Live in London, Prince of Wales Theatre by Dominic Cavendish

The American comedy legend still has his marbles and larger-than-life charm intact, says Dominic Cavendish

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 07:15PM

The Broken Heart, Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, review: valiant but doomed by Dominic Cavendish

John Ford's bewildering 1633 play is a thing of shreds and patches, says Dominic Cavendish

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 07:23AM
Friday, March 20, 2015

Buyer and Cellar, Menier Chocolate Factory, review: 'the joke's also on us' by Dominic Cavendish

What would it be like to work in Barbra Streisand's personal shopping-mall? An entertaining new play sets out to answer just that, says Dominic Cavendish

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 10:05AM
Wednesday, March 18, 2015

Stevie, Hampstead Theatre, review: 'treads water' by Dominic Cavendish

A pulse-quickening performance by Zoe Wanamaker cannot save this play about the poet Stevie Smith, says Dominic Cavendish

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 08:47AM
Tuesday, March 17, 2015

The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 and ¾ - the Musical, Leicester Curve, review: 'funny, stirring spin on a Thatcher-era classic' by Dominic Cavendish

Turning this beloved book into a musical was a brave move, says Dominic Cavendish, but it has paid off handsomely

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 08:01PM
Saturday, March 14, 2015

Dylan Moran, New Theatre Oxford, review: 'defiant idiosyncrasy' by Dominic Cavendish

The quotable Moran even managed to trump Shakespeare in his latest set, says Dominic Cavendish

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 10:30AM
Thursday, March 12, 2015

Let it Be, Garrick Theatre, review: 'lets the music speak for itself' by Dominic Cavendish

This Beatles tribute show is hardly the future of the musical, says Dominic Cavendish, but it hits the spot

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 12:37PM
Monday, March 9, 2015

Olivier Awards 2015: the small theatres are blazing the way by Dominic Cavendish

With King Charles III leading the charge in Olivier nominations this year, it is London's smaller theatres that are looking most innovative says Dominic Cavendish

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 08:15AM
Sunday, March 8, 2015

Clarence Darrow, Old Vic, review: 'mesmerising' by Dominic Cavendish

Kevin Spacey's performance as the crusading American lawyer is a masterclass in how to woo an audience, says Dominic Cavendish

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 08:01PM
Friday, March 6, 2015

King Lear, Viaduct Theatre, Halifax, review: 'sends out little splinters of insight' by Dominic Cavendish

Jonathan Miller's eighth production of Shakespeare's great tragedy has an appealing clarity, says Dominic Cavendish

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 08:45AM
Thursday, March 5, 2015

Antigone, Barbican, review: lacklustre stuff by Dominic Cavendish

This show is one of the hottest tickets in town, but there's a hole at the heart of this 90-minute affair; that elusive ability to make us make care, says Dominic Cavendish

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 06:32PM
Wednesday, March 4, 2015

Game, Almeida Theatre, review: 'short, sharp, pulse-quickening' by Dominic Cavendish

Mike Bartlett's latest play is a riveting drama that makes guilty peeping-toms of us all, says Dominic Cavendish

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 07:01PM
Tuesday, March 3, 2015

Oklahoma!, Royal and Derngate Theatre, Northampton, review: 'life-changing' by Dominic Cavendish

Rachel Kavanaugh's touring revival of the Rodgers and Hammerstein classic is utter bliss, says Dominic Cavendish

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 08:15AM

The King's Speech, Birmingham Repertory Theatre, review: 'dogged persistence pays off' by Dominic Cavendish

Jason Donovan is a triumph as the speech therapist Lionel Logue in this new stage version of The King's Speech, says Dominic Cavendish

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 08:01AM
Monday, March 2, 2015

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, Chichester Festival Theatre, review: 'fanciful dreck' by Dominic Cavendish

This stage adaptation is distressing for all the wrong reasons, says Dominic Cavendish

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 08:18AM
Friday, February 27, 2015

The Nether, Duke of York's, review: 'asks difficult questions' by Dominic Cavendish

Jennifer Haley's drama about the darker side of the internet is more riveting than ever in this West End transfer, says Dominic Cavendish

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 09:34AM
Thursday, February 26, 2015

Multitudes, Tricycle Theatre, review: 'a rushed job' by Dominic Cavendish

This play about Islam's place in British life is highly topical, but it's also bewildering, says Dominic Cavendish

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 07:57AM
Wednesday, February 25, 2015

Man and Superman, National Theatre, review: 'Has Fiennes ever been more in command?' by Dominic Cavendish

Ralph Fiennes excels as the charismatic hero of Shaw's super-sized drama of ideas, says Dominic Cavendish

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 07:01PM
Tuesday, February 24, 2015

Beautiful - The Carole King Musical, Aldwych Theatre, review: 'workmanlike' by Dominic Cavendish

Dominic Cavendish reviews Beautiful - The Carole King Musical, starring Katie Brayben

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 05:00PM

Beautiful - The Carole King Musical, Aldwych Theatre, review: 'go see' by Dominic Cavendish

Dominic Cavendish reviews Beautiful - The Carole King Musical, starring Katie Brayben

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 05:00PM

Censor Shakespeare? I'd rather be offended by him by Dominic Cavendish

Dominic Cavendish responds to Mark Rylance's suggestion that we should edit problematic passages

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 11:10AM
Sunday, February 22, 2015

Happy Days, Young Vic, review: 'a tour de force' by Dominic Cavendish

Juliet Stevenson is faultless in Beckett's haunting tragicomedy, says Dominic Cavendish

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 07:34AM
Thursday, February 19, 2015

The Secret Adversary, Watermill Theatre, review: 'old-fashioned' by Dominic Cavendish

This return to the limelight for the fallen journalist is too play-it-safe, says Dominic Cavendish

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 08:32AM
Wednesday, February 18, 2015

Harvey, Birmingham Rep, review: 'screwball magic' by Dominic Cavendish

This play about an imaginary six-foot white rabbit overcomes your bunny-boiler feelings about the script, says Dominic Cavendish

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 12:50PM
Tuesday, February 17, 2015

A View from the Bridge, Wyndham's Theatre, review: 'distracting' by Dominic Cavendish

A stylised, pared-back staging distracts from the power of Arthur Miller's classic play

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 08:38AM
Monday, February 16, 2015

Gods and Monsters, Southwark Playhouse: "a stage debut to ogle at" by Dominic Cavendish

Will Austin makes an eye-catching turn as a musclebound gardener who gets preyed upon by a veteran film director, says Dominic Cavendish

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 06:58AM
Friday, February 13, 2015

The Absence of War, Sheffield Crucible, review: "food for thought" by Dominic Cavendish

Dominic Cavendish welcomes this slick revival of David Hare's Nineties political drama

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 08:07AM
Thursday, February 12, 2015

The Life and Times of Fanny Hill, Bristol Old Vic, review: 'few emotional climaxes' by Dominic Cavendish

Dominic Cavendish reviews Caroline Quentin in Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 10:52AM
Wednesday, February 11, 2015

How to hold your breath, Royal Court, review: 'perturbing' by Dominic Cavendish

Maxine Peake tops her uneven performance as Hamlet in Zinnie Harris's dark odyssey, says Dominic Cavendish

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 03:12PM

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Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
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Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
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