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In 2009 we have been treated to a smorgasbord of theatrical delights. We have seen shows that wowed us, challenged us, made us angry, made us laugh, made us cry. It has been a year for the understudy, the usually unsung saviours who make sure the show really does go on – getting the recognition [...]

Book/Original Songs: David Lee Director: Aiden Bell Reviewer: John Roberts Everybody knows the story of Snow White, a young princess who after her mother dies, her evil stepmother sends her out into the forest with a henchman to be killed, unbeknown to the Evil Queen, the henchman can’t bring it upon himself to kill her [...]

Book: Arthur Kopit. Music & Lyrics: Cole Porter, with additional lyrics by Susan Birkenhead Director: John Plews Choreographer: Lee Proud Reviewer: Jenni Rymer ‘High Society’ is a musical comedy, fuelled by champagne and laughter. Director; John Plews, turns an American story, English in this adaptation of the 1999 Broadway version of the musical. The show [...]

Writers: Dick Clement & Ian La Frenais Director: Gavin McAlinden Reviewer: John Roberts This production by Calibre Productions follows in the steps of their hit show from two years ago – Dads Army and transfers the cult prison comedy which originally starred Ronnie Barker as the lead Fletcher and Richard Beckinsale as cell mate Godber [...]

Writer: Hans Christian Andersen Adaptor: Bryony Lavery Lyrics/Lyrics: Jason Carr Director: Dale Rooks and Abigail Graham Reviewer: Ann Bawtree The future of the British Theatre is safe. That is, if the enthusiasm, talent and discipline of the seventy three strong cast of Dale Rooks’ and Abigail Graham’s production of a new musical version of The [...]

Music: Tchaikovsky Director & Choreographer: Matthew Bourne Reviewer: Ian Foster Returning to the Sadler’s Well theatre where it premiered 14 years ago, Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake has become a massive success, winning awards on both sides of the ocean and becoming a staple in many a dance house, no mean feat for a production that [...]

Adaptor: Kate Sellers and Andrei Vironov Director: Kate Sellers Reviewer: Carol Evans Where better to stage a drama about the ill-fated Romanov family than at the elegant Pushkin House, the centre for Russian culture, in Bloomsbury Square, London. In Anastasia, Walking Thoughts have resurrected the myth that the Tsar’s youngest daughter actually survived the Bolshevik [...]

Deadline & opportunity extended for International CringeFest ’10 Now seeking plays, musicals & films. For over five years, Melba Rose’s company NY Artists Unlimited has been presenting the International CringeFest®, including Bad Plays Festival® and Bad Musicals Festival®. “It is a daring tribute to political incorrectness! This was a hilarious event. If you’re in NYC, [...]