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Writer: Richard Bean Director: Nicholas Hytner Reviewer: Nicholas Ashton The Public Reviews Rating: The National Theatre has just completed a short tour of this sparkling production by Nicholas Hytner before it opens in the West End. It is very to see why it has been extraordinarily successful, blending with seeming effortlessness knockabout comedy, retro chic and satirical observation. [...]

Writer: Chris Tomlinson & Graham Hicks Director: Chris Tomlinson Reviewer: John Roberts The Public Reviews Rating: Over the course of a swift 60 minutes we encounter the foolish, the hopeless, the lonely and the self loathing sides of Graham, a jobbing actor who has just come back to his messy flat after what would appear to be an [...]

Writer: Federico García Lorca Director: Cordelia Howard Reviewer: Sheila Cornelius The Public Reviews Rating: Heartfelt applause greeted Needless Alley Collective’s production of Federico García Lorca’s minor masterpiece of 1930 at the innovative King’s Head Theatre. The Spanish poet and playwright, who headed Spain’s avant-garde literary group, ‘the Generation of 1927’, is better known as the writer of Blood [...]

Director & Conductor: Dora Hristova Reviewer: Nicola Harrison The Public Reviews Rating: Leeds International Concert Season brought to us a spectacular performance from the Bulgarian female vocal choir, ‘Le Mystere Des Voix Bulgares’ (The Mystery of Bulgarian Voices). Originally known as the Bulgarian State Radio and Television Female Vocal Choir, the group was formed in Bulgaria in 1952 [...]

Reviewer: Dave Cunningham The Public Reviews Rating: It is increasingly common for comedians to spend part of their act responding to written requests submitted in advance. Chris Cox does not read the requests but leaves them in plain view on the stage later distributing them to the audience who communicate the contents mentally. Yes, Chris Cox is a [...]

Writer: John Patrick Stanley Director: Che Walker Reviewer: Katherine Kirwin The Public Reviews Rating: Danny and the Deep Blue Sea opened in the atmospheric setting of London’s Southwark Playhouse. Upon entering ‘The Vault’ which is beneath London Bridge with a smell of damp, it leaves you with no surprise why the production has decided to use this location. [...]

Artistic Director: Adam Meggido Directors: Hannah Eidinow and Matt Peover Cabaret Directors: Desmond O’Connor and Sarah-Louise Young Reviewer: Natalie Barker The Public Reviews Rating: The cabaret space in the Soho Theatre downstairs plays host to the annual fright-fest, Terror, which doesn’t disappoint when it comes to spooky scares and gruesome tales. This year’s theme is Love Me to [...]

Writer: John Leguizamo Director: Fisher Stevens Reviewer: Leon Paul The Public Reviews Rating: John Leguizamo is truly a force to be reckoned with. His stagecraft, theatrical daring & expertise are evident from the moment he appears onstage gyrating like James Brown to Sex Machine.  There’s nothing mechanical about the performance though, it’s utterly fluid, honest & expressive. Leguizamo [...]