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Guys and Dolls – Upstairs at the Gatehouse, London

Music and lyrics: Frank Loesser Book: Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows Director: Racky Plews Reviewer: Ian Foster The Public Reviews Rating: ★★★★½ 2011 really has been a fantastic year for fringe musicals in London. Theatres south of the river like the Landor, the Union and Southwark Playhouse have delivered works of great precision and concentrated passion, but at this [...]

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Love Story – Chichester Festival Theatre

Original Book by: Erich Segal Music: Howard Goodall Book and Lyrics: Stephan Clark Director: Rachel Kavanaugh Reviewer: Jim Nicholson The Public Reviews Rating: ★★★★★ I certainly do not give five star ratings to shows lightly, in actual fact, on this site, this is my first ever. I have seen literally hundreds of shows over the years, including every major [...]

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Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story – Upstairs at the Gatehouse, London

Writer: Alan Janes & Rob Bettinson Director: John Plews Reviewer: Ian Foster The Public Reviews Rating: ★★★★☆ Previously a long-running staple of the West End, Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story returns to North London for its first fringe production in Highgate’s Upstairs at the Gatehouse. It tracks the meteoric rise of Buddy Holly who managed to become one of [...]

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