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REVIEW – Juno Birch: Probed ⭐⭐⭐
“She’s beauty, she’s grace, she’s from outer space!” Juno Birch: Probed begins with Birch being wheeled out in a rolling chair to great applause from the audience, immediately recognisable from her blonde beehive wig and pastel blue skin, her drag persona being an alien who has crashed to Earth. She lipsynches to a song about…
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REVIEW: Ghostbusters in Concert ⭐⭐⭐⭐
“Who you gonna call?” For one day only, the iconic Ghostbusters took over the Royal Albert Hall. An inflatable version of the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man greeted guests at the entrance, a replica Ectomobile was available for photo opportunities and there were even a few ghosts inside of the building! Ghostbusters in Concert, one of…
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REVIEW: Fanboy ⭐⭐⭐
Walking into the theatre for Fanboy feels like you are entering the room of a young child in the 1990s – there’s a cabinet with an old television set, several VHS tapes scattered around and a cabinet full of memorabilia from a range of different franchises. Written and performed by Joe Sellman-Leava, Fanboy begins with…
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REVIEW: Gang Bang ⭐⭐⭐
“The seagulls were circling, all lookin’ for the big chip” Written by Hughie Shepherd-Cross, Gang Bang tells the story of a Sicilian Mafia man, Don Lambrini (Fred Trenholme), who thinks he is on a boat going to America but actually ends up on an all-inclusive Thomas Cook cruise to Blackpool. It is here that “Big…
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INTERVIEW: Luke Conner Hall on The Choir of Man
“We’re all different but can be united by a simple thing, such as unwinding with a pint” The Choir of Man, currently running at the Arts Theatre on the West End, will be closing on 31 December of this year as the theatre is due to close for redevelopment. The show, which has been running…
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REVIEW: Bridge Command ⭐⭐⭐⭐
“Ever wanted to fly your own starship?” “Immersive theatre.” The words can send shivers down one’s spine. The concept of immersion has become quite the buzzword in not only the world of theatre but the entertainment industry as a whole, with shows and exhibitions promising to transport audiences into another place without leaving London. But…
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REVIEW: Hello, Dolly! ⭐⭐⭐⭐
“Dolly will never go away” There is nothing as glorious as hearing an overture with a strong orchestra, and that is exactly how, to my delight, Hello, Dolly! begins. Imelda Staunton stars as Dolly Levi, the matchmaker of New York who, after losing her husband, is now going back out into the world to help…
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REVIEW – Kate Norris: Farm Fatale ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
“Fresh from farm to stage” Kate Norris: Farm Fatale starts with an interesting question – what happens when you grow up on a farm but have more of a proclivity for a different lifestyle? Norris tells the audience about how she grew up as one of the more scandalous members of her farm community, illustrating…
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REVIEW: A Stan is Born ⭐⭐⭐⭐
“If you can’t stan yourself, how the hell are you gonna stan someone else?” A Stan Is Born, written and performed by Alexis Sakellaris, is a musical comedy detailing Sakellaris’s move from New York City to rural Germany, where he finds his only salvation in pop divas. The show, described as “a love letter to…
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REVIEW: Port City Signature ⭐⭐⭐
“Train, port, city, sea” Have you ever gotten off at the wrong train station? Have you taken refuge in a local pub, waiting for the next train to come? Have said pub’s owners ever given you an offer you can’t refuse, say, killing a man for £100,000? This is what one woman faces when she…
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