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REVIEW – Avocado Presents: An Improvised Play ⭐⭐⭐
Avocado Presents: An Improvised Play, created and performed by Hamza Mohsin and Jake Migicovsky, is a show with a title that describes exactly what it is. Mohsin and Migicovsky, also known as Avocado Improv, will spend the hour putting on an improvised piece of work straight out of their own minds, with no warmup games…
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INTERVIEW: Felix Hagan On His New Album, “Happy Songs”
“I’m so unbelievably happy with how it’s turned out. This is exactly the album I wanted to make.” Felix Hagan, one of the co-creators of the Olivier and Tony award-winning Operation Mincemeat, will soon be releasing an album of solo work, entitled “Happy Songs.” Recently, we had the chance to speak with Hagan about his…
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REVIEW – Dru Cripps: Juicy Bitts ⭐⭐⭐⭐
“If you’re not laughing, you’re learning” Dru Cripps: Juicy Bitts begins in a bit of a strange way for a comedy show – it begins in silence. Cripps emerges from the back of the audience and takes to the stage, dressed in a boiler suit and winter hat. The audience quickly learns that they won’t…
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REVIEW – Katie Norris: Go West, Old Maid ⭐⭐⭐⭐
“God, this woman is so brave!” Katie Norris: Go West, Old Maid is the second solo show from Norris, following last year’s Farm Fatale. In this show, directed by Elf Lyons, Norris is focusing a bit more on her future – particularly whether there will be children involved. But there is also plenty of, as…
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REVIEW – Sam Nicoresti: Baby Doomer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
After an incredibly successful run at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, including winning The Taffner Family Best Comedy Show at the Edinburgh Comedy Awards, Sam Nicoresti: Doomer Baby, arrives at Soho Theatre. The show is Nicoresti’s second hour of stand-up, following last year’s Wokeflake. Walking into the theatre, audience members are greeted by a mannequin with…
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REVIEW: Good Night, Oscar ⭐⭐⭐⭐
“I make ‘em laugh, but I have the last one” What would you do if you had four hours of freedom? Would your wife have you driven to a television studio so you can be the special guest on The Tonight Show with Jack Paar, which is having its first transmission from the West Coast?…
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REVIEW: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe ⭐⭐⭐⭐
“A lion walks once more” The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, a stage adaptation of the classic C. S. Lewis work, which is celebrating its 75th anniversary, returns to London after a run on the West End a few years ago. This production, directed by Mike Fentiman, is performing at Sadler’s Wells. The show…
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REVIEW: War Horse ⭐⭐⭐⭐
War Horse is on tour across the UK and Ireland once again, telling the story of a young boy, Albert Narracott (Tom Sturgess), and his horse, Joey, which was originally written by Michael Morpurgo and published in 1982. The play is an adaptation by Nick Stafford, originally directed by Tom Morris and currently directed by…
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EDINBURGH FRINGE REVIEW – Ian Smith: Foot Spa Half-Empty ⭐⭐⭐⭐
If you go to Google “Ian Smith,” the first result you’ll find is the former Prime Minister of Rhodesia, later a strong critic of the government of Robert Mugabe as Leader of the Opposition. This is not the Ian Smith currently performing in Edinburgh, however. This Ian Smith, performing his second Fringe show, Foot Spa-Half…
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REVIEW: Gumshoe! ⭐⭐⭐⭐
“Yep that’s me. I bet you’re wondering how I got into this mess – me too” Note: This review is based on a recording of a live performance Just like the film noir movies it is lovingly making fun of, Gumshoe! begins at the end, with the titular character of Gumshoe (Christian Dart) dead in…
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