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Every Brilliant Thing (@sohoplace) Review: Life-affirming, heartwarming and poignant

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Every Brilliant Thing (@sohoplace) Review: Life-affirming, heartwarming and poignant

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Plays that successfully mix pathos with ...

8 Aug, 2025 | By Hay Brunsdon

Good Night, Oscar at the Barbican Review: Sean Hayes Stuns in a Haunting Portrait of Genius and Collapse

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Good Night, Oscar at the Barbican Review: Sean Hayes Stuns in a Haunting Portrait of Genius and Collapse

Most modern audiences won’t know the name Oscar Levant—once a household figure famed for his dazz...

7 Aug, 2025 | By Hay Brunsdon

Stephen Fry to star as Lady Bracknell in The Importance of Being Earnest in the West End

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Stephen Fry to star as Lady Bracknell in The Importance of Being Earnest in the West End

The National Theatre has confirmed further casting for the West End transfer of its widely praise...

31 Jul, 2025 | By Hay Brunsdon

Famous West End Stars Who’ve Performed in Les Misérables

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Famous West End Stars Who’ve Performed in Les Misérables

A West End Legacy Since 1985 Since it first opened at the Barbican Centre in 1985, Les Misérable...

30 Jul, 2025 | By Hay Brunsdon

Mia Carragher to Star as Katniss Everdeen in The Hunger Games Stage Adaptation

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Mia Carragher to Star as Katniss Everdeen in The Hunger Games Stage Adaptation

Mia Carragher has been cast as Katniss Everdeen in the first-ever stage adaptation of The Hunger ...

29 Jul, 2025 | By Hay Brunsdon

Starlight Express Character Guide

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Starlight Express Character Guide

Starlight Express returned to London in 2024—revved up, reimagined, and ready to race at the purp...

24 Jul, 2025 | By Hay Brunsdon

The Comedy About Spies Characters Guide

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The Comedy About Spies Characters Guide

From the creators of The Play That Goes Wrong comes The Comedy About Spies, a riotous West End co...

23 Jul, 2025 | By Hay Brunsdon

Harold Fry Musical to Transfer to London’s West End in 2026

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Harold Fry Musical to Transfer to London’s West End in 2026

What is The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry about?

Harold Fry is an ordinary man on an extra...

18 Jul, 2025 | By Hay Brunsdon

A Top-Secret Theatre Hit…Hidden in Plain Sight

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A Top-Secret Theatre Hit…Hidden in Plain Sight

Forget laugh-a-minute—this is laugh-every-10-seconds theatre.

 

The Spy Spoof You Didn't Kn...

18 Jul, 2025 | By Hay Brunsdon