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Continue reading →: Under-30s Tickets are On Sale Now for Lesley Manville and Mark Strong in ‘Oedipus’Another season, another re-imagining of a classic play by Robert Icke. This summer, it was the highly enjoyable Player Kings – this winter, it’s a new take on Sophocles’ Oedipus starring acting veterans Lesley Manville (The Crown, Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris) and Mark Strong (Zero Dark Thirty, Shazam!). A…
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Continue reading →: In ‘Hello, Dolly!’, Imelda Staunton Shows Why She’s the Queen of the West EndThere are plenty of fine performers in Hello, Dolly! – a boyishly bold Harry Hepple as Cornelius Hackel, a marvelously mousey Emily Lane as Minnie Fay – but they pale in comparison to West End royalty Imelda Staunton, who seizes the iconic role of Dolly Levi and gives a glorious,…
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Continue reading →: ‘Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)’ is Sweet but Slightly UnderbakedDoes Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) want to be a “hit musical rom-com,” as it says on the marquee, or does it want to be a family drama? In the “rom-com” court, tried-and-true plot points are there. There’s a meet-cute at NYC’s JFK airport, with jaded Brooklynite…
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Continue reading →: ‘Operation Mincemeat’ Turns a Long-shot Mission Into a Sure HitIt’s 1943. Fascists have taken over mainland Europe. Allied forces are looking to establish a foothold on the island of Sicily. But how to get those pesky Nazis out of the way? Surely the boys at MI5 have an idea… So begins Operation Mincemeat, a surprisingly compelling musical comedy based…
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Continue reading →: TodayTix Unveils New ‘Rewards’ Program – With Better Lottery Odds For Frequent Purchasers
Update 21 July: Over the past two weeks TodayTix has shifted rewards around and quietly dropped the 3x and 5x lottery buffs from the Silver and Gold Tiers. A 2x lottery buff remains for those who buy at least 2 tickets through TodayTix. This isn’t perfect, but it’s better. The…
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Continue reading →: [2024] Half-price Tickets for London Theatre’s ‘Kids Week’ Are On Sale NowWith temperatures creeping up and kids out for summer break, now’s the time for a family trip to the theatre – and Official London Theatre has you covered with their annual “Kids Week” sale. Discounted tickets are on sale now for a smorgasbord of shows, from those aimed directly at…
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Continue reading →: Review: ‘Moulin Rouge!’ Is Hit-filled, But Missing SomethingMoulin Rouge! opens with complete glitz and glam, as burlesque dancers at the eponymous Paris cabaret prance and preen around a stage practically littered with lights. But as we learn from the cabaret’s showrunner, Harold Zidler (Craig Ryder at our performance), something is rotten in the state of Ile-de-France –…
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Continue reading →: News: ‘West End LIVE’ Brings Free Performances To Trafalgar Square This WeekendPhoto: David Iliff, CC BY-SA 3.0 Fancy a spot of theatre this weekend? Look no further than West End LIVE, an annual, open-air variety show held in the famous confines of Trafalgar Square. This year’s event will take place during the afternoons of June 22 and 23, and the best part…
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Continue reading →: Review: ‘Kiss, Me Kate’ is a Flawless (Classic) Rom-comPhoto: MrC, CC BY-SA 2.0 “Chemistry” in the context of rom-coms usually refers to one thing – the compatibility between romantic leads. As formulas go, it’s a relatively simple one – are the stars attracted (and attractive)? If so, you’re well on your way to an enjoyable show. The Barbican’s current…
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Continue reading →: Review: In ‘Romeo and Juliet’ and ‘Player Kings’, Two Wildly Different Takes on ShakespeareTwo productions of Shakespeare: one lasting barely over two hours, and the other lasting more than three and a half. Which one will leave you more exhausted? It’s the two-hour one, obviously, a new production of Romeo and Juliet from rising West End impresario Jamie Lloyd which is stripped down…
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