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NT’s new musical Hex is an unexpectedly dark take on Sleeping Beauty – review

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Hex has not had the most straightforward journey to the stage. Announced with some fanfare to be the National Theatre’s big new musical for Christmas 2021, and with Rosalie Craig in the lead role, the first attempt to launch the show coincided with the arrival of the Omicron wave of Covid-19; company illness forced the closure of the initial run after a handful of previews. The second attempt to bring this to the stage is more successful and this run has enjoyed an opening night, although sadly we’ve lost much…

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Ghosted: Another F***ing Christmas Carol is a wonderfully camp and queer adaptation – review

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If it wasn’t abundantly clear from the title, Ghosted: Another F***ing Christmas Carol is an adaptation of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. Unlike the version we recently caught at The Old Vic, however, this is far from a traditional take – and to be honest, we’re totally on board with that. Written and directed by the same creative team behind the hilarious Above the Stag pantos, this gender swapped and queer retelling sees Ebeneezer Scrooge become Eloisa Scrooge as she’s visited by the trio of fabulously camp ghosts showing her…

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‘Tis the season to see Jinkx Monsoon and BenDeLaCreme shine in their Holiday Show – review

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Would it really be the holiday season without Drag Race royalty Jinkx Monsoon and BenDeLaCreme bringing their festive tour to a theatre near you? No points for guessing the answer. In fact, there are also no points for guessing that the show is phenomenal, but when has something these queens have worked on not been? In many ways, The Jinkx and DeLa Holiday Show feels like a victory lap for the beloved duo, whose success has gone long beyond the reality TV series that once made them famous.  Opening their…

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The Boy With Two Hearts offers a poignant insight into the lives of refugees – review

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The Boy With Two Hearts – based on the book by Hamed and Hessam Amiri – has just opened at the National Theatre, having transferred from the Wales Millennium Centre. It’s a true story, based on the brothers’ real-life experiences as they fled Afghanistan as children. After their mother speaks out publicly against the Taliban, demanding equal rights for women, a death warrant is issued against her; to make their situation even more desperate, their brother Hussein has a heart condition and will require specialist care. As a family they…

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David Tennant delivers chilling performance in ethical drama Good – review

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Good is one of the most intense plays we’re ever witnessed. Set in Germany during the 1930s, this ethical drama introduces us to Professor Halder (David Tennant), who initially appears to be a good man. Well educated and respected, with a loving wife (Sharon Small) and children, and a Jewish best friend Maurice (Elliot Levey), he’s opposed to much of what the rising Nazi party stands for, but understands why their populist policies are enjoying some support. Over the course of a couple of hours, under the direction of Dominic…

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Olivier-winning director Richard Eyre makes writing debut with political play The Snail House – review

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Richard Eyre’s writing debut has been a long time coming. The veteran director, recognised numerous times at the Olivier Awards (including with a lifetime achievement award), finally turned his hand to writing during the pandemic. The result is The Snail House, a two-hour political play which premiered earlier this week at the Hampstead Theatre. Eyre – the former artistic director of the National Theatre – also directs the show, which features Vincent Franklin in the lead role. Franklin – perhaps best known for his TV work, as one of the…

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Horse-Play promises the ride of your life, but does it deliver? – review

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On paper, Horse-Play sounds like a lot of fun. It focuses on the lives of Tim (David Ames) and Tom (Jake Maskall) who have been together for a decade. Their sex life has become somewhat stale and they decide they’d like to spice things up a bit. Enter Karl (Matt Lapinkas), a male escort the couple have found online; the trio role-play a superhero sexual fantasy until a series of mishaps results in them finding themselves locked in the villain’s lair overnight. The tagline of the show is “they’re about…

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High-camp musical Diva: Live From Hell! is a devilish delight – review

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Since it opened in 2019 we’ve become big fans of the Turbine Theatre and their commitment to programming new queer works. High-camp musical Diva: Live From Hell! – book and characters by Nora Brigid Monahan, music and lyrics by Alexander Sage Oyen – is making its UK debut at the small theatre space under the railway arches in Battersea, and stars the excellent Luke Bayer, who we caught last year in the Hope Mill Theatre’s production of Rent. In this loose retelling of All About Eve, Bayer plays the role…

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Tom, Dick & Harry is a creative re-telling of The Great Escape – review

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Tom, Dick & Harry, co-written by Andrew Pollard, Michael Hugo and Theresa Heskins, is a creative re-telling of classic Steve McQueen film The Great Escape. The film was based on the book of the same name by Paul Brickhill, which tells the first-hand account of prisoners of war escaping the German camp Stalag Luft III during the Second World War. It makes for compelling viewing at London’s Alexandra Palace Theatre, which has been transformed into the round. The night that we visited, the balcony was out of use, ensuring all…

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It’s A Sin star Callum Scott Howells joins the West End cast of Cabaret

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It’s A Sin actor Callum Scott Howells will join West End show Cabaret in a resurrection of the classic musical. Scott Howells will take on a new role of Emcee. He will star alongside The Handmaid’s Tale’s Madeline Brewer, who will play Sally Bowles. You can catch the pair on stage together from 3 October this year – 28 January 2023. The 23-year-old is best known as Colin in BAFTA-nominated series It’s A Sin. He scooped up Best Actor at the Royal Television Society Awards for the part. Scott Howells…

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