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Hercules is a fun but flawed stage adaption of classic Disney film – review

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Earlier this week, Disney’s Hercules opened at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane – the exact same theatre where Frozen the Musical opened some four years ago. We were quite taken with that production – it didn’t blow us away, but it looked the part and was full of charm. So how does Hercules compare with its predecessor? It makes for an enjoyable evening of entertainment, but we’re not sure it holds up quite so well. If you’ve seen a Disney stage adaptation, you’ll know what to expect – everything happens…

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Imelda Staunton stars in West End revival of Mrs Warren’s Profession – review

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There once was a time when George Bernard Shaw’s play Mrs Warren’s Profession was banned from being performed, and honestly we can see why. We doubt that Victorian England was ready for a play on the theme of sex work – the profession to which the title alludes is that Mrs Warren owns and runs a successful chain of brothels – and we also doubt that many at the time would have approved of a show so critical of capitalism or society’s conventions. In the lead role of Mrs Warren…

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Ewan McGregor returns to the West End in Ibsen-inspired My Master Builder – review

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My Master Builder has arrived on London’s West End to considerable fanfare and it’s easy to see why – this is Ewan McGregor’s first time on stage for some 17 years, and his co-stars include Kate Fleetwood (Big Mood) and Elizabeth Debicki (The Crown).  The play is a re-imagining of Henrik Ibsen’s The Master Builder – it’s now set in the present day, in The Hamptons, with our titular builder now a celebrity architect – or ‘starchitect’ – hosting a 4th of July party. It’s all quite far removed from…

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Great singing can’t save weak book in London debut of The Great Gatsby – review

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The Great Gatsby has arrived with some fanfare from Broadway, rocking up in London’s huge Coliseum for a limited run, with some big name talent attached. First impressions are strong: we have a full orchestra, the art deco set is opulent, there are literal on-stage fireworks within the first few minutes of the show. So how does it fare? To be honest we were disappointed – there are some impressive vocal performances from the cast, but beyond that there’s not a lot to enjoy. However, we’ll start with the positives:…

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Tom Hiddleston and Hayley Atwell delight in raucous revival of Much Ado About Nothing – review

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Jamie Lloyd’s revival of The Tempest (starring Sigourney Weaver) has only just closed at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane, and in its place we have his take on another Shakespeare: this time we have a very different play, the lighthearted comedy Much Ado About Nothing. Our guest stars this time around are Tom Hiddleston and Hayley Atwood. From the moment we entered the theatre we knew we were in for an experience – this is a raucous affair even before the show begins, with dance music blaring and a light…

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New West End production of Oliver! is an absolute triumph – review

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Where to begin with a show like this? Oliver! is one of the most famous musicals ever written. Charles Dickens’ original story gave us countless memorable characters, from the titular Oliver Twist through to the likes of The Artful Dodger and Fagin, while Lionel Bart’s musical brought the story to the stage with songs such as Food, Glorious Food, I’d Do Anything and Oom-Pah-Pah which are now staples of musical theatre. Many of us will have grown up watching the 1968 film, although it’s been quite some time since the…

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“If you can get away with doing this then I’m in!” – KT Tunstall on writing the songs for Clueless the Musical

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It’s 2025, which means classic ‘90s movie Clueless is now 30 years old (ugh, as if). If you’re a fan of the film – and/or a musical theatre aficionado – you may have clocked that a new stage adaptation, Clueless, The Musical, is about to open on London’s West End at the Trafalgar Theatre. We’ve already had a bit of a preview: singer/songwriter KT Tunstall, who has written the music for the show, treated us to a few songs at a private gig at London’s Ham Yard Hotel in the…

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There’s camp and then there’s Titanique, London’s gayest new show – review

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If you thought panto season was over, you’d be wrong. There’s camp, and then there’s the ridiculously flamboyant off-Broadway smash hit Titanique, which has sailed into London for 2025, docking at The Criterion Theatre this week. It’s as if the show’s writers collectively agreed “we’re going to give the gays everything they want” – which of course we’re totally on board with. The concept itself is ludicrous in its own right: this is absolutely not a documentary-style retelling of the Titanic disaster. Instead, it’s a pastiche of the film, told…

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Barcelona is a major West End debut for Lily Collins and Alvaro Morte but does it deliver? – review

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There’s a lot of hype surrounding Barcelona and it’s easy to see why. Bringing together two well-known TV stars in Lily Collins (the titular Emily in hit series Emily in Paris) and Alvaro Morte (The Professor in Money Heist) in a major West End theatre, and with award-winning director Lynette Linton at the helm, expectations are understandably very high. So how does this play, from writer Bess Wohl, stack up? It starts promisingly – our pair make quite an entrance, stumbling into an apartment after a boozy night out, laughing, snogging…

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Jodie Whittaker stars in slightly muddled update of The Duchess (of Malfi) – review

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We didn’t know much about The Duchess (of Malfi) before going to check it out at the Trafalgar Theatre, other than this production, written and directed by Zinnie Harris, is an update of John Webster’s renowned Jacobean revenge tragedy from the early 17th century. This version is set in a more modern time – it’s not too clear exactly when, but a fairly recent past. It all starts reasonably promisingly – sure, there might be a little too much exposition, with characters setting out who they are and what their…

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