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THEATRE
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Theatre
Greenwich Theatre celebrates historic figures on stage
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Hermia Rhodes reviews Grapes of Wrath
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Paul McGann leads cast into rehearsal for The River
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Gold Standard US theatre-makers head for Greenwich
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19 August 2024
19 August 2024
For a venue programmer like me one of the great joys of the Edinburgh Fringe, back now 77 years after ...
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Theatre
Disney and the monopolisation of fairy-tales
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19 August 2024
19 August 2024
With our latest family summer show now up and running, we are discovering the power, the excitement and the challenge ...
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London fringe hit heads for Greenwich Theatre
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19 August 2024
19 August 2024
This time of year is huge in the theatre calendar, not because of the range of family summer shows that ...
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Theatre
Zog and the Flying Doctors at Cadogan Hall
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14 August 2024
18 August 2024
Zog and the Flying Doctors, based on the bestselling sequel to Zog, by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, is playing ...
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Christopher Walker reviews Aleko and Gianni Schicchi at Grange Park Opera
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9 July 2024
9 July 2024
Christopher Walker reviews Aleko and Gianni Schicchi at Grange Park Opera Grange Park Opera has long been the jewel in ...
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Children’s Inquiry: Musical explores life in care through the eyes of four teenagers
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4 July 2024
4 July 2024
A theatre company that made a name for itself by tackling heavy subjects including housing evictions and self-inflicted deaths in ...
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Theatre
Christopher Walker reviews A Song at Twilight
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Christopher Walker reviews The Barber of Seville at opera Holland Park
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4 July 2024
4 July 2024
The summer opera season is upon us, and it is time for music lovers to head to the parks. Opera ...
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Christopher Walker reviews The Barber of Seville
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2 July 2024
2 July 2024
Christopher Walker reviews The Barber of Seville The summer opera season is upon us, and it is time for music ...
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Divorced, Beheaded, Live! Show extension confirmed
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Christopher Walker reviews the Noël Coward double bill at the Orange Tree Theatre Richmond
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Christopher Walker reviews Wedding Band – a love hate story in black and white
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Christopher Walker reviews Jerry’s Girls at the Menier Theatre
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Mr Toad leads family favourites at Greenwich Theatre
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Peppa Pig World developing future theatregoers
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19 April 2024
19 April 2024
In the arts, we understand the notion of immersive theatre very well. Companies like Punchdrunk (now resident in the borough ...
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Theatre
Christopher Walker reviews Foam at the Finborough Theatre
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4 April 2024
4 April 2024
The 1970s were an unpleasant interlude in our history characterized by a stagnant economy, soaring inflation, and political divisiveness. Sound ...
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Christopher Walker reviews the Faith Healer at the Lyric Hammersmith
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27 March 2024
27 March 2024
I am not a fan of theatrical one-man bands. Monologues beyond a few minutes can often drag and loose the ...
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Theatre
Christopher Walker reviews Wayne McGregor’s Autobiography
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14 March 2024
13 March 2024
Certain theatre creators hate critics. They never stop writing or abusing us after a bad review. But what is also ...
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Greenwich Children’s Theatre Festival programme announced
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11 March 2024
11 March 2024
With Easter falling early this year, there are only a few weeks to go until the Greenwich Children’s Theatre Festival ...
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Christopher Walker reviews Lucy & Friends at the Soho Theatre
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7 March 2024
7 March 2024
By Christopher Walker “Nothing can shock me anymore.” So did the pompous theatre critic tempt Fate. I had not anticipated ...
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Christopher Walker reviews Nye at the National Theatre
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Christopher Walker reviews Nachtland at the Young Vic
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28 February 2024
28 February 2024
Before he became a genocidal maniac and plunged the world into self-destruction, Adolf Hitler was a painter. Not a very ...
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James Haddrell on censorship and funding
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27 February 2024
27 February 2024
Hannah Lavery's three-performer play Protest, which I managed to catch at Brixton House during its brief London run, is a ...
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James Haddrell on the award-winning Red Pitch
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16 February 2024
16 February 2024
With Woolwich Works set to host the annual Offies ceremony at the end of the month, recognising achievements at the ...
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Greenwich Theatre secures long term future
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15 February 2024
15 February 2024
In a historic moment, this week Greenwich Theatre Ltd has signed a long lease with the Royal Borough of Greenwich, ...
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James Haddrell celebrates Blood On Your Hands at Southwark Playhouse
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30 January 2024
30 January 2024
Over the years there have been plays, books and TV shows about real events that capture the public imagination, and ...
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Theatre
James Haddrell previews As She Likes It at Greenwich Theatre
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17 January 2024
17 January 2024
In times of unrest, it is common for our storytellers to focus on the major players, telling stories of astonishing ...
James Haddrell previews Protest at Brixton House
Greenwich children’s theatre festival highlights announced
James Haddrell celebrates Blood On Your Hands at Southwark Playhouse
James Haddrell previews As She Likes It at Greenwich Theatre
Magician Derren Brown’s Unbelievable on at the Criterion Theatre
Gothic musical hits all the right notes
Christopher Walker reviews The Homecoming
Lyric Hammersmith’s adaptation of Cinderella has it all
Christopher Walker reviews Edward Scissorhands
Christopher Walker reviews Puss in Boots at Wonderville
Christopher Walker reviews Pacific Overtures
Christopher Walker reviews She Stoops to Conquer
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