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THEATRE
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Theatre
Introducing Greenwich panto stars
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Theatre
John Finnemore heads for Greenwich
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11 November 2024
11 November 2024
In 1934, a unique event in publishing occurred. A writer identified as Torquemada (named after the first Grand Inquisitor of ...
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Theatre
Christopher Walker reviews Giselle at Sadler’s Wells
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17 October 2024
17 October 2024
Visually stunning. Indeed - simply outstanding. Akram Khan’s artistic genius is quite capable of occasionally misfiring as we witnessed last ...
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Theatre
Christopher Walker reviews The Story of My Life
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10 October 2024
10 October 2024
I love a new theatre, especially a fringe one. Ok London has the most vibrant fringe scene in the world, ...
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Christopher Walker reviews Here in America
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3 October 2024
3 October 2024
The fabulous Orange Tree Theatre always showcases the most interesting work. I particularly like its dedication to reviving neglected classics. ...
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Theatre
First shows announced in Greenwich Pick of the Fringe
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27 September 2024
27 September 2024
I’ve often written in this column about the importance of fringe festivals, of opportunities for early career theatre makers to ...
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Theatre
Christopher Walker reviews The Real Ones
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26 September 2024
26 September 2024
The Mersey poet Brian Patten once wrote some prophetic words on friendship. "And sometimes it happens that you are friends, ...
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Theatre
Tribute band hitting the high notes
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24 September 2024
24 September 2024
Talking to musician Liam Price, front man for the official Luke Combs UK tribute band, it seems that country has ...
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Theatre
Christopher Walker reviews The Real Thing at The Old Vic
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18 September 2024
18 September 2024
What is love? How can we know it when we see it? And how should we behave. These are no ...
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Theatre
Greenwich Theatre celebrates historic figures on stage
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9 September 2024
9 September 2024
If you said the name Charles Ignatius Sancho to most south east Londoners, you would likely be met with a ...
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Theatre
Hermia Rhodes reviews Grapes of Wrath
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Theatre
Paul McGann leads cast into rehearsal for The River
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4 September 2024
4 September 2024
I write this at the end of the first day of rehearsal for our next production, the first major London ...
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Theatre
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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Theatre
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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Theatre
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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Theatre
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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4 July 2024
4 July 2024
The third play in the Noel Coward triple bill at the wonderful little Orange Tree Theatre in Richmond is the ...
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Theatre
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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Theatre
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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Theatre
Divorced, Beheaded, Live! Show extension confirmed
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21 June 2024
21 June 2024
By Paloma Lacy The producers of hit West End sensation, SIX, have announced that their queens will reign supreme at ...
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Christopher Walker reviews the Noël Coward double bill at the Orange Tree Theatre Richmond
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20 June 2024
20 June 2024
Noël Coward’s talent has long been recognised, but thought confined to merely accurately capturing the Mayfair drawing room of the ...
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Theatre
Christopher Walker reviews Wedding Band – a love hate story in black and white
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Theatre
Christopher Walker reviews Jerry’s Girls at the Menier Theatre
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6 June 2024
6 June 2024
The theatre at the old Menier Chocolate Factory is one of the greatest delights on the London theatre scene. Amongst ...
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Theatre
Mr Toad leads family favourites at Greenwich Theatre
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21 May 2024
21 May 2024
Following recent trips to see TV favourite Bluey at Kew Gardens, and the even more immersive Peppa Pig World, it ...
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Theatre
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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Theatre
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 ...
Greenwich Children’s Theatre Festival programme announced
Christopher Walker reviews Lucy & Friends at the Soho Theatre
Christopher Walker reviews Nye at the National Theatre
Christopher Walker reviews Nachtland at the Young Vic
James Haddrell on censorship and funding
James Haddrell on the award-winning Red Pitch
Greenwich Theatre secures long term future
James Haddrell on Before After at Southwark Playhouse
James Haddrell and Marie Hamilton on parenting in the arts
James Haddrell previews Protest at Brixton House
Greenwich children’s theatre festival highlights announced
James Haddrell celebrates Blood On Your Hands at Southwark Playhouse
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