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Cirque du Soleil: OVO – Royal Albert Hall, London
Writer, Director and Choreographer: Deborah Colker Reviewer: Scott Matthewman Cirque du Soleil’s regular residencies at the Royal Albert Hall always guarantee an element of spectacle, with the visual...
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Guys and Dolls in Concert – Royal Albert Hall, London
Music and Lyrics: Frank Loesser Book: Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows Director: Stephen Mear Reviewer: Scott Matthewman Frank Loesser’s musical, based on the stories and characters created by Damon Runyon,...
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Cirque Du Soleil: Totem – Royal Albert Hall, London
Writer and Director: Robert Lepage Reviewer: Maryam Philpott The combination of circus and evolutionary science may not seem like an obvious pairing but in theory Cirque Du Soleil are on to something...
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Writer and Director: Daniele Finzi Pasca Reviewer: Richard Maguire Taking up their annual residency in the Royal Albert Hall, is Cirque du Soleil with their new Mexican-themed show Luzia. The...
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Lyrics: Charles Hart and Richard Stilgoe Book: Richard Stilgoe and Andrew Lloyd Webber Music: Andrew Lloyd Webber Director: Laurence Connor Celebratory, anniversary and concert versions of long-running...
View ArticleMichael Ball: Past and Present – The Shows Must Go On !
Musical Director: Callum McLeod With a million subscribers, The Shows Must Go On! YouTube channel is proof that our desire for musical theatre has not been winded by the pandemic. Sharing clips and...
View ArticleCirque du Soleil: Luzia – Royal Albert Hall, London
Writer and Director: Daniele Finzi Pasca After 683 days, the incredible Cirque du Soleil is back and gracing the stage once again at the Royal Albert Hall. While many of us spent the last two years...
View ArticleSpace Station Earth – Royal Albert Hall, London
Composer: Ilan Eshkeri When Tim Peake was selected to represent the European Space Agency (ESA) on the International Space Station (ISS) he wanted to document every moment. However, he didn’t just want...
View ArticleThe Car Man – Royal Albert Hall, London
Choreographer and Director: Matthew Bourne Composers: Terry Davies, Rodion Shchedrin, Georges Bizet Whilst suffering a few meek cries of controversy over the years, Matthew Bourne’s The Car Man has...
View ArticleBrassed Off – Gala, Durham
Writer: Martin Herman Adapter: Paul Allen Director: Conrad Nelson The play takes its lead from the real story of Grimethorpe. A story about community spirit and triumph in the face of adversity, mainly...
View ArticleCirque du Soleil – Kurios: Cabinet of Curiosities – Royal Albert Hall, London
Writer and director: Michel Laprise Creative director: Chantal Tremblay High-flying. Death-defying. Jaw dropping. The clichés abound when describing the work of Cirque du Soleil, the French-Canadian...
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