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The Aneesa Chaudhry Band

The Aneesa Chaudhry Band

- 8 December 2014

Aneesa Chaudhry is a force of nature and a force to be reckoned with. Her...

Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus: Putting On The Glitz

Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus: Putting On The Glitz

- 1 December 2014

The Chorus certainly know how to put on a show and this was a super...

Our Country’s Good

Our Country’s Good

- 12 November 2014

Timberlake Wertenbaker’s play was commissioned by Max Stafford-Clark back in 1988 – and is as...

The Hypochondriac

The Hypochondriac

- 21 October 2014

Oh dear, whatever have they done to Molière? The great joy of these classic French...

Gypsy

Gypsy

- 15 October 2014

From her very first entrance Imelda Staunton nails this. It’s a great show, a thunderingly...

The Importance of Being Earnest

The Importance of Being Earnest

- 30 September 2014

One of Wilde’s wittiest confections is always a welcome treat, and this oddly contrived production,...

Agatha Christie’s Murder On Air

Agatha Christie’s Murder On Air

- 3 September 2014

Christie’s work is always best when done in period and this amusing production takes the...

Neil Bartlett in conversation with Julian Clary

Neil Bartlett in conversation with Julian Clary

- 1 September 2014

Bartlett is an extraordinary creative force, working across so many forms and with such success,...

Into The Woods

Into The Woods

- 8 July 2014

Taking on a Sondheim is no mean feat. It requires so much to pull it...

Under Milk Wood

Under Milk Wood

- 1 July 2014

When a piece of writing means as much as this does to me, seeing it...

Entertaining Mr Sloane

Entertaining Mr Sloane

- 16 June 2014

Director James Weisz, working with the same company as Beckett’s End Game, once again pulls...

Taverner’s Supernatural Songs

Taverner’s Supernatural Songs

- 22 May 2014

This sell-out event more than lived up to its promise. The City of London Sinfonia...