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Crazy for You, Novello - review

21.10.11
Critics and audience members alike went crazy for Crazy for You when it played at the Open Air Theatre this summer... more

Crazy For You, Regent's Park Open Air Theatre - review

10.08.11
If right now you need a little summery escapism, look no further than Crazy For You. It's a superb and for the most part uplifting musical... more

Fine set pieces illuminate She Loves Me

17.05.11
It may not boast the show-stopping sequences of Singin' in the Rain or the dark panache of Sweeney Todd, but what She Loves Me should have is charm... more

Betty Blue Eyes brings home the bacon

14.04.11
The star of this jaunty musical version of 1984 film A Private Function is the pig that provides its name: an animatronic, blue-eyed and weirdly flirtatious porker called Betty... more

Best foot forward for Shoes

16.02.11
West End show, Shoes, is back for a rejigged outing with dancers who perform with kitschy glee... more

It's Hamlet vs King Lear on the Oliviers shortlist

07.02.11
Rising star Rory Kinnear will go head-to-head with stage veteran Sir Derek Jacobi at the Olivier Awards... more

Step aside Imelda, this musical is perfect shoe business

08.09.10
Stephen Mear and Richard Thomas have created a sunny revue-cum-musical about our obsession with shoes that’s a hair’s breadth from Sex And The City... more

A girl who runs her heart like a hotel in Sweet Charity

05.05.10
Sweet Charity has lost none of its breezy charm and vibrancy after transferring from the Menier Chocolate Factory to the Theatre Royal Haymarket... more

Olivier winner Rachel Weisz: I want to do a play every year

22.03.10
Rachel Weisz said she would like to be in a play every year as she celebrated winning the first Olivier Award of her career.... more

Tamzin Outhwaite's sweet act of charity

03.12.09
Television favourite Tamzin Outhwaite, once of Albert Square and lately of the likes of Hotel Babylon,shows she has a belter of a voice in Sweet Charity.... more

Hello Dolly! makes a virtue of its limits

11.08.09
Hello Dolly! is wholesome, feelgood entertainment. Cynics and firebrands should look elsewhere for their fun.... more

A night out in London: Gigi

05.09.08
Don't miss the Open Air Theatre's production of Gigi and sustain the outdoor theme with drinks on The Betjeman Arms' outdoor terraces.... more

Music man hits the right notes

04.07.08
Rachel Kavanaugh's delightfully lively production of The Music Man is just the thing to banish the credit-crunch blues.... more

Musical returns to the stage again

09.05.08
Funny Girl, best known in its 1968 Barbra Streisand film version, gets back to its theatre roots with big tunes, snappy lyrics and high kicks.... more

Britons up for theatre awards

16.05.07
British artists achieved success across the board in the nominations for the 61st annual Tony awards. British playwright Tom Stoppard received 10 nominations, including Best Play. ... more

There's no ignoring good box office

24.04.07
While there are some problems with On The Town, Nick Kimberley is certain it is a show that will gather momentum.... more


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