Bonnie & Clyde

“Nothing rhymes with ‘Clyde & Bonnie’.” Everyone’s favourite criminal gang returns, as Bonnie & Clyde moves home to the Garrick Theatre for a limited engagement, following on from its run at the Arts Theatre last year. Many of that original cast have returned for some more hell-raising – including stars Frances Mayli McCann & Jordan […]

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Why should you see Bonnie & Clyde?

London’s “Most Wanted” musical is back for a new run – this time, Bonnie & Clyde are holding up the Garrick Theatre for a limited 11-week season. I was recently fortunate enough to be invited along to the rehearsal room to see how things were coming along (unsurprisingly it all sounded fantastic), as well as have […]

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Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons

No, despite its title, Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons is not some kind of stage adaptation of that Ewan McGregor-narrated Expedia ad. It is, in fact, the story of a relationship through the lens of language – with a dash of social commentary on the side. Sam Steiner’s two-hander premièred in 2015 at Warwick Arts […]

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Out of 2022 – Into 2023

2022 followed in 2021’s wake, in that motivation continued to be lacking. Bizarrely, I had spurts of ambition and often planned a lot of things (& even started stuff), but then I just couldn’t follow it all through – #MindTheBand and #MindTheBard are two cases in point. I got some things written but it was like […]

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Favourite shows 2022

You didn’t think I’d share my least favourite shows of the year and just leave it at that, did you? Obviously not. As well as continuing to follow Wuthering Heights across the country, and making regular appointments with Operation Mincemeat in its two 2022 homes, I managed to see 78 different shows (repeat visits – […]

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Worst shows 2022

I hate to say it, but I’ve missed writing these. Since theatres first closed and then reopened, the standard of productions has been exceptionally high so there hasn’t been any call for a ‘worst of’ list. Though, as always, when I say ‘worst’ I really mean ‘least favourite’ – but that’s just less snappy. 2022 […]

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#MindTheBaubles: round-up

As usual, things have slipped behind – despite a surprisingly efficient start… After my final two shows of the inaugural #MindTheBaubles last Thursday, I’ve been supplementing the week proper with a few more films, TV programmes, and podcast episodes just to bolster the resources. And – to be fair – I’ve been trying to fit […]

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