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thespyinthestalls @thespyinthestalls.bsky.social · 4m

📣▪️ REVIEW | 7 MAGNIFICENT EGOS at Ye Olde Red Lion Theatre Pub
🎭▪️ ⭐⭐⭐
💬▪️ “all quite irreverent, and refreshingly tongue in cheek”
📖▪️ thespyinthestalls.com/2025/10/7-ma...
📷▪️ Robert Stainforth
#️⃣▪️ #review #thespyinthestalls #comedydrama

7 MAGNIFICENT EGOS review by thespyinthestalls

review of 7 MAGNIFICENT EGOS | Ye Olde Rose and Crown | thespyinthestalls | 3 stars | There’s an informality about Lance Steen Anthony

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thespyinthestalls @thespyinthestalls.bsky.social · 11m

📣▪️ REVIEW | MJ THE MUSICAL at the Prince Edward Theatre
🎭▪️ ⭐⭐⭐
💬▪️ “a stellar cast and jaw-dropping technical wizardry”
📖▪️ thespyinthestalls.com/2025/10/mj-the-musical/
📷▪️ Matthew Murphy
#️⃣▪️ #review #thespyinthestalls #musicals #MJ

MJ THE MUSICAL review by thespyinthestalls at Prince Edward

review of MJ THE MUSICAL | Prince Edward Theatre | thespyinthestalls | 3 stars | Michael Jackson is one of the most chronicled yet enigmatic

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thespyinthestalls @thespyinthestalls.bsky.social · 23h

📣▪️ REVIEW | RAGDOLL at Jermyn Street Theatre
🎭▪️ ⭐⭐⭐⭐
💬▪️ “a highly watchable cast, delivering line after line of snappy dialogue”
📖▪️ thespyinthestalls.com/2025/10/ragdoll/
📷▪️ Alex Brenner
👉▪️ @jstheatre.bsky.social
#️⃣▪️ #review #thespyinthestalls #theatre #newwriting

thespyinthestalls @thespyinthestalls.bsky.social · 1d

📣▪️ REVIEW | THE SEAGULL at the Royal Lyceum Theatre
🎭▪️ ⭐⭐⭐½
💬▪️ "teases out the world of comedic opportunities Chekhov’s text offers"
📖▪️ thespyinthestalls.com/2025/10/the-seagull-2/
📷▪️ Mihaela Bodlovic
👉▪️ @lyceumedinburgh.bsky.social
#️⃣▪️ #review #thespyinthestalls #theatre #Chekhov

thespyinthestalls @thespyinthestalls.bsky.social · 1d

📣▪️ REVIEW | BY HEART at Battersea Arts Centre
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💬▪️ “a beautiful transmission of theatre, storytelling and humanity”
📖▪️ thespyinthestalls.com/2025/10/by-heart/
📷▪️ Christophe Raynaud de Lage
#️⃣▪️ #review #thespyinthestalls #theatre

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thespyinthestalls @thespyinthestalls.bsky.social · 1d

📣▪️ REVIEW | BOG WITCH at Soho Theatre Walthamstow
🎭▪️ ⭐⭐⭐½
💬▪️ “As soulfully tender as it is wickedly funny”
📖▪️ thespyinthestalls.com/2025/10/bog-witch/
📷▪️ Rosie Powell
👉▪️ @sohotheatre.bsky.social
#️⃣▪️ #review #thespyinthestalls #theatre

thespyinthestalls @thespyinthestalls.bsky.social · 4d

📣▪️ REVIEW | BOY BAND at The Glitch
🎭▪️ ⭐⭐⭐
💬▪️ “the romping, refreshing, silly night out you didn’t know you needed”
📖▪️ thespyinthestalls.com/2025/10/boy-band/
📷▪️ Jake Bush
👉▪️ @lambethfringe.bsky.social
#️⃣▪️ #review #thespyinthestalls #Comedy #LambethFringe

thespyinthestalls @thespyinthestalls.bsky.social · 4d

📣▪️ REVIEW | MAGIC ALAN at the Golden Goose Theatre
🎭▪️ ⭐⭐⭐⭐
💬▪️ “A captivating show, with lots of twists and turns”
📖▪️ thespyinthestalls.com/2025/10/magic-alan/
👉▪️ @lambethfringe.bsky.social
#️⃣▪️ #review #thespyinthestalls #comedy #LambethFringe

MAGIC ALAN review by thespyinthestalls at Golden Goose Theatre

review of MAGIC ALAN | Golden Goose Theatre | thespyinthestalls | 4 stars | You might always imagine having that one chance of a big break but

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thespyinthestalls @thespyinthestalls.bsky.social · 4d

📣▪️ REVIEW | DWEEB-A-MANIA at Polka Theatre
🎭▪️ 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
💬▪️ “An unequivocal triumph”
📖▪️ thespyinthestalls.com/2025/10/dweeb-a-mania/
📷▪️ Jake Bush and Adela Ursachi
#️⃣▪️ #review #thespyinthestalls #familyentertainment

thespyinthestalls @thespyinthestalls.bsky.social · 5d

📣▪️ REVIEW | DEATH ON THE NILE at Richmond Theatre as part of UK Tour
🎭▪️ ⭐⭐⭐⭐
💬▪️ “the sense of fun is truly infectious”
📖▪️ thespyinthestalls.com/2025/10/death-on-the-nile/
📷▪️ Manuel Harlan
👉▪️ @richmondtheatre.bsky.social
#️⃣▪️ #review #thespyinthestalls #theatre #plays #Poirot #AgathaChristie #UKTour

thespyinthestalls @thespyinthestalls.bsky.social · 6d

📣▪️ REVIEW | DARKFIELD: FLIGHT-COMA-EULOGY-ARCADE at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
🎭▪️ 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
💬▪️ “unforgettable, unnerving, and unlike any other theatre”
📖▪️ thespyinthestalls.com/2025/10/darkfield/
📷▪️ Mihaela Bodlovic
#️⃣▪️ #review #thespyinthestalls #immersiveexperience #Darkfield

thespyinthestalls @thespyinthestalls.bsky.social · 6d

📣▪️ REVIEW | DA VINCI'S LAUNDRY at Riverside Studios
🎭▪️ ⭐⭐⭐⭐
💬▪️ “It’s tight, it’s clever, it’s genuinely funny”
📖▪️ thespyinthestalls.com/2025/10/da-vincis-laundry/
📷▪️ Teddy Cavendish
👉▪️ @riversidelondon.bsky.social @mobiustheatre.bsky.social
#️⃣▪️ #review #thespyinthestalls #theatre #plays

thespyinthestalls @thespyinthestalls.bsky.social · 6d

📣▪️ REVIEW | MARY PAGE MARLOWE at the Old Vic
🎭▪️ ⭐⭐⭐⭐
💬▪️ “We are won over by the truly mesmerising ensemble cast”
📖▪️ thespyinthestalls.com/2025/10/mary-3/
📷▪️ Manuel Harlan
👉▪️ @oldvictheatre.bsky.social @joeevansmusic.bsky.social
#️⃣▪️ #review #thespyinthestalls #theatre #plays

thespyinthestalls @thespyinthestalls.bsky.social · 6d

📣▪️ REVIEW | PRISM at Sadler's Wells East
🎭▪️ 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
💬▪️ “a mesmerising fusion of form and feeling”
📖▪️ thespyinthestalls.com/2025/10/prism/
📷▪️ Do Phan Hoi
👉▪️ @sadlerswells.bsky.social
#️⃣ ▪️ #review #thespyinthestalls #dance

thespyinthestalls @thespyinthestalls.bsky.social · 7d

📣▪️ REVIEW | CHARLEY'S AUNT at the Watermill Theatre
🎭▪️ 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
💬▪️ “This production is an absolute hoot”
📖▪️ thespyinthestalls.com/2025/10/charleys-aunt/
📷▪️ Mark Senior
👉▪️ @watermilltheatre.bsky.social
#️⃣▪️ #review #thespyinthestalls #theatre #farce

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thespyinthestalls @thespyinthestalls.bsky.social · 7d

📣▪️ REVIEW | EXXY at Battersea Arts Centre
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💬▪️ “beautiful in its simplicity”
📖▪️ thespyinthestalls.com/2025/10/exxy/
📷▪️ Hugo Glendinning
#️⃣▪️ #review #thespyinthestalls #EXXY #theatre

thespyinthestalls @thespyinthestalls.bsky.social · 8d

📣▪️ REVIEW | SCENES FROM THE CLIMATE ERA at The Playground Theatre
🎭▪️ ⭐⭐⭐½
💬▪️ “a triumph for the cast and creative team”
📖▪️ thespyinthestalls.com/2025/10/scenes-from
📷▪️ Marc Brenner
#️⃣▪️ #review #thespyinthestalls #theatre

thespyinthestalls @thespyinthestalls.bsky.social · 8d

📣▪️ REVIEW | BAD LADS at Live Theatre | UK Tour
🎭▪️ 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
💬▪️ "powerful, understated, and captivating "
📖▪️ thespyinthestalls.com/2025/10/bad-lads/
📷▪️ Von Fox
👉▪️ @livetheatre.bsky.social @graeaetheatre.bsky.social
#️⃣▪️ #review #thespyinthestalls #BadLads #theatre #drama

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thespyinthestalls @thespyinthestalls.bsky.social · 8d

📣▪️ REVIEW | THE CHOIR OF MAN at the Arts Theatre
🎭▪️ 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
💬▪️ "a heartfelt, feel-good show where pints pour, voices soar, and everyone belongs"
📖▪️ thespyinthestalls.com/2025/10/the-choir-of-man-3
📷▪️ Mark Douet
#️⃣▪️ #review #thespyinthestalls #TheChoirofMan

thespyinthestalls @thespyinthestalls.bsky.social · 8d

▪️ REVIEW | LIFERS at Southwark Playhouse Borough
🎭▪️ ⭐⭐⭐
💬▪️ “challenges the audience as it challenges the system”
📖▪️ thespyinthestalls.com/2025/10/life...
📷▪️ Richard Southgate
👉▪️ @swkplay.bsky.social
#️⃣▪️ #review #thespyinthestalls #theatre #drama

thespyinthestalls @thespyinthestalls.bsky.social · 8d

📣▪️ REVIEW | 4'S A CROWD at the Hope Theatre
🎭▪️ ⭐⭐⭐⭐
💬▪️ “punchy and parodic, mixing zany physical theatre with deadpan one-liners”
📖▪️ thespyinthestalls.com/2025/10/4s-a-crowd/
📷▪️ Anna Clare Photography
👉▪️ @thehopetheatre.bsky.social
#️⃣▪️ #review #thespyinthestalls #theatre #comedy #farce

thespyinthestalls @thespyinthestalls.bsky.social · 8d

📣▪️ REVIEW | STUNTMAN at The Place | UK Tour
🎭▪️ ⭐⭐⭐⭐
💬▪️ “opens with swagger and closes with vulnerability”
📖▪️ thespyinthestalls.com/2025/10/stuntman/
📷▪️ Brian Hartley
👉▪️ @chloenelkin.bsky.social @wearesuperfan.bsky.social
#️⃣▪️ #review #thespyinthestalls #dance #theatre #circus

thespyinthestalls @thespyinthestalls.bsky.social · 12d

Keeping Up Appearances star Patricia Routledge dies at 96 - BBC News

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Keeping Up Appearances star Patricia Routledge dies at 96

She also starred in Alan Bennett's TV monologues and played BBC One's crime-busting Hetty Wainthropp.

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thespyinthestalls @thespyinthestalls.bsky.social · 13d

📣▪️ REVIEW | BLESSINGS at Riverside Studios
🎭▪️ ⭐⭐⭐
💬▪️ “Sarah Shelton’s writing is delicately detailed, dropping in countless era-specific references”
📖▪️ thespyinthestalls.com/2025/10/blessings/
📷▪️ Lidia Crisafulli
👉▪️ @riversidelondon.bsky.social
#️⃣▪️ #review #thespyinthestalls #theatre

thespyinthestalls @thespyinthestalls.bsky.social · 13d

📣▪️ REVIEW | MY ENGLISH PERSIAN KITCHEN at Soho Theatre
🎭▪️ ⭐⭐⭐⭐
💬▪️ “original and hopeful”
📖▪️ thespyinthestalls.com/2025/10/my-english/
📷▪️ Ellie Kurttz
👉▪️ @sohotheatre.bsky.social @fourthwallpr.bsky.social
#️⃣▪️ #review #thespyinthestalls #theatre