Chris Omaweng
@comaweng.bsky.social
Reviewer for LondonTheatre1 since 2014. Office manager at American International Church rehearsal rooms. Loves wine.
Pinned
Week beginning 7 December 2025
- Handel's Messiah @cadoganhall.bsky.social
- Dracapella @parktheatrelondon.bsky.social
- Daniel's Husband - Marylebone Theatre
- Cinderella @richmondtheatre.bsky.social
- Evita Too @southbankcentre.bsky.social
- A Christmas Carol @oldvictheatre.bsky.social
- Handel's Messiah @cadoganhall.bsky.social
- Dracapella @parktheatrelondon.bsky.social
- Daniel's Husband - Marylebone Theatre
- Cinderella @richmondtheatre.bsky.social
- Evita Too @southbankcentre.bsky.social
- A Christmas Carol @oldvictheatre.bsky.social
Jack and the Beanstalk - Exeter Northcott Theatre | Review
"this was a panto with plenty of heart, energy and festive spirit"
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"this was a panto with plenty of heart, energy and festive spirit"
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Jack and the Beanstalk - Exeter Northcott Theatre | Review
The core trio of Le Navet Bete – which apparently translates, roughly, from French, as ‘The Daft Turnip’ – Matt Freeman, Nick Bunt and Al Dunn, have col
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December 7, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Jack and the Beanstalk - Exeter Northcott Theatre | Review
"this was a panto with plenty of heart, energy and festive spirit"
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"this was a panto with plenty of heart, energy and festive spirit"
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A Christmas Carol - Crucible Theatre Sheffield | Review
"A solid, wholesome and hearty production."
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"A solid, wholesome and hearty production."
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A Christmas Carol - Crucible Theatre Sheffield | Review
You know the story: a workaholic who has become bitter and moody over time is visited by four ghosts (yes, four – his dead business partner, and then the ghos
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December 7, 2025 at 4:17 PM
A Christmas Carol - Crucible Theatre Sheffield | Review
"A solid, wholesome and hearty production."
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"A solid, wholesome and hearty production."
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Ebony Scrooge - Sadler's Wells East | Review
"A pleasant, thoughtful and jubilant production"
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"A pleasant, thoughtful and jubilant production"
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Ebony Scrooge - Sadler's Wells East | Review
According to HM Revenue & Customs, 4,409 self-assessment tax returns were filed electronically on Christmas Day 2024. A spokesperson said those people “ca
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December 7, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Ebony Scrooge - Sadler's Wells East | Review
"A pleasant, thoughtful and jubilant production"
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"A pleasant, thoughtful and jubilant production"
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Q. E. D. - Drayton Arms Theatre | Review
"More thoughtful than comical, the philosophy wins out over the punchlines"
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"More thoughtful than comical, the philosophy wins out over the punchlines"
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Q. E. D - Drayton Arms Theatre | Review
A surprisingly accessible play, given that it was set in ancient Greece and the dialogue was steeped in philosophy. It wasn’t long before Glaucon (Aidan Parso
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December 7, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Q. E. D. - Drayton Arms Theatre | Review
"More thoughtful than comical, the philosophy wins out over the punchlines"
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"More thoughtful than comical, the philosophy wins out over the punchlines"
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Below the Treeline - The Space Theatre | Review
"There’s some trimming to be done here... but this is a striking example of what can happen when people can’t see the wood for the trees"
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"There’s some trimming to be done here... but this is a striking example of what can happen when people can’t see the wood for the trees"
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Below the Treeline - The Space Theatre | Review
There’s a fair bit of ground covered in this show, but it doesn’t always drill down as deep as it could into the various topics that come to the fore in a w
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December 7, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Below the Treeline - The Space Theatre | Review
"There’s some trimming to be done here... but this is a striking example of what can happen when people can’t see the wood for the trees"
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"There’s some trimming to be done here... but this is a striking example of what can happen when people can’t see the wood for the trees"
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Week beginning 7 December 2025
- Handel's Messiah @cadoganhall.bsky.social
- Dracapella @parktheatrelondon.bsky.social
- Daniel's Husband - Marylebone Theatre
- Cinderella @richmondtheatre.bsky.social
- Evita Too @southbankcentre.bsky.social
- A Christmas Carol @oldvictheatre.bsky.social
- Handel's Messiah @cadoganhall.bsky.social
- Dracapella @parktheatrelondon.bsky.social
- Daniel's Husband - Marylebone Theatre
- Cinderella @richmondtheatre.bsky.social
- Evita Too @southbankcentre.bsky.social
- A Christmas Carol @oldvictheatre.bsky.social
December 7, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Week beginning 7 December 2025
- Handel's Messiah @cadoganhall.bsky.social
- Dracapella @parktheatrelondon.bsky.social
- Daniel's Husband - Marylebone Theatre
- Cinderella @richmondtheatre.bsky.social
- Evita Too @southbankcentre.bsky.social
- A Christmas Carol @oldvictheatre.bsky.social
- Handel's Messiah @cadoganhall.bsky.social
- Dracapella @parktheatrelondon.bsky.social
- Daniel's Husband - Marylebone Theatre
- Cinderella @richmondtheatre.bsky.social
- Evita Too @southbankcentre.bsky.social
- A Christmas Carol @oldvictheatre.bsky.social
Paddington the Musical - Savoy Theatre | Review
"Suspension of disbelief, then, is remarkably easy in a thoroughly engaging and heartwarming production. More joyous than sentimental, it’s a show well worth seeing."
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"Suspension of disbelief, then, is remarkably easy in a thoroughly engaging and heartwarming production. More joyous than sentimental, it’s a show well worth seeing."
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Paddington The Musical - Savoy Theatre | Review
At a time of polarising political rhetoric about those who come to Britain from elsewhere, the arrival of Paddington the Musical in the West End could not have
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December 1, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Paddington the Musical - Savoy Theatre | Review
"Suspension of disbelief, then, is remarkably easy in a thoroughly engaging and heartwarming production. More joyous than sentimental, it’s a show well worth seeing."
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"Suspension of disbelief, then, is remarkably easy in a thoroughly engaging and heartwarming production. More joyous than sentimental, it’s a show well worth seeing."
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My Fair Lady - The Mill at Sonning | Review
"It held my attention throughout – which old-school musicals don’t always do, but this production was well-paced – and this heartwarming and captivating show was a pleasure to witness from start to finish."
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"It held my attention throughout – which old-school musicals don’t always do, but this production was well-paced – and this heartwarming and captivating show was a pleasure to witness from start to finish."
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My Fair Lady - The Mill at Sonning | Review
My Fair Lady premiered on Broadway in 1956 and is set at the turn of the twentieth century, when there were still plenty of people employed in domestic service.
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December 1, 2025 at 12:11 PM
My Fair Lady - The Mill at Sonning | Review
"It held my attention throughout – which old-school musicals don’t always do, but this production was well-paced – and this heartwarming and captivating show was a pleasure to witness from start to finish."
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"It held my attention throughout – which old-school musicals don’t always do, but this production was well-paced – and this heartwarming and captivating show was a pleasure to witness from start to finish."
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Ring Ring - White Bear Theatre | Review
"Ring Ring feels rather tame, playing it safe rather than providing the kind of dramatic tension needed to make the sum of the parts greater than the whole."
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"Ring Ring feels rather tame, playing it safe rather than providing the kind of dramatic tension needed to make the sum of the parts greater than the whole."
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Ring Ring - White Bear Theatre | Review
Mobile telephones are far from ubiquitous in this play, despite it being called Ring Ring, and a pivotal moment in one of the ten scenes comes as a result of a
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December 1, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Ring Ring - White Bear Theatre | Review
"Ring Ring feels rather tame, playing it safe rather than providing the kind of dramatic tension needed to make the sum of the parts greater than the whole."
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"Ring Ring feels rather tame, playing it safe rather than providing the kind of dramatic tension needed to make the sum of the parts greater than the whole."
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Lovers Actually - The Other Palace | Review
"Chaos is abound in this energetic and boisterous production."
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"Chaos is abound in this energetic and boisterous production."
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Lovers Actually - The Other Palace | Review
This seasonal offering is a barrel of laughs – on one condition: you will need to know enough about the 2003 motion picture Love Actually to properly understa
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December 1, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Lovers Actually - The Other Palace | Review
"Chaos is abound in this energetic and boisterous production."
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"Chaos is abound in this energetic and boisterous production."
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David Copperfield - Jermyn Street Theatre | Review
"What proved entertaining in its own right was watching the cast attempt to keep up with the pace of the production..."
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"What proved entertaining in its own right was watching the cast attempt to keep up with the pace of the production..."
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David Copperfield - Jermyn Street Theatre | Review
Nineteen characters are shared between three actors, or to be more precise, eighteen are shared between two, and the third is the title character and narrator.
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December 1, 2025 at 12:02 PM
David Copperfield - Jermyn Street Theatre | Review
"What proved entertaining in its own right was watching the cast attempt to keep up with the pace of the production..."
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"What proved entertaining in its own right was watching the cast attempt to keep up with the pace of the production..."
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Petty Men - Arcola Theatre | Review
"I came away with more questions than answers thanks to this intriguing but baffling show."
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"I came away with more questions than answers thanks to this intriguing but baffling show."
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Petty Men - Arcola Theatre | Review
I suspect that if you know the script of Julius Caesar as well as actors in a production of it do, there’s much to be gleaned from long recitations of scenes
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December 1, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Petty Men - Arcola Theatre | Review
"I came away with more questions than answers thanks to this intriguing but baffling show."
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"I came away with more questions than answers thanks to this intriguing but baffling show."
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A Fairytale for Christmas - Dominion Theatre | Review
"A loud, delightful and enjoyable night out."
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"A loud, delightful and enjoyable night out."
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A Fairytale for Christmas - Dominion Theatre | Review
As the company of A Fairytale for Christmas broke into a rendering of ‘Feliz Navidad’, a song partly in Spanish recorded by singer-songwriter José Felician
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December 1, 2025 at 12:01 PM
A Fairytale for Christmas - Dominion Theatre | Review
"A loud, delightful and enjoyable night out."
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"A loud, delightful and enjoyable night out."
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Week beginning 30 November 2025
- Below the Treeline @thespacetheatre.bsky.social
- The Linbury Prize for Stage Design Exhibition 2025 @nationaltheatre.org.uk
- Q. E. D. - Drayton Arms Theatre
- Ebony Scrooge @sadlerswells.bsky.social
- A Christmas Carol @sheffieldtheatres.bsky.social
- Below the Treeline @thespacetheatre.bsky.social
- The Linbury Prize for Stage Design Exhibition 2025 @nationaltheatre.org.uk
- Q. E. D. - Drayton Arms Theatre
- Ebony Scrooge @sadlerswells.bsky.social
- A Christmas Carol @sheffieldtheatres.bsky.social
December 1, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Week beginning 30 November 2025
- Below the Treeline @thespacetheatre.bsky.social
- The Linbury Prize for Stage Design Exhibition 2025 @nationaltheatre.org.uk
- Q. E. D. - Drayton Arms Theatre
- Ebony Scrooge @sadlerswells.bsky.social
- A Christmas Carol @sheffieldtheatres.bsky.social
- Below the Treeline @thespacetheatre.bsky.social
- The Linbury Prize for Stage Design Exhibition 2025 @nationaltheatre.org.uk
- Q. E. D. - Drayton Arms Theatre
- Ebony Scrooge @sadlerswells.bsky.social
- A Christmas Carol @sheffieldtheatres.bsky.social
Jack and the Beanstalk - Lyric Hammersmith Theatre | Review
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
"Contemporary, relevant and above all, a lot of fun."
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⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
"Contemporary, relevant and above all, a lot of fun."
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Jack and the Beanstalk - Lyric Hammersmith Theatre | Review
I wouldn’t have thought there are very many people who go to the panto for the narrative, and it’s almost always possible to forgive a thin storyline if the
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November 23, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Jack and the Beanstalk - Lyric Hammersmith Theatre | Review
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
"Contemporary, relevant and above all, a lot of fun."
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⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
"Contemporary, relevant and above all, a lot of fun."
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Jobsworth - Park Theatre | Review
"The hustle and struggle is real in this comprehensive and focused performance."
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"The hustle and struggle is real in this comprehensive and focused performance."
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Jobsworth - Park Theatre | Review
Watching this narrative unfold, I was reminded of a recent tribunal claim for unfair dismissal brought by Mulikat Ogumodede, who worked 17 hours per day as a cl
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November 23, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Jobsworth - Park Theatre | Review
"The hustle and struggle is real in this comprehensive and focused performance."
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"The hustle and struggle is real in this comprehensive and focused performance."
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End - National Theatre (Dorfman) | Review
"Overall, a thoughtful and poignant experience."
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"Overall, a thoughtful and poignant experience."
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End - National Theatre | Review
Set in north London in 2016 – the year of ‘that’ referendum, this deeply personal play’s two on-stage characters have other things on the forefront of t
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November 23, 2025 at 11:07 PM
End - National Theatre (Dorfman) | Review
"Overall, a thoughtful and poignant experience."
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"Overall, a thoughtful and poignant experience."
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Ride the Cyclone - Southwark Playhouse Elephant | Review
"Strangely delightful and beautifully devoid of sentimentality, it’s a baffling yet boisterous production."
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"Strangely delightful and beautifully devoid of sentimentality, it’s a baffling yet boisterous production."
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Ride the Cyclone - Southwark Playhouse Elephant | Review
The critical incident in Ride the Cyclone has already happened before the narrative kicks in: The Cyclone is a rollercoaster ride. Or at least, it was, until a
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November 23, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Ride the Cyclone - Southwark Playhouse Elephant | Review
"Strangely delightful and beautifully devoid of sentimentality, it’s a baffling yet boisterous production."
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"Strangely delightful and beautifully devoid of sentimentality, it’s a baffling yet boisterous production."
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Drifting - Southwark Playhouse Borough | Review
"A nuanced and intriguing production that underlines how we are, in the end, masters of our own destiny, and not merely victims or survivors of circumstances."
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"A nuanced and intriguing production that underlines how we are, in the end, masters of our own destiny, and not merely victims or survivors of circumstances."
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Drifting - Southwark Playhouse Borough | Review
This play is a wonderful example of how telling a story in forward chronological order works, and works well. Having been hit by a bout of fatigue in the twelve
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November 23, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Drifting - Southwark Playhouse Borough | Review
"A nuanced and intriguing production that underlines how we are, in the end, masters of our own destiny, and not merely victims or survivors of circumstances."
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"A nuanced and intriguing production that underlines how we are, in the end, masters of our own destiny, and not merely victims or survivors of circumstances."
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Precipice - New Diorama Theatre | Review
Timehopping between centuries, badly. Didn't work for me.
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Timehopping between centuries, badly. Didn't work for me.
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Precipice - New Diorama Theatre | Review
It’s bad enough when a show insists on timehopping between decades. This production goes to what is naturally the next level up from that, timehopping between
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November 23, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Precipice - New Diorama Theatre | Review
Timehopping between centuries, badly. Didn't work for me.
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Timehopping between centuries, badly. Didn't work for me.
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Week beginning 23 November 2025
- A Fairytale for Christmas @dominiontheatre.bsky.social
- Petty Men @arcolatheatre.bsky.social
- David Copperfield @jstheatre.bsky.social
- Lovers Actually @theotherpalace.bsky.social
- Ring Ring - White Bear Theatre
- My Fair Lady - The Mill at Sonning
- A Fairytale for Christmas @dominiontheatre.bsky.social
- Petty Men @arcolatheatre.bsky.social
- David Copperfield @jstheatre.bsky.social
- Lovers Actually @theotherpalace.bsky.social
- Ring Ring - White Bear Theatre
- My Fair Lady - The Mill at Sonning
November 23, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Week beginning 23 November 2025
- A Fairytale for Christmas @dominiontheatre.bsky.social
- Petty Men @arcolatheatre.bsky.social
- David Copperfield @jstheatre.bsky.social
- Lovers Actually @theotherpalace.bsky.social
- Ring Ring - White Bear Theatre
- My Fair Lady - The Mill at Sonning
- A Fairytale for Christmas @dominiontheatre.bsky.social
- Petty Men @arcolatheatre.bsky.social
- David Copperfield @jstheatre.bsky.social
- Lovers Actually @theotherpalace.bsky.social
- Ring Ring - White Bear Theatre
- My Fair Lady - The Mill at Sonning
Possum Trot - Theatre at the Tabard | Review
"...there were moments of humour in amongst the despair and bad news that restore one’s faith in humanity. A thoughtful and engaging production."
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"...there were moments of humour in amongst the despair and bad news that restore one’s faith in humanity. A thoughtful and engaging production."
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Possum Trot - Theatre at the Tabard | Review
Some people have concerns about the number of people moving into their area, or to be more specific, the lack of new housing and infrastructure being built to a
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November 15, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Possum Trot - Theatre at the Tabard | Review
"...there were moments of humour in amongst the despair and bad news that restore one’s faith in humanity. A thoughtful and engaging production."
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"...there were moments of humour in amongst the despair and bad news that restore one’s faith in humanity. A thoughtful and engaging production."
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The Gardening Club - New Wimbledon Theatre | Review
"In a world that seems overly slanted towards anger and aggression, this story, told with sensitivity and compassion, deserves a wider audience."
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"In a world that seems overly slanted towards anger and aggression, this story, told with sensitivity and compassion, deserves a wider audience."
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The Gardening Club - New Wimbledon Theatre | Review
Roe v. Wade was an important case in American history: in January 1973, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that the Constitution of the United States
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November 15, 2025 at 10:16 PM
The Gardening Club - New Wimbledon Theatre | Review
"In a world that seems overly slanted towards anger and aggression, this story, told with sensitivity and compassion, deserves a wider audience."
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"In a world that seems overly slanted towards anger and aggression, this story, told with sensitivity and compassion, deserves a wider audience."
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After Sunday - Bush Theatre | Review
"A gritty and heartfelt portrayal of a world which relatively few people, by default, know very much about."
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"A gritty and heartfelt portrayal of a world which relatively few people, by default, know very much about."
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After Sunday - Bush Theatre | Review
Wowsers. There’s a new play out there that tells its story in forward chronological order, and doesn’t confusingly bounce back and forth between years or ev
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November 15, 2025 at 10:15 PM
After Sunday - Bush Theatre | Review
"A gritty and heartfelt portrayal of a world which relatively few people, by default, know very much about."
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"A gritty and heartfelt portrayal of a world which relatively few people, by default, know very much about."
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Coven - Kiln Theatre | Review
"...the ‘happy ending’, inverted commas mine, doesn’t ultimately feel entirely earned, given that there were no winners in this dark chapter of England’s past."
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"...the ‘happy ending’, inverted commas mine, doesn’t ultimately feel entirely earned, given that there were no winners in this dark chapter of England’s past."
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Coven - Kiln Theatre | Review
For a show set in Lancashire, far too many characters’ accents were from somewhere significantly further south. Accordingly, this isn’t a show that even att
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November 15, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Coven - Kiln Theatre | Review
"...the ‘happy ending’, inverted commas mine, doesn’t ultimately feel entirely earned, given that there were no winners in this dark chapter of England’s past."
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"...the ‘happy ending’, inverted commas mine, doesn’t ultimately feel entirely earned, given that there were no winners in this dark chapter of England’s past."
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