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📣▪️ REVIEW | THE NUTCRACKER at North Wall
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💬▪️ “newcomers of all ages will enjoy this playful and imaginative production”
📖▪️ thespyinthestalls.com/2025/12/the-nutcracker-3/
📷▪️ Geraint Lewis
👉▪️ @creationtheatre.bsky.social
#️⃣▪️ #Theatre #Review #thespyinthestalls #TheNutcracker
THE NUTCRACKER review by thespyinthestalls at The North Wall
review of THE NUTCRACKER | The North Wall | thespyinthestalls | 4 stars | Creation Theatre’s alternative version of The Nutcracker
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December 7, 2025 at 11:31 AM
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📣▪️ REVIEW | EBONY SCROOGE at Sadler's Wells East
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💬▪️ “a heartfelt tale of legacy and healing”
📖▪️ thespyinthestalls.com/2025/12/ebony-scrooge/
📷▪️ Pamela Raith
👉▪️ @sadlerswells.bsky.social
#️⃣▪️ #review #thespyinthestalls #EbonyScrooge #SadlersWells #dance
EBONY SCROOGE review by thespyinthestalls at Sadler's Wells
review of EBONY SCROOGE | Sadler's Wells East | thespyinthestalls | 4 stars | You might ask if we have any room for another
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December 7, 2025 at 11:26 AM
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📣▪️ REVIEW | THE SNOW QUEEN: A WOODLAND ADVENTURE at the Albany Theatre
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💬▪️ “a glowing winter treat for the very young and for anyone still young at heart”
📖▪️ thespyinthestalls.com/2025/12/the-snow-queen-2/
📷▪️ Roswitha Chesher
👉▪️ @mobiustheatre.bsky.social
#️⃣▪️ #TheSnowQueenDeptford #Review
THE SNOW QUEEN: A WOODLAND ADVENTURE review
review of THE SNOW QUEEN: A WOODLAND ADVENTURE | Albany Theatre | thespyinthestalls | 4 stars | What if the joyful heart of winter turned cold
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December 7, 2025 at 11:21 AM
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📣▪️ REVIEW | PETER PAN: A PANTOMIME ADVENTURE at Greenwich Theatre
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💬▪️ “cheeky, cheerful and utterly charming”
📖▪️ thespyinthestalls.com/2025/12/peter-pan-2/
👉▪️ @chloenelkin.bsky.social
#️⃣▪️ #review #panto #thespyinthestalls
PETER PAN: A PANTOMIME ADVENTURE review
review of PETER PAN: A PANTOMIME ADVENTURE | Greenwich Theatre | thespyinthestalls | 4 stars | Looking for a panto to keep you laughing
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December 6, 2025 at 10:38 AM
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📣▪️ REVIEW | POTTED PANTO at Wilton's Music Hall
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💬▪️ “an incredibly creative and comical work of genius”
📖▪️ thespyinthestalls.com/2025/12/potted-panto-6
📷▪️ Geraint Lewis
#️⃣▪️ #review #thespyinthestalls #FestiveRecommendation
POTTED PANTO review by thespyinthestalls at Wilton's Music Hall
review of POTTED PANTO | Wilton's Music Hall | thespyinthestalls | 5 stars | Potted Panto is a brilliant, fun and hilarious
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December 6, 2025 at 10:28 AM
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📣▪️ REVIEW | BEAUTY AND THE BEAST: A HORNY LOVE STORY at Charing Cross Theatre
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💬▪️ “it’s a joy to watch the exuberant camaraderie spread among the cast”
📖▪️ thespyinthestalls.com/2025/12/beauty-and-the-beast-3
📷▪️ Steve Gregson
#️⃣▪️ #review #panto #thespyinthestalls #FestiveRecommendations
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST: A HORNY LOVE STORY review
review of BEAUTY AND THE BEAST: A HORNY LOVE STORY | Charing Cross Theatre | thespyinthestalls | 4 stars | When Gabrielle-Suzannes
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December 5, 2025 at 11:12 AM
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📣▪️ REVIEW | CINDERELLA at Hackney Empire
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💬▪️ “Sumptuous, hilarious, sparkling and completely over the top”
📖▪️ thespyinthestalls.com/2025/12/cinderella-8/
📷▪️ Mark Senior
👉▪️ @hackneyempire.bsky.social
#️⃣▪️ #thespyinthestalls #review #theatre #panto #FestiveRecommendation
CINDERELLA review by thespyinthestalls at Hackney Empire
review of CINDERELLA | Hackney Empire | thespyinthestalls | 4 stars | The most magical thing about watching Cinderella is that you
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December 5, 2025 at 10:49 AM
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📣▪️ REVIEW | THE LIAR, THE BITCH AND THE WARDROBE at the Union Theatre
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💬▪️ “a panto that doesn’t so much open the closet door as kick it clean off its hinges”
📖▪️ thespyinthestalls.com/2025/12/the-liar
📷▪️ Ben Bull
#️⃣▪️ #thespyinthestalls #review #panto
THE LIAR, THE BITCH AND THE WARDROBE review
review of THE LIAR, THE BITCH AND THE WARDROBE | Union Theatre | thespyinthestalls | 3 stars | There are few tasks in theatre more
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December 5, 2025 at 10:04 AM
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📣▪️ REVIEW | MOUNTAINS AND SEAS–SONG OF TODAY at the Omnibus Theatre
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💬▪️ “striking, often intellectually stimulating, and performed with deep commitment”
📖▪️ thespyinthestalls.com/2025/12/mountains-and-seas
📷▪️ Jamie Baker
👉▪️ @omnibustheatre.bsky.social
#️⃣▪️ #thespyinthestalls #review #theatre
MOUNTAINS AND SEAS - SONG OF TODAY review
review of MOUNTAINS AND SEAS - SONG OF TODAY | Omnibus Theatre | thespyinthestalls | 3 stars | How do we stage myth
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December 4, 2025 at 11:59 AM
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📣▪️ REVIEW | THE CHRISTMAS THING at Seven Dials Playhouse
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💬▪️ “a heartwarming celebration of the spirit of Christmas”
📖▪️ thespyinthestalls.com/2025/12/the-christmas-thing
📷▪️ Nia Visser
#️⃣▪️ #review #thespyinthestalls #FamilyEntertainment
THE CHRISTMAS THING review by thespyinthestalls
review of THE CHRISTMAS THING | Seven Dials Playhouse | thespyinthestalls | 5 stars | The Christmas Thing is a skit based on traditional
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December 4, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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📣▪️ REVIEW | SISTER NATIVITY at the Drayton Arms Theatre
🎭▪️ ⭐⭐⭐½
💬▪️ “an effective production with great potential”
📖▪️ thespyinthestalls.com/2025/12/sister-nativity
#️⃣▪️ #thespyinthestalls #review #theatre
SISTER NATIVITY review by thespyinthestalls at Drayton Arms
review of SISTER NATIVITY | Drayton Arms | thespyinthestalls | 3.5 stars | Sister Nativity (Emily Millwood) squints towards the bright yellow
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December 3, 2025 at 11:57 AM
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📣▪️ REVIEW | THE GREAT CHRISTMAS FEAST at The Lost Estate
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💬▪️ “This sumptuous fusion of storytelling, theatre, music and feasting is second to none”
📖▪️ thespyinthestalls.com/2025/12/the-great-christmas-feast/
📷▪️ Hanson Leatherby
#️⃣▪️ #review #thespyinthestalls #ChristmasFeast #Immersive
THE GREAT CHRISTMAS FEAST review by thespyinthestalls
review of THE GREAT CHRISTMAS FEAST | The Lost Estate | thespyinthestalls | 5 stars | Charles Dickens was thirty-one when he sat down to
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December 3, 2025 at 10:39 AM
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📣▪️ REVIEW | PRIVATE VIEW at Soho Theatre
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💬▪️ “clever, unsettling writing that refuses simple answers”
📖▪️ thespyinthestalls.com/2025/12/private-view/
📷▪️ Ciara Robinson
👉▪️ @sohotheatre.bsky.social
#️⃣▪️ #thespyinthestalls #review #theatre
PRIVATE VIEW review by thespyinthestalls at Soho Theatre
review of PRIVATE VIEW | Soho Theatre | thespyinthestalls | 4 stars | Don’t let the short running time fool you. Private View is a rich
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December 3, 2025 at 9:48 AM
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📣▪️ REVIEW | MS. HOLMES & MS. WATSON – APT 2B at the Arcola Theatre
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💬▪️ “a funny show that does a fine job in entertaining its audience”
📖▪️ thespyinthestalls.com/2025/12/ms-holmes/
📷▪️ Alex Brenner
👉▪️ @arcolatheatre.bsky.social
#️⃣▪️ #thespyinthestalls #review #theatre
MS. HOLMES & MS. WATSON - APT 2B review thespyinthestalls
review of MS. HOLMES & MS. WATSON - APT 2B | Arcola Theatre | thespyinthestalls | 3 stars | It’s clear from the moment actor Tendai
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December 2, 2025 at 10:54 AM
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📣▪️ REVIEW | THE LITTLE MERMAID at the Watermill Theatre
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💬▪️ “an exquisite blend of the ordinary and the magical”
📖▪️ thespyinthestalls.com/2025/12/the-little-mermaid
📷▪️ Pamela Raith
👉▪️ @watermilltheatre.bsky.social
#️⃣▪️ #thespyinthestalls #review #FamilyEntertainment
THE LITTLE MERMAID review by thespyinthestalls at Watermill
review of THE LITTLE MERMAID | Watermill Theatre | thespyinthestalls | 4 stars | The Watermill Theatre is no stranger to water as
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December 1, 2025 at 10:44 AM
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📣▪️ REVIEW | LIVE AT THE WORKS WITH RUSSELL KANE at Woolwich Works
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💬▪️ “an uproariously funny yet sharply insightful night”
📖▪️ thespyinthestalls.com/2025/11/live-at-the-works
#️⃣▪️ #review #thespyinthestalls #comedy
LIVE AT THE WORKS WITH RUSSELL KANE review
review of LIVE AT THE WORKS WITH RUSSELL KANE | Woolwich Works | thespyinthestalls | 5 stars | Woolwich Works’ flagship comedy night
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November 30, 2025 at 9:50 AM
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📣▪️ REVIEW | THE GRUFFALO'S CHILD at the Lyric Theatre | UK Tour
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💬▪️ “playful, imaginative and full of heart”
📖▪️ thespyinthestalls.com/2025/11/the-gruffalos-child/
📷▪️ Charles Flint
#️⃣▪️ #thespyinthestalls #review #Childrenstheatre
THE GRUFFALO'S CHILD review by thespyinthestalls
review of THE GRUFFALO'S CHILD | Lyric Theatre | thespyinthestalls | 4 stars | Tall Stories returns with another charming
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November 29, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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📣▪️ REVIEW | COMEDY OF ERRORS REMIXED at The Courtyard Theatre
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💬▪️ “a uniquely impressive experience”
📖▪️ thespyinthestalls.com/2025/11/come...
#️⃣▪️ #review #thespyinthestalls #theatre
COMEDY OF ERRORS REMIXED review by thespyinthestalls
review of COMEDY OF ERRORS REMIXED | Courtyard Theatre | thespyinthestalls | 5 stars | Intermission Theatre is the London platform
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November 29, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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📣▪️ REVIEW | MY FAIR LADY at The Mill at Sonning
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💬▪️ “a wonderfully stylish presentation, and an absolute joy”
📖▪️ thespyinthestalls.com/2025/11/my-fair-lady/
📷▪️ Pamela Raith

#️⃣▪️ #thespyinthestalls #review #theatre
MY FAIR LADY review by thespyinthestalls at The Mill at Sonning
review of MY FAIR LADY | The Mill at Sonning | thespyinthestalls | 4 stars | Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe’s “My Fair Lady”,
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November 29, 2025 at 10:49 AM
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📣▪️ REVIEW | TESTO at the Purcell Room, Southbank
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💬▪️ “provocative, inventive and daringly experimental”
📖▪️ thespyinthestalls.com/2025/11/testo/
📷▪️ Lesley Martin
👉▪️ @southbankcentre
#️⃣▪️ #thespyinthestalls #review
TESTO review by thespyinthestalls at Purcell Room
review of TESTO | Purcell Room | thespyinthestalls | 3 stars | Award winning drag artist, Wet Mess, closes the 2025 tour of their first f
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November 29, 2025 at 9:19 AM
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🎶 It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas ...

🎭 Our seasonal show reviews are coming in. The top rated will appear on our 'Recommendations for the Festive Period' page

🎄 There's panto, variety, children's shows and so much more

🖥️ thespyinthestalls.com/christmas-shows/
November 23, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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📣▪️ REVIEW | THE GRIM at Southwark Playhouse Borough
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💬▪️ “sharp lines and spirited performances throughout”
📖▪️ thespyinthestalls.com/2025/11/the-grim/
📷▪️ Molly Jackson-French
👉▪️ @swkplay.bsky.social @chloenelkin.bsky.social
#️⃣▪️ #thespyinthestalls #review #theatre
THE GRIM review by thespyinthestalls at Southwark Playhouse
review of THE GRIM | Southwark Playhouse Borough | thespyinthestalls | 3 stars | A tiled backdrop and a stainless steel
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November 28, 2025 at 10:59 AM
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📣▪️ REVIEW | CINDERELLA at Theatre Royal Windsor
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💬▪️ “the perfect way to kick off the festive season”
📖▪️ thespyinthestalls.com/2025/11/cinderella-7/
📷▪️ Jack Merriman
👉▪️ @theatrewindsor.bsky.social
#️⃣▪️ #review #thespyinthestalls #Panto
CINDERELLA review by thespyinthestalls at Theatre Royal Windsor
review of CINDERELLA | Theatre Royal Windsor | thespyinthestalls | 5 stars | If you google ‘key ingredients of a
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November 28, 2025 at 9:58 AM
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▪️ REVIEW | THE LOST LIBRARY OF LEAKE STREET at The Glitch
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💬▪️ “Sweet without being saccharine, this show offers a gentle reminder that the real magic of Christmas lies in connection”
📖▪️ thespyinthestalls.com/2025/11/the-lost-library-of-leake-street
📷▪️ Phoebe Dyer
#️⃣▪️ #thespyinthestalls #review
THE LOST LIBRARY OF LEAKE STREET review
review of THE LOST LIBRARY OF LEAKE STREET | The Glitch | thespyinthestalls | 4 stars | Are you ready for some Christmas magic? Well by st
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November 28, 2025 at 9:39 AM
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📣▪️ REVIEW | RED at Chickenshed Theatre
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💬▪️ “bursting with imagination, energy and heart”
📖▪️ thespyinthestalls.com/2025/11/red/
📷▪️ Mark Field
👉▪️ @chickenshed.bsky.social
#️⃣▪️ #review #thespyinthestalls #CSRED
RED review by thespyinthestalls at Chickenshed Theatre
review of RED | Chickenshed Theatre | thespyinthestalls | 5 stars | Red reimagines the familiar tale of Red Riding Hood
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November 28, 2025 at 8:24 AM