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Horse-Play review: ‘a thoroughly enjoyable farce from start to finish’
Ian Hallard has created "a bit of silly, light-hearted fun”.
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Exclusive first-look images from kinky new comedy Horse-Play
One couple try to spice up their sex life with an evening in a dungeon.
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The Best UK Theatre to see in September 2022
From kinky comedy Horse-Play to the Mrs. Doubtfire musical, we round up this month’s must-sees.
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Elton John and Jake Shears’ Tammy Faye musical to debut in the UK in October
The Prom's Andrew Rannells is among the cast.
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‘Kinks? They don’t define my characters’: Meet the writer changing how older gay men’s sex lives are portrayed on stage
"Older gay men can be portrayed as predatory, creepy and sleazy - I thought it might be nice to help redress the balance," says Ian Hallard, writer of Horse-Play
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The Royal Albert Hall’s boss Craig Hassall says ‘cost is not the problem’ with theatre
Exclusive: In his Attitude Business Profile Craig Hassall expresses concern over the challenges facing the arts.
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Non-binary Joan of Arc star responds to criticism of new play: ‘it’s an exploration, it’s imagination, it’s fiction’
I, Joan will reimagine the Joan of Arc story with they/them pronouns.
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Callum Scott Howells is joining the cast of Cabaret as the Emcee in October
"It's going to be a ride."
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Hamilton musical didn’t authorise Texas church anti-gay performances
A post-show sermon compared homosexuality as a struggle alongside alcohol and drug addiction.
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Kinky Boots Review: Stunning Cedric Neal leads an ‘electrifying’ cast
Simon Button also writes that "Lola has never been better served than by Cedric Neal"
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South Pacific review: ‘a classy production that flounders in some areas’
Leading man Julian Ovenden is the "most handsome of performers with the richest of tenor voices", writes Simon Button.
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Cruise’s Jack Holden on bringing the 1980s Aids drama back to the West End
The Olivier nominated play returns once again.
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Sister Act review: ‘a laugh riot’
Simon Button also writes "there’s a lot of heart in this celebration of girl power".
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Bad Jews Review: ‘Comedy seldom comes as deliciously dark’
Simon Button also writes, "play is a ferociously funny and fascinating exploration of just how hard it is to cling to cultural identity in an increasingly homogenous world."
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The best UK theatre to see in August 2022
From the Billy Elliot revival to The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, we round up this month’s must-sees.
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Taron Egerton explains his decision to quit the West End play Cock
The Rocketman star said leaving the show was “one of the hardest decisions” to make.
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The best London theatre to see in July 2022
From Emilia Clarke's West End debut to queer drama Rapture, we round up this month's must-sees.
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Mad House review: ‘Stranger Things’ David Harbour is sensational in dysfunctional family drama’
Theresa Rebeck's play stars Bill Pullman as a terminally-ill patriarch and Harbour as his mentally struggling son.
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Jitney review: ‘August Wilson’s 1970s slow-burn still feels prescient’
The revival of Wilson's 1979 play about a group of Black men working at an unlicensed Pittburgh taxi firm is at London's Old Vic Theatre before embarking on a UK tour.
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Heartstopper’s Joe Locke and Will Gao to star in new play The Trials
Running 12-27 August 2022 at The Donmar Warehouse