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Who Killed My Father review: ‘Hans Kesting is astounding in tale of a gay son and his homophobic father’
Ivo van Hove’s adaptation of Édouard Louis's 2018 novel is at London's Young Vic Theatre until 24 September.
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Cruise Review: Jack Holden ‘gives a tour de force performance’
Simon Button also writes "Cruise is a stirring, core-shaking piece of work that is by turns uplifting, distressing, comical, caustic, and nostalgic for a bygone era".
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Crazy For You Review: ‘one of the finest stagings of a musical you could ever hope to see’
Simon Button writes, "Five stars is our maximum rating. I’d give it ten if I could."
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101 Dalmatians Review: ‘a three-star musical in five-star clothing’
Simon Button writes: "The weakest link is Douglas Hodge’s music, which boasts not one single memorable tune".
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Grease Review: ‘There are worse things you could do than check it out’
Simon Button also writes that with new choreography and staging, this revival is full of surprises.
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Foxes Review: Dexter Flanders’ first play is ‘passionate and thought-provoking’
Simon Button also writes that first-time playwright Dexter Flanders has "written from the heart".
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Juniper and Jules Review: ‘a sharply observant comedy-drama’
Simon Button also writes that playwright Stephanie Martin is "an emerging talent with a strong voice".
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Oklahoma! Review: ‘Every single performance is a joy’ in the revival
Simon Button also writes the show is somewhat "muddled" with tonal shifts that don't always land.
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La Boheme Review: ‘opera at its most accessible’
Simon Button also writes that "the lyrics cleverly comically ground the story in reality".
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Jerusalem Review: a ‘three-hour, three-act miracle of modern theatre’
Simon Button writes of Mark Rylance's performance: "it’s impossible to imagine anyone else in the role".
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Six review: ‘Like seeing Little Mix joined by a couple of Spice Girls’
You can’t keep a good bunch of queens down for long, writes Simon Button
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The Normal Heart review: Seminal AIDS drama ‘still seethes with anger and passion’
Director Dominic Cooke "mines the humour as well as the tragedy", writes Simon Button.
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Singin’ in the Rain review: Strictly’s Kevin Clifton ‘a show-stealing revelation’
The show pays homage to Hollywood's golden era while also satirising it, writes Simon Button
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The Windsors Review: ‘the West End’s funniest new comedy’
Simon Button writes that there's "never a dull moment" in the show that takes the mick out of the Royal family.
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Tuck Shop review: ‘West End’s first-ever live drag season is anything but a drag’
"There’s something for everyone" in this series of London drag shows.
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Hairspray Review: ‘Ultimate feel-good show struts back in a bouffant-ed blaze of glory’
The 1960s-set musical "sounds a battle cry for race equality in a way its creators couldn’t possibly have envisioned", writes Simon Button
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‘Cruise’ at the Duchess Theatre review: A funny, sobering, and heart-warming look at the Aids crisis
Jack Holden's one-man show explores the hedonistic life of a gay man living in Soho in the 1980s.
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Theatre Review: Sexually-charged gay play ‘Between’
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Review | ‘Don Juan in Soho’ at Wyndham’s Theatre
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