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‘An intriguing take on modern gay male sex lives’: THE GRASS IS ALWAYS GRINDR/A GAY VICTORIAN AFFAIR – YouTube

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Ian Foster26th April 2018Leave a Comment

In The Grass Is Always Grindr web series writer Patrick Cash and director Luke Davies delve deep into Grindr and question what the hook-up app is doing to the community and the ways in which we communicate to each other.

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‘A powerful sense of a history that needs to be shared’: Mountains: The Dreams of Lily Kwok – Stratford Circus & Touring

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Ian Foster25th April 2018Leave a Comment

Based on Helen Tse’s memoir Sweet Mandarin, In-Sook Chappell’s Mountains – The Dreams of Lily Kwok probes into the family history of the three generations of women behind the famous Manchester restaurant also named Sweet Mandarin.






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‘Dance ten, everything else five’: STRICTLY BALLROOM THE MUSICAL — West End

In London theatre, Musicals, Opinion, Reviews, Sticky, Ticket recommendations by Ian Foster25th April 2018Leave a Comment

What it is is a strong piece of musical theatre. Drew McOnie may be the director but he’s a choreographer through and through and it is here that Strictly Ballroom shines.






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‘The kind of show that is beyond critique’: BAT OUT OF HELL – West End

In London theatre, Musicals, Opinion, Reviews, Ticket recommendations by Ian Foster23rd April 2018Leave a Comment

Newly installed at the Dominion Theatre, after runs in Manchester, Toronto and at the Coliseum last year, Bat Out of Hell has lost little of the bizarre, baffling energy that saw it find a very devoted audience.






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‘Truly awe-inspiring’: ETHIOPIAN DREAMS – Underbelly

In Circus, Festivals, London theatre, Opinion, Reviews by Ian Foster22nd April 2018Leave a Comment

Circus Abyssinia: Ethiopian Dreams traces a true-life story of two Ethiopian brothers who were also responsible for founding the first circus in their country.






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‘Shimmers with a sense of real quality’: AN OFFICER & A GENTLEMAN – Touring

In Musicals, Opinion, Reviews, Touring by Ian Foster21st April 2018Leave a Comment

An Officer and a Gentleman, beginning its national tour at Curve Leicester, is a show that is unashamedly feel-good, even through its darker moments, and just waiting to sweep you off your feet.






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A unique & relaxed vibe’: JOHN BARROWMAN & SETH RUDETSKY – Leicester Square Theatre

In Cabaret, London theatre, Opinion, Reviews by Ian Foster20th April 2018Leave a Comment

John Barrowman’s force of personality means the anecdotes flow out of him with barely any prompting from the wonderfully acerbic Seth Rudetsky, but with such a storied career he’s certainly earned the right to tell them.






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‘Something really quite intriguing’: INSTRUCTIONS FOR CORRECT ASSEMBLY – Royal Court Theatre

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Ian Foster18th April 2018Leave a Comment

The result in Instructions for Correct Assembly at the Royal Court may be that we’re not as moved as we feel we ought to be, though there’s much dark wit here. Maybe we’re the problem.






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‘Adrienne Warren’s performance makes it worth the while’: TINA THE MUSICAL – West End

In London theatre, Musicals, Opinion, Reviews, Ticket recommendations by Ian Foster18th April 2018Leave a Comment

With the almighty back catalogue of Tina Turner to call on, there’s a thrilling sense of energy in Tina the Musical which is perfectly encapsulated in the star-making performance of a fricking amazing Adrienne Warren.






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‘I loved the elegant, artistic touches’: Relentless Unstoppable Human Machine – Roundhouse

In Circus, Festivals, London theatre, Opinion, Reviews by Ian Foster14th April 2018Leave a Comment

Opening this year’s CircusFest, Pirates of the Carabina’s Relentless Unstoppable Human Machine offers gentle delights at the Roundhouse.






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