Just a quickie for this revisit to Follies, which remains as perfect a piece of musical theatre as I could hope for. I loved it then but I really love it now.
‘A simply outstanding piece of musical theatre’: FOLLIES – National Theatre
The Olivier Award-winning Follies returns to the National Theatre in richer, deeper, more resonant form and just blows me away.
‘Scoring top marks across the board’: FOLLIES – National Theatre ★★★★★
Eighteen months on and with a couple of well-placed casting changes Stephen Sondheim’s Follies returns to the National Theatre with the excellence of this devastating musical a breath of fresh air amidst a slew of disappointing recent openings in the capital.
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Clare Burt makes her RSC debut in the lead role of Miss Littlewood, a new musical about theatre director, Joan Littlewood. Previews begin in the Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon on 22 June 2018.
‘Makes for compelling viewing’: DEVIL WITH THE BLUE DRESS – Bunker Theatre
I’ve never questioned why it’s known as the Monica Lewinsky scandal and not the Bill Clinton scandal – but I am now, having seen Devil With The Blue Dress, and I don’t think I’m the only one.
‘Gripping from start to finish’: DEVIL WITH THE BLUE DRESS – Bunker Theatre ★★★★
Devil With the Blue Dress is a sharp and incisive play that takes another look at an infamous part of US political history, with compelling performances from the cast of five – gripping from start to finish.
‘No fear in depicting different views of sisterhood’: DEVIL WITH THE BLUE DRESS – Bunker Theatre
Kevin Armento’s Devil With the Blue Dress at the Bunker Theatre is a brutal look back at the Monica Lewinsky scandal.
‘A pressing relevance for today’s audience’: DEVIL WITH THE BLUE DRESS – Bunker Theatre ★★★
The Clinton-Lewinsky scandal has a pressing relevance for today’s audience and with its talented cast, Devil With The Blue Dress will no doubt have a good run.
Critical consensus: National’s Follies revival is a sumptuous ensemble hit
What do you need to know about Dominic Cooke’s revival of Stephen Sondheim’s Follies at the National Theatre? It’s a great big, sumptuous, stellar hit.
FOLLIES – National Theatre
Using the original book with just a smattering of small changes, this is musical theatre close to its most luxurious, and a bittersweetly life-affirming thrill to watch.
NEWS: Full cast announced for Sondheim’s Follies at National
Full casting has been announced for the National Theatre’s forthcoming revival of Stephen Sondheim’s 1971 Broadway musical FOLLIES, which opens in the Olivier in September.