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‘Fun without meaning, without agenda, without malice’: VIPER SQUAD – Colab Tavern

In London theatre, Native, Opinion, Other Recent Articles, Plays, Reviews by Shanine Salmon22nd February 2022Leave a Comment

One thing that I have really, really missed over the last two years is just good plain fun. This is what Viper Squad has in spades.

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‘The producers know what their audience want & give it to them’: DIRTY DANCING – West End

In London theatre, Musicals, Opinion, Other Recent Articles, Reviews by Shanine Salmon21st February 2022Leave a Comment

The iconic 1980s romance is re-worked for the stage in this straightforward but energetic production. Full confession: I grew up obsessed with Dirty Dancing, and I kind of still am.

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‘A chance to get inside & interact with the Whoniverse’: DOCTOR WHO: Time Fracture – Unit Headquarters ★★★★

In Immersive, London theatre, Opinion, Other Recent Articles, Plays, Reviews by Shanine Salmon11th January 2022Leave a Comment

Designing an immersive experience for an audience as obsessive as Doctor Who fans would seem almost completely impossible.

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‘It charmingly epitomises the Jazz Age’: GATSBY THE MUSICAL – Southwark Playhouse ★★★

In London theatre, Musicals, Opinion, Other Recent Articles, Reviews by Shanine Salmon4th January 2022Leave a Comment

F Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby was first published nearly 100 years ago yet it still continues to inspire modern adaptations and interpretations.

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‘A refreshing & exhilarating companion piece to Jaws’: THE SHARK IS BROKEN – West End

In London theatre, Opinion, Other Recent Articles, Plays, Reviews by Shanine Salmon3rd January 2022Leave a Comment

Theatrical spinoffs from popular movies are usually ill-conceived and redundant; a double whammy from which you’re less likely to come back than Chrissie Watkins after a swim off the beaches of Amity Island.

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‘It has enough of the film’s DNA to engender the good feeling of old’: BACK TO THE FUTURE – West End

In London theatre, Musicals, Opinion, Other Recent Articles, Reviews by Shanine Salmon28th December 2021Leave a Comment

I’m a huge fan of Back to the Future. I saw it for the first time in January 1986 and maybe a hundred times since.

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‘A political fairy tale but one worth reading to your kids’: BEST OF ENEMIES – Young Vic Theatre

In London theatre, Opinion, Other Recent Articles, Plays, Reviews by Shanine Salmon19th December 2021Leave a Comment

James Graham finds an analogue for today’s culture war in 1968 USA care of Gore Vidal and William F Buckley.

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‘Bringing West End glitz & glamour to regional theatres’: CHICAGO – Touring

In Musicals, Opinion, Other Recent Articles, Reviews by Shanine Salmon13th December 2021Leave a Comment

Theatre, still recovering from economic and talent loss, following Covid-19 is understandably taking a safe approach to productions.

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‘An entertaining & engaging production’: RUMBLE! – Drayton Arms Theatre

In Featured Shows, London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Shanine Salmon2nd December 2021Leave a Comment

Business and boxing collide in this revival of Yasir Senna’s play by Razor Sharp Productions. Alisha Harper-Gill is on the ropes, fighting for her career.

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‘A worthwhile take on a much-loved classic’: ABIGAIL’S PARTY – Park Theatre

In Features, London theatre, Musicals, News, Opinion, Other Recent Articles, Plays, Press Releases, Reviews by Shanine Salmon29th November 2021Leave a Comment

The first thing you’ll notice when you enter the auditorium is the incredible set design which brings you right into Beverley and Laurence Moss’s decadent lounge.

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‘A fast-paced cross between an immersive show & an escape room’: THE DROP – Swamp Motel ★★★★★

In London theatre, Opinion, Other Recent Articles, Plays, Reviews by Shanine Salmon25th November 2021Leave a Comment

You gather in an unassuming office reception to start – looking much like any of the thousands of office receptions in the surrounding part of the city.

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‘Perfectly captures how easy it is to slip into war’: OLD BRIDGE – Bush Theatre

In London theatre, Opinion, Other Recent Articles, Plays, Reviews by Shanine Salmon12th November 2021Leave a Comment

A young woman listens to pop music on headphones. The people around her can’t hear it. We, the audience, can – a bit. But it’s a solitary experience; unshared. Something universal is also isolating.

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‘If you haven’t yet seen it, believe the hype’: SIX THE MUSICAL – West End

In London theatre, Musicals, Opinion, Other Recent Articles, Reviews by Shanine Salmon11th November 2021Leave a Comment

I like Six because it is short, the costumes look amazing, it focuses on female talent from the six leading queens to the backing band and it has a range of songs and talent rarely seen in many musicals.

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‘Unrelenting epic-ness’: BAT OUT OF HELL – Touring

In Musicals, Opinion, Other Recent Articles, Regional theatre, Reviews by Shanine Salmon27th October 2021Leave a Comment

Fans will no doubt revel in recognition of their favourite songs during this rock opera based upon the epic power ballads of Meatloaf and Jim Steinman.

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‘The denouement is among Agatha Christie’s finest’: WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION – County Hall

In London theatre, Opinion, Other Recent Articles, Plays, Reviews by Shanine Salmon24th October 2021Leave a Comment

Lucy Bailey’s site-specific production of Agatha Christie’s courtroom drama has returned to London County Hall, after a lengthy, if unplanned adjournment, and remains one of the most effective theatrical settings in London.

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‘This is a fun, almost frothy, show’: LUCK BE A LADY – Upstairs at the Gatehouse ★★★★

In London theatre, Musicals, Opinion, Other Recent Articles, Reviews by Shanine Salmon15th October 2021Leave a Comment

In this one-woman show, writer and performer Beth Burrows fascinates her audience even as she exposes some of the flaws of her famous male subjects: Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly and Frank Sinatra.

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‘There is a real understanding of that teenage desire to be someone else’: LATELY – London & Coventry ★★★★

In Featured Shows, London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Regional theatre, Reviews by Shanine Salmon14th October 2021Leave a Comment

God, teenagers. Don’t you just want to shake them sometimes? Scream at them that their lives are a marathon, not a sprint.

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‘Just as Shakespeare would have intended’: THE SCOTTISH PLAY – Bard in a Yard

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews, Touring by Shanine Salmon15th June 2021Leave a Comment

The intimate and interactive nature of the setting meant that we, the audience, were completely immersed in the performance of The Scottish Play.

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‘Celebrating your unashamed uniqueness’: ALYSSA : MEMOIRS OF A QUEEN – Vaudeville Theatre

In London theatre, Musicals, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Shanine Salmon10th June 2021Leave a Comment

In Alyssa: Memoirs of a Queen, primped, preened and double vaxxed, Alyssa not so much dominates the stage as blows it up entirely.

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‘One of the most stunning performances I have seen onstage’: CRUISE – Duchess Theatre

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Shanine Salmon24th May 2021Leave a Comment

Jack Holden’s Cruise is a timely look at LGBT history, for fans of Russell T Davies’ It’s a Sin it touches on similar themes of 80s London in the shadow of the HIV/AIDS pandemic. It is a celebration of the culture, the music, the sex and people who were loved and lost.

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