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- Heather Bloom
Between extreme pole dancing and disastrous magic tricks (intentional I hope) the troupe of misfits and eccentrics kept the audience entertained with their trickery and triumphs.
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- Dione Joseph
It is a credit to Clarke’s direction that a simplicity and eloquence were retained which ensured that the different narratives were always equally maintained.
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- Joanna Bowen
Motherf**ker with the Hat introduces five people: four former alcoholics and drug addicts – two fully reformed while the other two teeter on the edge – and one unashamed and unapologetic continued addict.
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- Heather Bloom
There are moments in theatre that leave you not quite breathless, yet they cause your heart to beat just that little bit faster, raise goose bumps on your skin and transport you into a character's life so seamlessly, it is as though the performance is just for you.
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- Heather Bloom
Enhanced through speech and at times song, Hamilton's story is both moving and humorous at the same time.
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- Nikki Spunde
Some of the acts are Burlesque Hour classics, others are all new, but any one of them would lift the tone of a regular burlesque night. To see them all together makes for a kind of super-charged theatrical experience.
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- Carol Middleton
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- Heather Bloom
Macbeth is a difficult feat to pull off and audiences are always looking for something new in the Scottish King's tale of betrayal and ruin while remaining faithful to the original text.
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