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- Eliza Eggler
Set in Memphis on the Nile's West bank during the old kingdom, Verdi's masterpiece Aida tells a tale of forbidden love set against a backdrop of war.
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- Eliza Eggler
Apart from the discrepancies in the standard of singing and the gloomy lighting design which makes for a dark show, Les Mis is a really great piece of contemporary theatre.
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- Penny Spirou
Everybody Loves Lucy is a short and sweet foray into the world of Lucille Ball, accompanied by all of its glorious ups and downs.
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- Daniel Morgan Potts
When The Rain Stops Falling is a very good play and this is a cracking production.
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- Rebecca Whitton
In this reworking of the Electra myth, writers Jada Alberts and Anne-Louise Sarks remain true to the heightened style of Greek tragedy, using archetypal characters to keep the narrative tightly focussed on the major theme of the tragedy of intergenerational family violence.
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- Jodi McAlister
The name Caress/Ache offers a picture of what the show should be like – a delicate caress, a subtle ache. Sadly, this production does not live up to the play’s name: instead of a caress, this is a sledgehammer.
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- Jodi McAlister
We laugh in the right places, and marvel appropriately at John Bell’s pitch perfect rendition of the iconic Seven Ages of Man speech. But, Bell aside, there’s not much in here to elevate this production above the serviceable.
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