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Stage

English National Ballet – The Forsythe Evening, Sadler’s Wells, stage review: ‘Bravado, bravery, and beauty’

By Gabriel Wilding | Tuesday 26 April 2022

The master’s choreography ‘leaps over genre boundaries yet still manages to keep the precision’

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BalletBoyz – Deluxe, Sadler’s Wells, stage review: ‘The two-year wait was absolutely worth it’

By Gabriel Wilding | Wednesday 30 March 2022

The company ‘understands even the darkest nooks of modern masculinity’

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Elizabeth I: Virgin on the Ridiculous, Living Spit, King’s Head Theatre, stage review: ‘A rip-roaring night out’

By Gabriel Wilding | Friday 11 March 2022

This Horrible Histories-style depiction of the monarch is ‘hilarious’

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The Chairs, Almeida Theatre, stage review: ‘An intellectual pickling’

By Gabriel Wilding | Friday 4 March 2022

This reimagining of Eugene Ionesco’s play is ‘delightful and disquieting in equal measure’

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Cuckoo, Sadler’s Wells, stage review: ‘Wrapped in silk but no clear centre’

By Gabriel Wilding | Monday 13 December 2021

The groundbreaking Candoco Dance Company’s double bill ‘fails to dazzle’

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Rambert2 – Home / Killer Pig, Sadler’s Wells, stage review: ‘Outstanding intensity and physical skill’

By Gabriel Wilding | Monday 13 December 2021

Eleven fledgling dancers show off their talent in unbalanced show

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Beowulf, King’s Head Theatre, stage review: ‘Song, dance and quirky humour to light up your festive season’

By Sarah Birch | Friday 3 December 2021

Charles Court Opera takes on an ancient tale for its seventh Christmas pantomime

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The Dan Daw Show, Sadler’s Wells, stage review: ‘Eye-opening glimpse in to the pull of the fetish community’

By Gabriel Wilding | Friday 8 October 2021

Dan Daw’s eponymous piece is ‘theatre where it should be – pushing boundaries, testing limits, making change’

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Mischief and Mayhem, Little Angel Theatre, stage review: ‘Rambunctious romp through the dangers of overconsumption’

By Sarah Birch | Tuesday 14 September 2021

‘What if Shakespeare had an opinion on climate change?’ asks Dirty Feet Theatre Company in this witty short play

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Once Upon A Time In Nazi Occupied Tunisia, Almeida Theatre, stage review: ‘Burning with political astuteness’

By Gabriel Wilding | Tuesday 14 September 2021

Josh Azouz’s outstanding writing ‘pokes fun at the monstrous contradictions of fascism’

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Local puppet theatre ‘disheartened’ by Covid delays but ploughs on with summer line-up

By Islington Citizen | Thursday 17 June 2021

Little Angel Theatre is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year

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The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, Southwark Playhouse, stage review: ‘A pleasant if not particularly original experience’

By Gabriel Wilding | Tuesday 16 March 2021

Despite leaning on a few tired tropes, this reimagining of a popular German fairytale offers ‘old theatre magic aplenty’

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Children’s puppet theatre celebrates 60-year anniversary

By Islington Citizen | Wednesday 3 March 2021
Samantha Lane and Peta Swindall

Little Angel to show special performances of ‘Where the Bugaboo Lives’, ‘The Smartest Giant in Town’ and ‘The Wishing Tree’

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Hymn, Almeida Theatre – review: ‘Writing at its most perceptive’

By Gabriel Wilding | Monday 1 March 2021
Adrian Lester and Danny Sapani

Adrian Lester and Danny Sapani shine in Lolita Chakrabarti’s play, which was live-streamed over a four-day run

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Falling In Love Again, King’s Head Theatre, stage review: ‘Thank goodness it is short’

By Sarah Birch and Peter John | Monday 20 January 2020

Ron Elisha’s new play imagining the night before Edward VIII’s abdication is not a patch on the royal family’s real-life drama

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The Time Of Our Lies, Park Theatre: ‘Compelling – if you’re of the right mindset’

By Sarah Birch | Tuesday 6 August 2019

Bianca Bagatourian’s play about the life and work of American intellectual Howard Zinn is a ‘history lesson with sonorous contemporary relevance’

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Southern Belles, King’s Head Theatre: ‘A raw, more personal side to Tennessee Williams’

By Gabriel Wilding | Tuesday 6 August 2019

This combination of two lesser-known plays by the celebrated writer, about queer life in the 40s and 50s, ‘highlights his genius’

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The Hunt, Almeida Theatre: ‘This show has it all’

By Gabriel Wilding | Monday 8 July 2019

This stage adaptation of the iconic Danish film is ‘slick, clever and near faultless’

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Three Sisters, Almeida Theatre, review: ‘Captivating display of human suffering’

By Phoebe Cooke | Thursday 18 April 2019

Sharp choreography and bursts of humour lift this terrifying glimpse over the abyss

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Shipwreck, Almeida Theatre, review: ‘Full of a fantasmagoric energy’

By Sarah Birch | Thursday 21 February 2019

Fisayo Akinade shines in this ‘compelling exploration of the American moral landscape in Trump time’

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