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Ania Magliano, Touring review - SNL UK star back on the road
3+ hour, 50+ min ago (376+ words) Ania Magliano has built a solid body of work over the past few years with her thoughtful, self-reflective shows (gaining an Edinburgh Comedy Award nomination on the way), and a following boosted by her appearances on Taskmaster and SNL UK....
Lenny Henry, Touring review - family memories and familiar tales
6+ day, 3+ hour ago (343+ words) Lenny Henry's latest foray into live performance takes him back to his comedy roots, after several years doing theatre and television work. Still at Large, which I saw at Soho Theatre Walthamstow, is part stand-up, part storytelling as he talks…...
Cyrano de Bergerac, No'l Coward Theatre review - smouldering sadness beneath the verbal fireworks
1+ week, 1+ day ago (832+ words) The Arts Desk Cyrano de Bergerac, No'l Coward Theatre review - smouldering sadness beneath the verbal fireworks Language is a weapon in the RSC's vigorous adaptation of Cyrano de Bergerac " we feel viscerally that wordplay is just one letter away from…...
The Misanthrope, National Theatre review - exuberant verse and emotional depth
1+ week, 4+ day ago (759+ words) The Arts Desk The Misanthrope, National Theatre review - exuberant verse and emotional depth Martin Crimp's sparkling latest revisits Moli're and gives the play a gender twist Post-Covid British theatre has a crush on adaptations, especially those with a star actor....
Venus & Adonis, Barbican Pit review - wittily alternative expression of love's highs and lows
1+ week, 5+ day ago (721+ words) The Arts Desk Venus & Adonis, Barbican Pit review - wittily alternative expression of love's highs and lows The aesthetic is as refined as it's raunchy The erotic life of puppets " we discover in this show " is filled with intriguing possibilities that…...
The Truth, Apollo Theatre review - how much honesty can a marriage withstand?
1+ week, 5+ day ago (873+ words) The Truth, Apollo review - entertaining farce about how much honesty a marriage can withstand The Arts Desk The Truth, Apollo Theatre review - how much honesty can a marriage withstand? Florian Zeller weaves a clever web of deceit around four Parisians…...
Madfabulous review - a little bit mad, certainly very fabulous
2+ week, 6+ day ago (511+ words) The Arts Desk Madfabulous review - a little bit mad, certainly very fabulous A visually pleasing film with a somewhat patchy plot Madfabulous, director Celyn Jones" retelling of the true story of an heir who bankrupted a peerage, is a truly…...
After a four-year hiatus, the Bobby Lees reveal their "New Self
3+ week, 5+ day ago (439+ words) While it's four years since the Bobby Lees' excellent Bellevue album was released, they haven't been stumbling around in the slow lane since then. Having gone on a burnout-enforced hiatus in 2023 with guitarist Nick Casa moving on to pastures new,…...
Black Comedy, Orange Tree Theatre review - a crack cast in perfectly executed comic mayhem
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (359+ words) The Arts Desk Black Comedy, Orange Tree Theatre review - a crack cast in perfectly executed comic mayhem Peter Schaffer's 1965 hit is still the perfect vehicle for premium physical comedy With impeccable timing, the Orange Tree in Richmond has scheduled a…...
An Ideal Husband, Gate Theatre, Dublin review - focused energy keeps mannered dark comedy afloat
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (570+ words) The Arts Desk An Ideal Husband, Gate Theatre, Dublin review - focused energy keeps mannered dark comedy afloat Adrenalin-fuelled star turns in a fine ensemble In its racy, trippy entr'actes, Irish-Catalonian director Marc Atkinson Borrull's Gate Theatre production seems to take…...