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Theatre review: Steel, Park Theatre, London

What would you do if you were set to inherit a life-changing sum of money?

in an old crofter's cottage set, a young woman sits next to an older (potentially ghostly) one who is pointing off to the right
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Theatre review: The Croft, The Rep, Birmingham

A play about ghosts that struggles to find a soul.

A swirl of abstract colours.
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Exhibition review: Rachel Jones: Gated Canyons, Dulwich Picture Gallery

Riotous colours and compositional control are the hallmarks of Rachel Jones' paintings.

A man in early 20th century peasant garb is leaping in the air. He's surrounded by several other men. Fiddler on the Roof
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Musical review: Fiddler on the Roof, Barbican Theatre, London

A fabulous 'Fiddler' overflowing with heart, humour and harmony.

Six women in colourful costumes on stage.
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Musical review: SIX the Musical, Vaudeville Theatre, London

Divorced, beheaded and died... The six wives of Henry VIII live long and loud!

Two male dancers in an intimate pose, the weight of one man's body holding up the other. They stand within a small cube representing Giovanni’s room. The room also contains a chaise lounge and a lampstand. The photo is a scene from the dance theatre production 'Inside Giovanni’s Room'.
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Dance review: Inside Giovanni’s Room, The Rep, Birmingham

A fearless and tender dance adaptation that confronts queer desire, shame, and selfhood with aching vulnerability.

A sequence from the stage production 'The Rock 'n' Roll Alien'. Photo: Supplied.
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Performance review: The Rock ‘n’ Roll Alien, Adelphi Theatre, London

Conceptually ambitious and visually dense but tonally inconsistent and lacking a clear artistic throughline.

A woman in white furs is standing above a glacial hill. On the right is a lion puppet and a man in shades of brown. Black-clad puppeteers are also visible on stage. A scene from the stage production, 'The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe'.
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Theatre review:  The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham

A moody, imaginative take on Narnia where puppets prowl and actors play their own score.

An orchestra is in the background. In the foreground a woman is standing in front of a desk. Two men are standing between her, The one on the right is wielding a small knife. A scene from Opera North's staged concert version of Verdi's 'Simon Boccanegra'.
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Opera review: Simon Boccanegra, Royal Festival Hall, Southbank London

Opera North gives a masterclass in operatic concert staging.

A woman in red at the front bottom left corner with four people in black (with red gloves) leaning back next to each other. A scene from Jasmin Vardimon Company's 'ALiCE'.
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Dance review: ALiCE, Sadler’s Wells, London

A 'curiouser and curiouser' reinvention of 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'. 

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