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Amalia Vitale, Debra-Gillett, Paul Chahidi, Faye Castelow and Natasha Jayetileke. (Photo: Marc Brenner)

REVIEW: Pandemonium, Soho Theatre (2023)

Post author:Francis Beckett
Post published:14 December 2023
Post category:Comedy London but not West End Play Review
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Satire can’t compete with the real thing "Nobody told me that what we were doing was – as you say – against the rules, that the event in question was…

Cast. (Photo: Tristsm Kenton)

REVIEW: Iolanthe, Coliseum (2023)

Post author:Francis Beckett
Post published:16 October 2023
Post category:Musical Review West End
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How to introduce Gilbert and Sullivan to a new generation "When Wellington thrashed Bonaparte,As every child can tell,The House of Peers, throughout the war,Did nothing in particular,And did it very…

Mary O'Sullivan as Rita McGrinder (Photo: MMcN)

REVIEW: Rita McGrinder is Still Here, Omnibus Theatre (2023)

Post author:Francis Beckett
Post published:4 September 2023
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The story of Ireland in one woman “What are the Irish? Unruly, pungent and pagan."Martin McNamara Mary O'Sullivan as Rita McGrinder. (Photo MMcN) Martin McNamara is the most Irish of…