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Scottt Paige as Fanny and Oscar Conlon-Morrey as Vayjayjay (Photo Mark Senior)

REVIEW: Cinderella the Socially Distanced Ball, Turbine Theatre, Battersea

We soon meet Buttons (Rufus Hound) in sparkling, improvising, stand up form who has us all laughing with brilliant and original innuendo and improvisation. So charming is Rufus Hound that he has schooled the whole audience to shout "Fuck the Tories!" on his every entrance.

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Simon Grujich as Manuel, Dan Wood as Basil Faulty and Katharine Mary as Sybil Faulty (Photo ANPR)

REVIEW: Faulty Towers, the Dining Experience, Torquay Suite Radisson Blu Hotel, Bloomsbury Street

The first course, Tomato Soup with basil (of course) is served and Manuel's prat falls, crashing into swing doors and antics with nuts and bowls make us grin and grin.

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REVIEW: The Old House, the Actors Centre, streaming

Superbly directed by Kath Burlinson, this is a masterclass in acting and characterisation.  The play starts with the actor switching posture to play both women but varies with a recording of just the mother's voice so we can see all of the daughter's reactions to her mother's words.   Later with clever editing, a split screen allows us to see and hear both mother and daughter at once. 

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