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Jonathan Slinger as John and Rosie Sheehy as Carol (Photo: Nobby Clark)

REVIEW: Oleanna, The Arts Theatre (2021)

The performances are tip top. Never for a moment do you see Johnathan Slinger as anything other than this shambolic, stressed, impulsive and maladroit academic and Rosie Sheehy is a great find making the journey of the play from failing underconfident student to assertive and eloquent woman.    Do not miss this play!

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REVIEW: The Glass Menagerie, Apollo Theatre (2007) from our archive

Jessica Lange isn't afraid to give an unsympathetic portrayal of Amanda as she badgers her daughter when her disappointment has risen to the surface. She looks ghastly in her Victorian muslin ball gown, the dress falling apart with age. Don't we hate the way she swishes the full skirt in front of the Gentleman Caller to give a glimpse of her legs in a manner intended as flirtatious, but which is actually stomach churning.  

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Read more about the article REVIEW: Heathers the Musical, Theatre Royal Haymarket (2021). Now @sohoplace until 6th July 2024
Bobbie Little as Heather Duke, Jodie Steele as Heather Chandler and Frances Mayli McCann as Heather McNamara

REVIEW: Heathers the Musical, Theatre Royal Haymarket (2021). Now @sohoplace until 6th July 2024

Heathers the Musical, a black comedy set in an American High School "I've been through ten high schoolsThey start to get blurryNo point in planting your roots'Cause you're gone in…

Continue ReadingREVIEW: Heathers the Musical, Theatre Royal Haymarket (2021). Now @sohoplace until 6th July 2024