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James Esher as Stephen Wraysford and Charlie Russell as Isobel Azaire (Photo: Pamela Raith

REVIEW: Birdsong, Alexandra Palace and Tour (2025)

Post author:Malcolm Beckett
Post published:1 March 2025
Post category:London but not West End Play Review

Romance and the Trenches make for a long evening "We’re here because we’re here because we’re here..."WWI soldiers' lament Charlie Russell as Isabelle Azaire and James Esher as Stephen Wraysford…

Rachael Stirling as Amanda and Stephen Mangan as Elyot. (Photo: Marc Brenner)

REVIEW: Private Lives, Donmar Warehouse (2023)

Post author:Lizzie Loveridge
Post published:17 April 2023
Post category:Play Review West End
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With Rachael Stirling’s sparkling Amanda we have met the couple that cannot live without each other but neither can they live peacefully together.

The Band members (Photo: Marc Brenner)

REVIEW: The Band’s Visit, Donmar Warehouse (2022)

Post author:Lizzie Loveridge
Post published:10 October 2022
Post category:Musical Review West End
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Egyptian Concert Band gets warm welcome in Israel "When you drink, drink deeplyDrink deeply of the moonlightdrink deeply of the darkof the lonelinessof the joy"Lyric to the song Itgara'a Alon…