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My Top Ten Choices of the Week (w/c May 9)

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Sheridan-Smith

New entries this week are the return of Funny Girl, transferred from the Menier to the Savoy, and A MIdsummer Night’s Dream at the Globe.

Diary of a Theatre Addict: 13 shows in London, 5 beyond London, and 11 in New York in April

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My Top Ten Choices of the Week (w/c April 25)

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showboat

New entry this week is Show Boat, transferred from Chichester to the New London.

My Top Ten Choices of the Week (w/c April 11)

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Les Blancs-danny-sapani

New entries this week are Les Blancs at the National and How the Other Half Loves in the West End.

Theatre openings and my Top Ten Choices of the Week (w/c March 28)

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mormon

After re-visiting The Book of Mormon, it makes it into this week’s Top Ten; so does People, Places and Things, newly transferred from the National to the West End.

My Top Ten Choices of the Week (w/c March 21)

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The-Truth

After three one-star shows in a row last week, there’s a guaranteed hit opening this week when People, Places and Things transfers from the National.

Theatre openings and my Top Ten Choices of the Week (w/c March 7)

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The-Father

Top ten of the week, but there are lots of dark theatres, too, in London at the moment.

Theatre openings and my Top Ten Choices of the Week (w/c Feb 22)

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uncle-vanya-paul-rhys

Top ten of the week, with new addition for Simon McBurney’s phenomenal The Encounter.

Theatre openings and my Top Ten Choices of the Week (w/c Feb15)

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nell-gwynn

Top ten of the week, including a wonderful new play Nell Gwynn and a revelatory Uncle Vanya – both of which got five-star raves from me!

Theatre openings and my Top Ten Choices of the Week (w/c Feb 1)

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adrian-lester

Top ten of the week, including Florian Zeller’s The Mother that has followed his play The Father (soon to return to the West End) to London from Bath.

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