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January 27: The BBC’s celebration of musical theatre The Greatest Show is missing some of Britain’s greatest

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The week in brief (w/e November 4)

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Reviews, news, interviews and tweets of the week from the West End, Broadway and beyond.

My Top Ten Choices of the Week (w/c June 20)

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New entries this week include The Spoils, Blue/Orange, The Deep Blue Sea and The Go-Between.

My Top Ten Choices of the Week (w/c May 30)

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New entries this week are The Invisible Hand at the Tricycle Theatre and The 3 Penny Opera at the Natonal, and its the last chance to see Les Blancs, The Flick and People, Places and Things

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

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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: 49 shows in 6 weeks!

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Catching up after six weeks: I saw 49 shows, from London and New York to Newbury, Dartford, Clwyd, Manchester, Bromley and Cardiff, plus took part in two more shows myself!

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

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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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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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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.

Theatre openings and my Top Ten Choices of the Week (w/c Jan 25)

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Top ten of the week, including Bend it Like Beckham, Close to You and In the Heights, three shows I’ve already re-visited again and again, and intend to yet again!