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News: Tristram Kenton’s stage archive – the Open Air Theatre edition

I’m loving this deep dive that the Guardian is doing  into Tristram Kenton’s archive, this time taking…

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10 of my top moments of the decade

Ever behind the curve, I present 10 of my top moments in a theatre over the last…

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Album reviews: Working / Bat out of Hell / 42nd Street

A trio of West End cast recordings (well, one’s off-West-End…) show that it is sometimes hard to…

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The Curtain Up Show Album of the Year 2017 nominees

Best UK Cast Recording 42nd Street – 2017 London Cast Recording Bat Out Of Hell The Musical…

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Not-a-re-review: 42nd Street, Theatre Royal Drury Lane

When someone says do you want a free ticket for 42nd Street… When someone says are you…

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Review: 42nd Street, Theatre Royal Drury Lane

“You’re going out a youngster, but you’ve got to come back a star” In the rush to…

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Preview – 42 reasons to see 42nd Street

“Where the underworld can meet the elite… Naughty Bawdy Gaudy Sporty Forty-Second Street!” I was lucky enough…

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Review: The Wind in the Willows, Theatre Royal Plymouth

“Messing about in a boat” Messrs Stiles, Drewe and Fellowes clearly have an affinity for working with…

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The Curtain Up Show Album of the Year 2015 nominees

Best Cast Recording Bend It Like Beckham (Original London Cast Recording) Cool Rider (Original Studio Recording) Gypsy…