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Tim Walker
24 January 2023
Theatre Review: Allegiance is greater than the sum of its parts
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A musical inspired by George Takei's early life has a tremendous emotional charge
Read the full article17 January 2023
Theatre Review: The Shawshank Redemption shows the power of friendship
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No one knows more about touring than Bill Kenwright and his production of The Shawshank Redemption is a typically accomplished affair
Read the full article17 January 2023
Theatre Review: Watch on the Rhine is a warning from history
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This production of Lillian Hellman’s play once again makes the point that the Donmar Warehouse is a centre of theatrical excellence
Read the full article10 January 2023
Theatre Review: Kerry Jackson is Carry On Class Warfare
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This play seems to want to challenge stereotypes, but inadvertently and ridiculously reinforces them
Read the full article05 January 2023
Theatre is going to need grace under pressure in 2023
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It looks as if it’s going to be another challenging year for theatre, but there is certainly a lot to look forward to
Read the full article20 December 2022
Theatre Review: Paradise Now! is too much of a good thing
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There isn’t a member of the cast who isn’t firing on all cylinders but, at two-and-a-half-hours, this portrayal of telesales women feels much too long
Read the full article20 December 2022
Theatre Review: This As You Like It is spirited and sexy
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The play divides critics, but this production will convert any punters
Read the full article13 December 2022
Theatre Review: Hex is less a magic spell, more of a curse
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The National's Christmas folie de grandeur is simply unforgivable
Read the full article13 December 2022
Theatre Review: Orlando is a gleeful probe into gender
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This adaptation of Virginia Woolf’s novel is funny, seditious, intelligent, courageous and beautiful
Read the full article06 December 2022
Theatre Review: I just went along for the Glory Ride
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The writing in Glory Ride – A New Musical feels raw and so do the lyrics, but this show has a fascinating yarn to tell
Read the full article06 December 2022
Theatre Review: This Othello just lacks humour
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It is genuinely startling and shocking that this is the first Othello from a black director at a major venue
Read the full article29 November 2022
Theatre Review: This Elf should be left on the shelf
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No amount of effort can get over this dime-a-dozen children's show's innate tiredness
Read the full article29 November 2022
Theatre Review: This Christmas Carol brings joy in new Dickensian times
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Over the years this enormously popular production has taken on a life of its own
Read the full article22 November 2022
Theatre Review: Anything With A Pulse is a sign of things to come
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This pared-down production is theatre at its most basic and minimalist
Read the full article22 November 2022
Theatre Review: The Sex Party fails to rise to the occasion
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This farce is a limp, boring and painfully unfunny exercise in folie de grandeur
Read the full article15 November 2022
Theatre Review: There are reasons you shouldn’t repeat plays
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Amy Trigg’s play about life with spina bifida is a tremendous piece of writing and acting, but repeats are for television
Read the full article15 November 2022
Theatre Review: This From Here to Eternity felt like eternity
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The fundamental problem with this musical is that it just doesn’t really have any memorable music
Read the full article10 November 2022
Theatre Review: Tammy Faye is drowned out by egos
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A show about shallow people really shouldn’t be so shallow itself. Sadly, this production falls into this trap
Read the full article10 November 2022
Theatre Review: Mary has moments of drama, but no big revelations
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The play's 90 minutes pass effortlessly enough, but ultimately one was left feeling it was much ado about nothing
Read the full article01 November 2022
Theatre Review: Watching Elephant creates unforgettable memories
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Any attempt to explain this play will not do it justice. Just go and see it. It is simply wonderful
Read the full article01 November 2022
Theatre Review: Marvellous is a celebration of chutzpah
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This production has gotten Soho Place off to a marvellously, pun intended, good start
Read the full article25 October 2022
Theatre Review: My Neighbour Totoro is a low point for British theatre
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This adaptation of a Japanese children’s fantasy suggests the RSC will do whatever is necessary to get its finances back in order after the pandemic
Read the full article25 October 2022
Theatre Review: The Band’s Visit restores faith in humanity
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This is an important play, beautifully acted and performed
Read the full article18 October 2022
Theatre Review: You should see The Doctor now
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Juliet Stevenson is on spellbinding form in the title role of this long-awaited West End transfer
Read the full article18 October 2022
Theatre Review: Good’s intentions are right
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It’s a pleasure to see David Tennant back on stage, even if it has turned out Nazi again
Read the full article11 October 2022
Theatre Review: Blues for an Alabama Sky is all style and no surprise
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Pearl Cleage’s homage to the steamy plays of Tennessee Williams seems awfully contrived
Read the full article11 October 2022
Theatre Review: The Boy With Two Hearts should be required viewing for Suella Braverman
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The home secretary would benefit from seeing this story of a family fleeing their native Afghanistan
Read the full article04 October 2022
Theatre Review: Eureka Day’s cynical anti-PC satire offers no alternative
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There’s a lot about determinedly right-on people that invites ridicule, but Jonathan Spector's play misses the mark
Read the full article04 October 2022
Theatre Review: The Crucible is a reminder of when theatres had courage
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At a time when British theatre is curiously apathetic, this sumptuous revival reminds us what it should be doing: rallying for decency
Read the full article27 September 2022
Theatre Review: Handbagged has lost its shine
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A hit almost a decade ago, this production now feels like a joke in very poor taste
Read the full article27 September 2022
Theatre Review: The P Word speaks to our times
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Waleed Akhtar is a writer prepared to address issues head-on and with enormous clarity and courage
Read the full article22 September 2022
Theatre Review: Antigone shows we are born to join in love, not hate
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This production challenges politics, our values and the dystopia we are beginning to call normal with style and intelligence
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