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July 4, 2018 Susan Elkin

Special Measures (Susan Elkin reviews)

Theatretrain – Special Measures – Sadlers Wells Theatre Star rating: three stars ★ ★ ★ ✩ ✩ Styling itself “the company that loves to...

July 4, 2018 Susan Elkin

Ring of Envy (Susan Elkin reviews)

Intermission Youth Theatre, St Saviour’s Church, Knightsbridge This is a pacey, engaging version of Othello for now. Darren Raymond’s version, developed from workshops with...

July 4, 2018 Susan Elkin

Richard III (Nicola Klein reviews)

Shakespeare at the George It is a great credit to director Lynne Livingstone and her imaginatively managed, accomplished cast of 21 that...

July 4, 2018 Susan Elkin

The Winter’s Tale (Susan Elkin reviews)

Shakespeare’s Globe Shakespeare’s wistful, whimsical late plays (The Tempest and Cymbeline too) are pretty wordy and need pacing carefully if they’re to work dramatically. We’re...

June 22, 2018 Susan Elkin

Betty Blue Eyes (Susan Elkin reviews)

Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance Betty Blue Eyes was performed by Trinity Laban Musical Theatre students at Stratford Circus, London. Star rating: three stars ★...

June 18, 2018 Susan Elkin

The Country Wife (Susan Elkin reviews)

Chichester Festival Theatre Susannah Fielding as Marjorie. Credit: Manuel Harlan Shakespeare, whose plays were written more than half a century before The Country...

June 18, 2018 Susan Elkin

The Producers (Susan Elkin reviews)

Performance Preparation Academy – PPA The Producers is an ideal choice of show for students in vocational training. It’s an entertaining book, beautifully...