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July 2, 2017 Susan Elkin

Meat and poison?

Last week I saw The Wind in the Willows at the Palladium on press night. Did I see the same show as,...

June 25, 2017 Susan Elkin

Fringe Learning

It happens every year so I really shouldn’t be surprised. The Edinburgh Fringe programme drops (like an old fashioned telephone directory) on...

June 20, 2017 Susan Elkin

The Country Girls (Susan Elkin reviews)

Edna O’Brien’s own dramatisation of her iconic, cat-among-the-pigeons 1960 novel is good in parts but, sadly, the converse is also true. It...

June 20, 2017 Susan Elkin

The Who’s Tommy (Susan Elkin reviews)

The Who’s Tommy continues at Theatre Royal Stratford East, London until 17 June, then tours until 1 July. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ This...

June 19, 2017 Susan Elkin

A cautious welcome …

I am watching the new Federation of Drama Schools with interest. Of course I can understand why the UK’s major drama schools...

June 11, 2017 Susan Elkin

FatBusters the Musical (Susan Elkin reviews)

A weight-loss class or group attracts people disparately. The dynamic as they ‘bond’ has such strong theatrical potential that it’s surprising that...