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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...

June 11, 2017 Susan Elkin

Running Wild (Susan Elkin reviews)

For a show which was originally staged in the open air (first as a Chichester Festival Theatre production and then at Regents...

June 11, 2017 Susan Elkin

LAMDA: the wow factor

  Well I’ve seen some drama school buildings in my time –  all the main ones from Glasgow to Guilford and from...

June 4, 2017 Susan Elkin

Perils and dangers of open air theatre

I was a weekly Evensong attender from about age 6 (with grandparents) to age 18 (independently) when I experienced an Enlightenment moment...