★★★★★ In this intelligent, funny and electrifying play Duncan Macmillan takes us into the unfamiliar and neglected world of rehab. Going down with cold turkey and then being built back up again might not seem as exhilarating a ride as the highs that drink and drugs bring, but the kicks are real and the shot in the arm makes us sit up and take notice.
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★★★☆☆ Nel Crouch has created a delightful, playful piece with a good mix of serious dramatic pondering about the past and its place in the present, with a good smattering of light comedic moments . . . A charming story, charmingly told which digs in the past to uncover some, if not all, the mystery that lies beneath the surface.
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★★★★☆ It’s hard to watch Rita, Sue and Bob Too without thinking about the tragic premature death of playwright Andrea Dunbar. There is also a challenge in looking back at the world of Margaret Thatcher’s early 1980s Britain from the viewpoint of a Theresa May modern audience.
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★★★★☆ In this highly charged and often hilarious one man show about an episode in his own life Mark Lockyer lets us into his head and allows us to watch the increasingly awful mess he was getting into.
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Unfortunately Vincent Simone was injured and unable to dance at all. The groans in the full house at the announcement were palpable testament to the affection with which Vincent and his long standing dance partner, Flavia Cacace, are held. Vincent even limped on stage with the aid of a walking stick to say hello to his fans . . . but the show must go on . . .
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