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Continue reading →: 2025 ‘Kids Week’ Brings Half-Price Tickets for FamiliesIt’s way too hot this June – but what better way to get the out of the heat than the theatre? Official London Theatre’s annual “Kids Week” sale is a great deal for families looking to see new shows (or old favourites) this summer. Discounted tickets are available now for…
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Continue reading →: 2025 BBC Proms tickets go on sale this Friday – here’s how you can snag ticketsAnother year, another Proms – one of the world’s most celebrated classical music festivals, headquartered at London’s iconic Royal Albert Hall. As always, 2025’s programme includes something for everybody, whether it’s a mash-up of Holst’s The Planets + music from Star Wars, a performance of Shostakovich’s Fifth fully from memory,…
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Continue reading →: Olivier Winner Ticket DealsThe 2025 Olivier Awards were announced tonight, honoring dozens of the West End (and beyond)’s best shows. If you have caught some of these shows yet, you’re in luck – several offer rush or lottery ticket schemes that allow you to snag great tickets for a low price. Take a…
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Continue reading →: Review: ‘Much Ado About Nothing’ is Pretty in PinkProducer-director Jamie Lloyd definitely has a formula – take a classic production, give it a monochrome, minimalist facelift, and cast an A-list actor as a lead. This is great for the ad campaign, but not always for the artistry. Last year’s Romeo and Juliet, helmed by Tom Holland, was a…
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Continue reading →: Three Things That Make ‘Les Mis’ GreatWatching Les Misérables has become an annual pastime since moving to London, and it’s yet to disappoint. Judging by its superlative run in the West End, plenty of others agree. But why? A recent viewing gave a few hints. Here’s to hoping for many more days of “One Day More”…
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Continue reading →: Review: ‘Mamma Mia!’ Has At Least Three Dancing QueensSometimes you want drama, and sometimes you just want to dance. The latter is the ethos of Mamma Mia!, which in its 26th year in the West End still has plenty of pep in its step. On a sunny Greek isle, twenty year-old Sophie (Izi Maxwell) is about to be…
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Continue reading →: Review: ‘The Curious Case of Benjamin Button’ Is Worth Your TimeThis Cornish-flavoured take on F. Scott Fitzgerald’s famous conceit – a boy who ages backwards – is a treat for the eyes, ears, and heart. Born as a seventy year-old man (offstage, mercifully), Benjamin Button (Benedict Salter at our performance) is immediately ostracised by his parents and confined to an…
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Continue reading →: Deal: ‘See it Live in 2025’ Has The Cure for the Winter Blues – Discounted TheatreSay goodbye to the “New Year Sale,” and say hello to “See it Live in 2025,” the catchy new name for Official London Theatre’s annual winter sale. Now in its 22nd year, 2025 has brought a new top price tier (£60), but the sale’s ticket deals are still some of…
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Continue reading →: Review: ‘The Lehman Trilogy’ is a Vivid Retelling of One Company’s Quest for ProfitIf you were designing a play for maximum commercial appeal, “Three hours of banking history” would not be the snappiest logline. But the lasting success of The Lehman Trilogy – now in its fourth London run since 2018 – is a good hint that this production is anything but academic.…
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Continue reading →: Deal: Under-30s Tickets for Sigourney Weaver in ‘The Tempest’ Are On Sale Now
Between such notable pictures as Alien, Ghostbusters, and Avatar, Sigourney Weaver has spent plenty of time treading the boards – but only in the U.S. As her West End debut, she’s taking on the role of Prospero in Shakespeare’s The Tempest, and if you’re under 30, a key worker, or…
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