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Oliver! at the Gielgud Theatre: Spectacle Without Breathing Room
in ReviewsA visually striking and relentlessly dark revival of Oliver! delivers strong performances and striking design, but struggles to give its most powerful moments the space they need to land.
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It Walks Around The House At Night, Southwark Playhouse Borough
in ReviewsVisually striking and atmospherically bold, this ambitious stage thriller comes tantalisingly close to something extraordinary, but struggles to keep its story as sharp as its scares.
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Style Over Substance: The Devil Wears Prada on Stage
in ReviewsSlick, confident and relentlessly polished, The Devil Wears Prada knows how to move. What it struggles to do is stay still long enough for anything to mean something.
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The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry Is About Movement, Not Transformation
in ReviewsThe Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry resists easy sentimentality, holding its audience at arm’s length and trusting them to do the emotional work. What emerges is not a story of transformation, but of movement, and the quiet danger of confusing survival with living.
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Winter Lights, Umbrella Blindness, and the Art of Getting in the Way
in ReviewsWinter Lights returned to Canary Wharf under torrential rain, dense crowds, and a creeping sense that the event no longer knows who it’s for. Moments of real beauty and interactivity remained, but the evening became a test of patience, spatial awareness, and whether public art can survive an audience determined to put themselves at the…
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The Producers and the Danger of Laughing Too Quickly
in ReviewsWhat happens when a musical moves so fast that laughter arrives before meaning? The Producers at the Garrick Theatre is explosive and deeply unsettling, inviting its audience into complicity before leaving them to question what they were so ready to enjoy.
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Connection and Identity at the Painted Hall
in ReviewsInstalled inside the Painted Hall at the Old Royal Naval College, Connection and Identity promises a transformative encounter between heritage and contemporary art. In practice, Peter Walker’s exhibition struggles against the scale and intensity of its setting.
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Grounded and Gutted
in ReviewsStorm Amy grounded most of the Imperial War Museum’s Flying Finale at Duxford on 4 October 2025, leaving just three aircraft displays to take to the skies and raising serious questions about whether the day justified the cost.
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