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Review – Fawlty Towers revival plays it safe

Review – Fawlty Towers revival plays it safe

by Giles Broadbent | Jul 13, 2025 | Stage

This slick stage adaptation leans on nostalgia, faithfully resurrecting beloved episodes with expert mimicry and retro charm at the Apollo Theatre.

Review – In Showmanism, Dickie Beau blurs theatre and self

Review – In Showmanism, Dickie Beau blurs theatre and self

by Giles Broadbent | Jun 29, 2025 | Stage

In Showmanism, lip-sync artist Dickie Beau channels theatre’s past and present in a witty, unsettling reflection on what it means to perform.

Review – Fiddler on the Roof is raw and magnificent

Review – Fiddler on the Roof is raw and magnificent

by Giles Broadbent | Jun 8, 2025 | Stage

Jordan Fein’s reimagining strips off nostalgia to reveal a haunting, heartfelt tale of tradition, resilience and the quiet ache of displacement.

Review – Letters from Max, love, loss, lyricism

Review – Letters from Max, love, loss, lyricism

by Giles Broadbent | Jun 7, 2025 | Stage

Sarah Ruhl’s epistolary play about poet Max Ritvo is a tender, witty meditation on life, art and mortality, delicately staged at Hampstead Theatre.

The spark is in the space between characters

The spark is in the space between characters

by Giles Broadbent | Jun 3, 2025 | Story

Great stories live not in the characters themselves, but in the relationships – the charged, shifting dynamics that bind or break them.

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