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Review – The Unkillable Mike Malloy (and those who tried)
A jazzy, noir-tinged caper about real-life legend Mike Malloy, whose miraculous survival thwarts an increasingly desperate murder plot.
Review – Fawlty Towers revival plays it safe
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
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
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
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
Great stories live not in the characters themselves, but in the relationships – the charged, shifting dynamics that bind or break them.