Claire Parsons

Claire Parsons is a UK-based arts reviewer who has previously written for such platforms as InDaily.

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Treasure Island. Image supplied.
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Treasure Island review: Ahoy There! This brilliant new production swashbuckles into festive fun

Grab your map and compass – Treasure Island is taking Bristol on a raucous, engaging pirate escapade.

Miss Saigon. Image: Danny Kaan.

Miss Saigon review: a relentless, heart-wrenching spectacle reimagined

This new production of Miss Saigon features strong performances, meticulous design and an emotionally potent score.

From Everything Is Energy by Emma Talbot at Arnolfini, Bristol. Image: supplied.
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Everything Is Energy review: Emma Talbot at the Arnolfini, Bristol

Throughout Everything Is Energy, Talbot’s art thrums with a living charge.

Slava's Snowshow. Photo: Aya Rufin.
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Slava’s Snowshow review: a whirlwind of wonder, laughter and chaos

Slava's Snowshow is a clowning classic and in this inventive staging, it's easy to see why.

A scene from 'Sunny Afternoon', the musical about and featuring the music of The Kinks at The Alexandra, Birmingham. A green-glad singer crouches centrestage beneath the spotlight and sings into a microphone; three other musicians, dressed similarly, can be seen behind him.
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Sunny Afternoon review: The Kinks come alive in Technicolor

More than a simple jukebox trip down memory lane, this production is a witty, heartfelt, and infectiously joyous portrait of…

Hidden by Motionhouse. Photo: Dan Tucker.
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Hidden review: daring production falls short

The impressive physicality doesn't quite save Hidden, the latest circus-dance performance by Motionhouse.

Moulin Rouge! The Musical. Photo: Matt Crockett.
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Moulin Rouge! The Musical review: sequins, confetti and a crisis of identity

This energetic musical brings the spectacle of Baz Luhrmann's iconic film Moulin Rouge! but not its heart.

A black man in a turquoise tracksuit with wings on in The Boy with Wings.
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The Boy with Wings review: the play struggles under the weight of expectations

The Boy with Wings soars in spirit, but not quite on stage at The Rep.

A scene from the stage musical 'Mary Poppins', showing the titular character flying away with her umbrella, as the Banks family look on from the stage.
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Mary Poppins review: this musical is soaring high but landing light

The sets sparkle, the cast glides – but this Mary Poppins is missing its magic.

A man in pinstriped pants and a red vest is dancing with a woman in black. There are other people on a staircase behind them. The Addams Family.
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The Addams Family review: an uneven stage show that offers a nostalgic hit

They’re creepy and they’re kooky – but mostly they’re just coasting.

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