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A man with a white shirt, black jacket and an orange dressing gown against a turquoise backdrop. Adrian Lukis in Being Mr Wickham.
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Being Mr Wickham review: a masterclass in understated, intelligent theatre

Celebrate Jane Austen’s 250th birthday year with Being Mr Wickham, a wonderful one-man show in the West End.

Three people in Shakespearean costume. On is leaning down about to drink from a bottle in a production of Sh!t-faced Shakespeare.
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Sh!t-faced Shakespeare review: boozed up Hamlet at Leicester Square

One cast member is plied with alcohol before the play begins... what can possibly go wrong?

British comedian Eddie Izzard brings 'Eddie Izzard – The Remix Tour Live' to Australia later this year. The photo shows Izzard on stage, posing with a microphone held close to her red-painted lips in her right hand, and her left hand on her hip. She has short blonde hair and wears a long-sleeved black shirt and a ruffled blue skirt.
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Eddie Izzard: UK comedian announces 2025 Australian tour

British actor and comedian Eddie Izzard brings her stand-up show ‘The Remix Tour Live’ to Australia later this year.

A black man in a tux holding a gun in a drawing room. There's also another man and a woman there in this production of A Role to Die for.
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A Role to Die For review: a sparkling comedy about casting a new 007

Leading lady Tanya Franks is outstanding in this A Role to Die for: behind the scenes of the James Bond…

A group of drag queens on stage in a production of The Diana Mixtape.
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The Diana Mixtape review: a campy love letter to Princess Diana at the West End

It takes five fabulous drag queens to play one princess in this new jukebox biopic: The Diana Mixtape.

Music and emotion. Image: Wesley Tingey on Unsplash.
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Why do I feel so emotional hearing music from my teenage years?

The way music communicates and evokes emotion is what makes it so important – particularly during the teenage years.

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Learning music helps young people flourish, says new report

New research calls for schools to treat learning music as essential for mental health, not just a nice-to-have activity.

a group of performers including some bare-chested circus performers on stage in a scene from Opera Queensland and Circa's world premiere production of 'Orpheus & Eurydice', 2019. The back white wall has THE TRIUMPH OF LOVE in red scrawled across it.
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Opera Queensland and Circa’s Orpheus & Eurydice set for European premiere at Edinburgh International Festival

The critically acclaimed production, created by Opera Queensland and Circa and presented by Edinburgh International Festival and Opera Australia, unites…

A woman in a wedding dress is standing on a table. Confetti is raining on her. There is a group of people below her.
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Till the Stars Come Down review: a wedding drama in the West End

Beth Steel’s raw ‘up north’ wedding drama lights up the West End.

Under a projection of infantry and horses are two life size puppet horses and actors playing soldiers. War Horse.
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War Horse review: the stage show now gallops into Birmingham

A haunting, visually breathtaking revival that still gallops straight into the heart.

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