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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.

Against a drum set, a woman in white and a man in black are crouched on the floor. Wilko: Love and Death and Rock ‘n’ Roll.
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Theatre review: Wilko: Love and Death and Rock ‘n’ Roll, Leicester Square Theatre

A warm-hearted tribute to the ‘godfather of punk’ Wilko Johnson. 

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The rise of DIY audio dramas: is podcast fiction the new fringe theatre?

With podcasting on the rise, Australian theatre-makers are turning to audio drama as an accessible, creative and increasingly professional storytelling…

Two men: one is standing, another sitting and a woman. Surrounding them are paintings.
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Theatre review: Picture You Dead, The Alexandra, Birmingham 

The real crime is this production.

A woman in a red dress singing on stage. Tina The Tina Turner Musical
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Musical review: Tina –The Tina Turner Musical, Birmingham Hippodrome

A flawed but fierce celebration of survival.

cast lining up for curtain call of Dear Evan Hansen on stage at the Alexandra Theatre in Birmingham
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Theatre review: Dear Evan Hansen, The Alexandra, Birmingham

A gripping story of grief and deception in the digital era.

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Theatre review: Steel, Park Theatre, London

What would you do if you were set to inherit a life-changing sum of money?

in an old crofter's cottage set, a young woman sits next to an older (potentially ghostly) one who is pointing off to the right
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Theatre review: The Croft, The Rep, Birmingham

A play about ghosts that struggles to find a soul.

A man in early 20th century peasant garb is leaping in the air. He's surrounded by several other men. Fiddler on the Roof
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Musical review: Fiddler on the Roof, Barbican Theatre, London

A fabulous 'Fiddler' overflowing with heart, humour and harmony.

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