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Category: Lists
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I saw 68 plays (plus a ballet) in 2025 and it’s been tough whittling it down, but here are my favourites. Followed by a much shorter list, thankfully, of those plays which underwhelmed and were memorable for all the wrong reasons. Top 10 plays 2025 Much Ado About Nothing, Theatre Royal Drury Lane Loved this…
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I managed to pack in more than 70 theatre visits this year and saw some cracking plays. And some that didn't quite ignite. My favourite plays of 2024 (In no particular order – links through to written or video reviews): Oedipus, Wyndhams Theatre (booking until 2 Jan 2025) Laughing Boy, Jermyn Street Theatre Shifters, Duke…
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It feels like theatre returned with a splash in 2023 after the dark days of Covid. I saw 62 and a half plays (64 and a half, including second viewings) across London's plethora of theatres, from tiny pubs to big West End stages. Here are my favourite 10 plays – in no particular order (links…
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It is World Theatre Day, and while it has been a horrible year with theatres closed, for the most part, I want to celebrate and look forward to when we can enjoy live performance again. So here are 47 things I love about going to the theatre: 1. The familiarity of the walk up to…
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Sometimes plays just have one actor. They might be playing one character, they might be playing many, but they don't have any other actors to play off. It is just them and their performance. There are no distractions, it's just you and them. Do you have a favourite solo performance? The moment I started thinking…
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Theatre-land is a mixture of new plays and revivals, but there are certain classics which regularly get staged – which have you seen the most? Is there a particular reason why you've seen one play more than any others? The hands-down winner for me is Hamlet. I think I've seen 17 or more different productions,…
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I don't want to turn this lockdown theatre walks series into Ben Whishaw stories, but I do have a Ben Whishaw story connected to Hampstead Theatre, but I'll come onto that. Hampstead Theatre Jan 2021 Normally I'd get the tube to Hampstead as the Santander Cycle docks don't stretch that far but having the time,…
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Humour is personal, what one person finds hilarious might fall flat for someone else. And it is really difficult to get right, comic timing is a great skill. Now I love dark comedy, the uncomfortable laugh that makes you think but I'm also partial to the silliness of a good farce. Here are my favourite…
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The Old Vic has announced that Matt Smith and Claire Foy will be doing a socially distanced version of the play Lungs which will be filmed at the theatre and live-streamed. Photo: Rev Stan It will be ticketed and numbers limited to 1,000 per performance so there is an element of exclusivity to it. Dates…