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Tiny Puppet Play Is Captivating And Charming

In Something Very Far Away, a man travels the universe to understand his wife’s death.

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It’s Phantom – In A Pub

Musical melodrama, not Lloyd-Webber’s histrionic pop-opera.

Tom Jackson Greaves in 'Vanity Fowl'. Photography provided by Cloud Dance.

Cloud Dance Sundays At Lion And Unicorn Theatre

High quality dance in a Kentish Town pub.

Matthew Marsh as assassin with a conscience Eugene de Kock

A Human Being Died That Night @ Hampstead Downstairs

Behind the prison cell bars of real life killer and Apartheid assassin Eugene de Kock.

Photo by Bill Cooper

The Myths of Scottish Culture Explored Through Italian Opera

Rossini’s opera La Donna del Lago at the Royal Opera House.

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Dance Review: Sylvie Guillem, 6,000 Miles Away @ Sadler’s Wells

One of the world’s greatest dancers makes a triumphant return to Sadler’s Wells with this provocative triple bill.

Victorian In The Wall: humour, history and hijinks

Spaced Meets Dogme For Victorian In The Wall

What would you do in the name of love?

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Fallen In Love Is The King Of Site-Specific Theatre

The story of Anne and George Boleyn at the Tower of London.

The Austentatious team / photo by Idil Sukan

London Stand Up And Sketch Comedy: 19-25 May

Austentatious, Sketchfest, Mark Thomas and more.

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Connections Across Generations: 4000 Miles At The Print Room

The beautifully observed set is the quiet star.

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The Great Gatsby Ballet: Heartache, Beautiful Choreography And 1920s Glamour

A difficult-to-follow storyline but gorgeous dancing, music and designs.