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Sasha Regan is back with her talented all-male bunch of Fairies
We think our London-based Contributing Editor Peter Harrington is in for a real treat next week as he gets to see Sasha Regan’s all-male, award-winning company returns to the Richmond Theatre for their production of Iolanthe. Universally regarded as Sir Arthur Sullivan’s most beautiful score, Iolanthe tells the topsy-turvy love story from W.S.Gilbert between the most unlikely of couple, fairies…
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Can a same-sex couple help Ryan O’Shaughnessy win Eurovison?
The beautiful haunting lyrical ballad that is Ireland’s Official Entry to this year’s Eurovision Contest is Together and is the reason why for the first time in years that Ireland has made it to the Final. It’s the story of a relationship that didn’t run the path of true love that young singer/songwriter Ryan O’Shaughnessy had…
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A Very English Scandal
The political scandal of the 1970’s when Jeremy Thorpe the Leader of British Political Party went on trial for planning to kill his younger lover Norman Scott seems relatively tame compared to the outrageous shenanigans of today’s politicians. However, at the time, it threatened the very existence of the Liberal Party that Thorpe had successfully transformed into…
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Kathleen Turner’s show really does resonate emotionally and leaves you wrung through.
Kathleen Turner – Finding my Voice ☆☆☆☆☆ The Other Palace Theatre The moment Kathleen Turner steps on to stage you know you are in the presence of a Hollywood legend. For a start, she has Hollywood Eyebrows – those languorous, expressive eyebrows recall a Hollywood heyday frequently referenced in the songs she will sing tonight.…
