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loureviews. blog > 04/20/2026 > theatre-review-the-wooster-group-in-nayatt-school-redux-at-coronet-theatre

Theatre review: The Wooster Group in Nayatt School Redux at Coronet Theatre

6+ hour, 8+ min ago  (503+ words) The Wooster Group is a legendary experimental theatre innovator. When it was founded in 1978, Spalding Gray and Willem Dafoe were in the group, together with Kate Valk, who shares her stories and participates with the current group in Nayatt School…...

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loureviews. blog > 04/15/2026 > theatre-review-an-evening-without-kate-bush-at-the-underbelly-boulevard-soho > amp

Theatre review: An Evening Without Kate Bush at the Underbelly Boulevard, Soho

5+ day, 6+ hour ago  (494+ words) Kate Bush is back in London. Well, sort of. Sarah-Louise Young's An Evening Without Kate Bush, created with Russell Lucas, which has started a two-week run at the Underbelly Boulevard, Soho. Billed on the show's website as "the chaotic cabaret…...

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loureviews. blog > 04/08/2026 > spotlight-on-the-black-cap-camden

Spotlight on The Black Cap, Camden

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (418+ words) One of London's most iconic LGBTQ+ cabaret venues, The Black Cap, on Camden High Street, reopened its doors on 21 March 2026, marking the return of the historic Camden pub after more than a decade. Closed since 2015, the landmark venue on Camden…...

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loureviews. blog > 04/06/2026 > book-review-when-rock-met-hip-hop > amp

Book review: When Rock Met Hip-Hop

2+ week, 3+ hour ago  (398+ words) Steven Blush's third book about rock crossing cultural and musical barriers now focuses on the time When Rock Met Hip-Hop. The time is the late 1980s and early 1990s. Sampling and collaborations between the most unlikely of artists are beginning to happen....

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loureviews. blog > 04/06/2026 > film-review-proud-princess

Film review: Proud Princess

2+ week, 6+ hour ago  (372+ words) Young King Benjamin and vain Princess Carolina seem hardly fated to be mated in this Czech 3-D animation, Proud Princess, now coming to on-demand streaming. It's an old-fashioned fairy tale where royal courts rule side by side, one fair and…...

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loureviews. blog > 04/04/2026 > review-your-toys-at-unicorn-theatre

Review: Your Toys at Unicorn Theatre

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (599+ words) I thought I would let Snuggles the elephant write this one, as he was able to take part in Your Toys, a show by Slot Machine Theatre at the Unicorn. Aimed at 5-9 year olds, the cast of four actor-puppeteers and…...

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loureviews. blog > 04/03/2026 > musical-review-lifeline-at-southwark-playhouse-elephant

Musical review: Lifeline at Southwark Playhouse Elephant

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (475+ words) Back in November 2024, I reviewed [for Musicals Magazine] the concept album of this new musical, Lifeline, which now receives its London premiere at the Southwark Playhouse Elephant. My verdict was that it was "a curious but intriguing and ambitious recording....

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loureviews. blog > 04/05/2026 > musicals-from-the-cheap-seats-the-producers

Musicals from the cheap seats: The Producers

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (135+ words) Today's report from the cheaper seat options in London's West End and beyond visits the revival of The Producers on a discounted ticket, The Producers at Garrick Theatre Stalls S17 " 47% off full price, I paid "40 (through See It Live promotion) I…...

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loureviews. blog > 04/04/2026 > digital-review-last-call-for-nefertiti-at-dunedin-festival

Digital review: Last Call for Nefertiti at Dunedin Fringe Festival

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (403+ words) Last Call for Nefertiti is a film by English Cabaret, presented last month at the Dunedin Fringe Festival in New Zealand and made available through C Arts. It fuses a historical exploration of the Valley of the Kings with a…...

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loureviews. blog > 04/02/2026 > show-preview-alexis-gregory-on-smoke

Show preview: Alexis Gregory on SMOKE

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (123+ words) When: 21 Apr-25 Apr SMOKE is making a return to London and on tour following a warm reception a couple of years ago. How did you come to create the show? Could you say something about your partnership with LGBTQIA+ charity…...