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Jonny Ward reviews the European premiere of CRY HAVOC at London’s Park Theatre

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  Cry Havoc ☆☆☆☆ Park Theatre Is there a right way to care? Can you love in the wrong way? Cry Havoc looks at these questions and more as the play opens to reveal a shabby but cultured room in Cairo, with books lining the floors and intricately carved wooden panels casting shadows on the … Continue reading



Jonny Ward’s ☆☆☆☆ review of ALADDIN : ‘a great night out’

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A Lad In Soho ☆☆☆☆ Karma Sanctum Hotel The basement room of a mid range hotel in London’s Soho is not the first place you would expect to find a raucous gay panto. For those not from the UK, firstly an explanation of the British eccentricity that is Pantomime. Its roots go back to Victorian … Continue reading



Jonny Ward’s ☆☆☆☆☆ review of the electrifying performance of non-binary transgender actor Jenet Le Lacheur as HAMLET

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  Hamlet  ☆☆☆☆☆ Iris Theatre Director Daniel Winder does death wonderfully: whether it is Gertrude’s poisoning which is visceral and gruesome, or Polonius’s violent and prolonged demise at the sharp end of Hamlets dagger. Welcome to Hamlet – Game of Thrones style! Iris Theatre is a summertime institution. For the last ten years it has … Continue reading



Jonny Ward’s ☆☆☆☆☆ review of the revival of Philip Ridley’s masterpiece VINCENT RIVER

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  VINCENT RIVER  ☆☆☆☆☆ TRAFALGAR STUDIOS, LONDON This is a must-see, muscular revival of a play first performed at the Hampstead Theatre back in 2000. Philip Ridley’s masterpiece has lost none of its explosive power with this production which is directed by Robert Chevara with great clarity and an unbroken line of tension from curtain … Continue reading



Jonny Ward’s ☆☆☆☆☆ review of the “spellbinding” KOMPROMAT

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  Kompromat ☆☆☆☆☆ Vault Festival London is frequently listed as the most popular tourist destination in the world with travellers drawn to the incredible sights such as Big Ben and Buckingham Palace and all the pomp and ceremony that goes with it. There is, however, another aspect for which we are becoming famous and that … Continue reading



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