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The Neverland Pavillion, custom-built, looms on the horizon like the Taj Mahal. They said the play would be performed in a tent. If this is a tent, I’d hate to see their idea of a camper van.

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I don’t have a lot to say in this post, except that Sara Lanzillota is a genius.

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So, yesterday, I went. Of course I did: I’m one of those obsessives who wears their colours on their sleeve along with their heart (messy, this: imagine what happens when you get your sleeve in the soup).
Peter Pan El Musical is not what a lot of people, I imagine especially British people, would expect. It’s almost [...]

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In the spirit of wanting to indulge in more culture this year, I went right ahead and indulged in the Birmingham Stage Company’s Treasure Island at the Marlowe Theatre yesterday.
I must say, I was quite impressed. The actors were pictures of enthusiasm the whole way through, many of them taking on two or more roles [...]

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Because I have to see this so badly it almost hurts.
I just love things like this: cross-genre, cross-language, practically cross-dimensional. Last weekend I went to see Tosca at the Royal Albert Hall (which was splendid) - now, I find this absolute treasure concept of theatre spectacular, courtesy of a copy of the Evening Standard I picked [...]

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“Every inch of me shall perish. Every inch, but one. An inch. It is small and fragile and it is the only thing in the world worth having. We must never lose it or give it away. We must never let them take it from us. I hope that whoever you are, you escape this [...]

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