Chris Omaweng
@comaweng.bsky.social
Reviewer for LondonTheatre1 since 2014. Office manager at American International Church rehearsal rooms. Loves wine.
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Week beginning 25 January 2026
- Jo - The Little Women Musical - Theatre Royal Drury Lane
- Cable Street - Marylebone Theatre
- Flashbang - Greenwich Theatre
- Barbary Lion - Drayton Arms Theatre
- American Psycho - Almeida Theatre
- Jo - The Little Women Musical - Theatre Royal Drury Lane
- Cable Street - Marylebone Theatre
- Flashbang - Greenwich Theatre
- Barbary Lion - Drayton Arms Theatre
- American Psycho - Almeida Theatre
Week beginning 25 January 2026
- Jo - The Little Women Musical - Theatre Royal Drury Lane
- Cable Street - Marylebone Theatre
- Flashbang - Greenwich Theatre
- Barbary Lion - Drayton Arms Theatre
- American Psycho - Almeida Theatre
- Jo - The Little Women Musical - Theatre Royal Drury Lane
- Cable Street - Marylebone Theatre
- Flashbang - Greenwich Theatre
- Barbary Lion - Drayton Arms Theatre
- American Psycho - Almeida Theatre
January 25, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Week beginning 25 January 2026
- Jo - The Little Women Musical - Theatre Royal Drury Lane
- Cable Street - Marylebone Theatre
- Flashbang - Greenwich Theatre
- Barbary Lion - Drayton Arms Theatre
- American Psycho - Almeida Theatre
- Jo - The Little Women Musical - Theatre Royal Drury Lane
- Cable Street - Marylebone Theatre
- Flashbang - Greenwich Theatre
- Barbary Lion - Drayton Arms Theatre
- American Psycho - Almeida Theatre
Hamnet - 2025 film
A complete lack of likeable characters, then, led me to completely not like what I’d given up a portion of my weekend to see. Be still my beating heart. Oh, it is.
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A complete lack of likeable characters, then, led me to completely not like what I’d given up a portion of my weekend to see. Be still my beating heart. Oh, it is.
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Hamnet (2025 film)
I only really went to see this motion picture because some fellow theatregoers at press night of The Olive Boy at Southwark Playhouse Borough recommended it. I found it overwrought with emotion – desp...
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January 25, 2026 at 4:08 PM
Hamnet - 2025 film
A complete lack of likeable characters, then, led me to completely not like what I’d given up a portion of my weekend to see. Be still my beating heart. Oh, it is.
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A complete lack of likeable characters, then, led me to completely not like what I’d given up a portion of my weekend to see. Be still my beating heart. Oh, it is.
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Safe Haven - Arcola Theatre | Review
"Fair play to the Arcola Theatre for putting on a production with a different take on a key period of modern history"
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"Fair play to the Arcola Theatre for putting on a production with a different take on a key period of modern history"
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Safe Haven - Arcola Theatre | Review
The ‘white saviour complex’ is somewhat inescapable in this narrative: when Catherine (Beth Burrows), talks fervently about taking action to do something ab
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January 25, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Safe Haven - Arcola Theatre | Review
"Fair play to the Arcola Theatre for putting on a production with a different take on a key period of modern history"
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"Fair play to the Arcola Theatre for putting on a production with a different take on a key period of modern history"
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Guess How Much I Love You? - Royal Court | Review
"it’s an intense and intriguing piece of theatre, best appreciated by those looking for something different"
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"it’s an intense and intriguing piece of theatre, best appreciated by those looking for something different"
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Guess How Much I Love You? - Royal Court | Review
There’s nothing new about seeing a couple arguing: the thing about living and working in a city with an extensive public transport network - even if it frankl
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January 25, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Guess How Much I Love You? - Royal Court | Review
"it’s an intense and intriguing piece of theatre, best appreciated by those looking for something different"
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"it’s an intense and intriguing piece of theatre, best appreciated by those looking for something different"
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ROTUS: Receptionist of the United States - Park Theatre | Review
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"After a strong start, it begins to peter out and what might have been a brisk hour in the theatre felt considerably longer."
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"After a strong start, it begins to peter out and what might have been a brisk hour in the theatre felt considerably longer."
ROTUS: Receptionist of the United States - Park Theatre | Review
Thanks to suspension of disbelief, one is inclined to accept, for the duration of the performance, something called the Ronald Drumpf Administration. I assume i
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January 25, 2026 at 4:02 PM
ROTUS: Receptionist of the United States - Park Theatre | Review
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"After a strong start, it begins to peter out and what might have been a brisk hour in the theatre felt considerably longer."
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"After a strong start, it begins to peter out and what might have been a brisk hour in the theatre felt considerably longer."
Ghosts - The Questors Theatre | Review
"It’s bleak stuff, but with such solid performances, it’s a thoughtful and worthy ninety minutes well spent."
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"It’s bleak stuff, but with such solid performances, it’s a thoughtful and worthy ninety minutes well spent."
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Ghosts - The Questors Theatre | Review
I can understand why, as the director’s note in the programme points out, Henrik Ibsen wasn’t exactly keen on the translated title of Gengangere, originally
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January 25, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Ghosts - The Questors Theatre | Review
"It’s bleak stuff, but with such solid performances, it’s a thoughtful and worthy ninety minutes well spent."
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"It’s bleak stuff, but with such solid performances, it’s a thoughtful and worthy ninety minutes well spent."
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Week beginning 18 January 2026
- Glenn Adamson: Straight Out of Hell - Crazy Coqs
- @offwestend.bsky.social 20th Anniversary @stratfordeast.com
- ROTUS: Receptionist of the United States - Park Theatre
- Guess How Much I Love You? - Royal Court
- Safe Haven @arcolatheatre.bsky.social
- Glenn Adamson: Straight Out of Hell - Crazy Coqs
- @offwestend.bsky.social 20th Anniversary @stratfordeast.com
- ROTUS: Receptionist of the United States - Park Theatre
- Guess How Much I Love You? - Royal Court
- Safe Haven @arcolatheatre.bsky.social
January 18, 2026 at 12:10 AM
Week beginning 18 January 2026
- Glenn Adamson: Straight Out of Hell - Crazy Coqs
- @offwestend.bsky.social 20th Anniversary @stratfordeast.com
- ROTUS: Receptionist of the United States - Park Theatre
- Guess How Much I Love You? - Royal Court
- Safe Haven @arcolatheatre.bsky.social
- Glenn Adamson: Straight Out of Hell - Crazy Coqs
- @offwestend.bsky.social 20th Anniversary @stratfordeast.com
- ROTUS: Receptionist of the United States - Park Theatre
- Guess How Much I Love You? - Royal Court
- Safe Haven @arcolatheatre.bsky.social
The Olive Boy - Southwark Playhouse Borough | Review
A tour de force from Ollie Maddigan, whose message of openness and heartfelt honesty is both refreshing and much needed in a world that seems to be getting significantly bleaker by the day.
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A tour de force from Ollie Maddigan, whose message of openness and heartfelt honesty is both refreshing and much needed in a world that seems to be getting significantly bleaker by the day.
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The Olive Boy - Southwark Playhouse Borough | Review
For a show about a teenager, it’s remarkably unhurried, proceedings at a perfect pace for the story it tells. It is explained in the show how The Olive Boy be
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January 17, 2026 at 11:55 PM
The Olive Boy - Southwark Playhouse Borough | Review
A tour de force from Ollie Maddigan, whose message of openness and heartfelt honesty is both refreshing and much needed in a world that seems to be getting significantly bleaker by the day.
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A tour de force from Ollie Maddigan, whose message of openness and heartfelt honesty is both refreshing and much needed in a world that seems to be getting significantly bleaker by the day.
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Gerry & Sewell - Aldwych Theatre | Review
Initial jubilation followed by an examination of the injustices and struggles experienced by the marginalised in society was too discombobulating, even for an unassuming West End audience.
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Initial jubilation followed by an examination of the injustices and struggles experienced by the marginalised in society was too discombobulating, even for an unassuming West End audience.
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Gerry & Sewell - Aldwych Theatre | Review
The rivalry between Newcastle and Sunderland, as I strongly suspect I have pointed out before in this publication, stretches at least as far back as the English
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January 17, 2026 at 11:54 PM
Gerry & Sewell - Aldwych Theatre | Review
Initial jubilation followed by an examination of the injustices and struggles experienced by the marginalised in society was too discombobulating, even for an unassuming West End audience.
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Initial jubilation followed by an examination of the injustices and struggles experienced by the marginalised in society was too discombobulating, even for an unassuming West End audience.
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Cirque du Soleil: OVO - Royal Albert Hall | Review
In a world with so much turmoil and strife, it’s reassuring to discover it’s business as usual for Cirque du Soleil in this charming and captivating show.
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In a world with so much turmoil and strife, it’s reassuring to discover it’s business as usual for Cirque du Soleil in this charming and captivating show.
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Cirque du Soleil: OVO - Royal Albert Hall | Review
OVO – the capital letters are important, apparently, means ‘egg’ in Portuguese, according to Cirque du Soleil. My ‘own research’, entirely comprised o
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January 17, 2026 at 11:54 PM
Cirque du Soleil: OVO - Royal Albert Hall | Review
In a world with so much turmoil and strife, it’s reassuring to discover it’s business as usual for Cirque du Soleil in this charming and captivating show.
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In a world with so much turmoil and strife, it’s reassuring to discover it’s business as usual for Cirque du Soleil in this charming and captivating show.
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Juggernaut - Barons Court Theatre | Review
A good effort that... could become something more rounded, the play asks some good questions about unconditional loyalty and seemingly permanent over-reliance on that which is known to be temporary.
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A good effort that... could become something more rounded, the play asks some good questions about unconditional loyalty and seemingly permanent over-reliance on that which is known to be temporary.
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Juggernaut - Barons Court Theatre | Review
Being at the Edinburgh Fringe for a couple of weeks in August invariably means missing out on shows happening in London, so it was a pleasant surprise to receiv
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January 17, 2026 at 11:53 PM
Juggernaut - Barons Court Theatre | Review
A good effort that... could become something more rounded, the play asks some good questions about unconditional loyalty and seemingly permanent over-reliance on that which is known to be temporary.
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A good effort that... could become something more rounded, the play asks some good questions about unconditional loyalty and seemingly permanent over-reliance on that which is known to be temporary.
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Week beginning 12 January 2026
- @cirquedusoleil.bsky.social OVO @royalalberthall.bsky.social
- Gerry & Sewell - Aldwych Theatre
- The Olive Boy @swkplay.bsky.social
- Ghosts - The Questors Theatre
- @cirquedusoleil.bsky.social OVO @royalalberthall.bsky.social
- Gerry & Sewell - Aldwych Theatre
- The Olive Boy @swkplay.bsky.social
- Ghosts - The Questors Theatre
January 11, 2026 at 1:39 PM
Week beginning 12 January 2026
- @cirquedusoleil.bsky.social OVO @royalalberthall.bsky.social
- Gerry & Sewell - Aldwych Theatre
- The Olive Boy @swkplay.bsky.social
- Ghosts - The Questors Theatre
- @cirquedusoleil.bsky.social OVO @royalalberthall.bsky.social
- Gerry & Sewell - Aldwych Theatre
- The Olive Boy @swkplay.bsky.social
- Ghosts - The Questors Theatre
A Ghost in Your Ear - Hampstead Theatre | Review
"Entertaining more than it was eerie, it was a thoughtful and satisfying experience."
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"Entertaining more than it was eerie, it was a thoughtful and satisfying experience."
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A Ghost In Your Ear - Hampstead Theatre | Review
Be still my beating heart. Oh, it is. But I suppose all the safeguarding and safety checks and trigger warnings are part of what it is to attend the theatre in
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January 11, 2026 at 1:36 PM
A Ghost in Your Ear - Hampstead Theatre | Review
"Entertaining more than it was eerie, it was a thoughtful and satisfying experience."
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"Entertaining more than it was eerie, it was a thoughtful and satisfying experience."
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Orphans - Jermyn Street Theatre | Review
"Raw and gritty, this was an engaging and surprisingly moving experience."
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"Raw and gritty, this was an engaging and surprisingly moving experience."
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Orphans - Jermyn Street Theatre | Review
All the action takes place in the front room of a house that looks like it had its wallpaper stripped, but for whatever reason, the said removed wallpaper was n
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January 11, 2026 at 1:35 PM
Orphans - Jermyn Street Theatre | Review
"Raw and gritty, this was an engaging and surprisingly moving experience."
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"Raw and gritty, this was an engaging and surprisingly moving experience."
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God, the Devil and Me - Lion & Unicorn Theatre | Review
"there is some food for thought here about how complex people can be and what the root causes of behaviours largely considered abnormal really are"
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"there is some food for thought here about how complex people can be and what the root causes of behaviours largely considered abnormal really are"
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God, the Devil and Me - Lion & Unicorn Theatre | Review
One of the few mildly interesting bits of religious information I gleaned in my formative years, being effectively forced to sit through a church service each S
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January 11, 2026 at 1:32 PM
God, the Devil and Me - Lion & Unicorn Theatre | Review
"there is some food for thought here about how complex people can be and what the root causes of behaviours largely considered abnormal really are"
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"there is some food for thought here about how complex people can be and what the root causes of behaviours largely considered abnormal really are"
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JACK: The Musical - Courtyard Theatre | Review
"A brief and thoughtful musical – perhaps ‘enjoy’ isn’t quite the right word for a show about brutality and bloody murders."
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"A brief and thoughtful musical – perhaps ‘enjoy’ isn’t quite the right word for a show about brutality and bloody murders."
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JACK: The Musical - Courtyard Theatre | Review
If you’re inclined to think anything can be a musical, you wouldn’t flinch in the slightest at the idea that there’s one about Jack the Ripper. It’s not
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January 11, 2026 at 1:31 PM
JACK: The Musical - Courtyard Theatre | Review
"A brief and thoughtful musical – perhaps ‘enjoy’ isn’t quite the right word for a show about brutality and bloody murders."
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"A brief and thoughtful musical – perhaps ‘enjoy’ isn’t quite the right word for a show about brutality and bloody murders."
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Week beginning 5 January 2026
- Jack: The Musical - Courtyard Theatre
- God, the Devil and Me @landutheatre.bsky.social
- Orphans @jstheatre.bsky.social
- A Ghost in Your Ear - Hampstead Theatre
- Jack: The Musical - Courtyard Theatre
- God, the Devil and Me @landutheatre.bsky.social
- Orphans @jstheatre.bsky.social
- A Ghost in Your Ear - Hampstead Theatre
January 4, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Week beginning 5 January 2026
- Jack: The Musical - Courtyard Theatre
- God, the Devil and Me @landutheatre.bsky.social
- Orphans @jstheatre.bsky.social
- A Ghost in Your Ear - Hampstead Theatre
- Jack: The Musical - Courtyard Theatre
- God, the Devil and Me @landutheatre.bsky.social
- Orphans @jstheatre.bsky.social
- A Ghost in Your Ear - Hampstead Theatre
Ballet Nights: The New Year's Day Concert - Cadogan Hall | Review
"a delightful and diverse evening [...] a 'happy new year' indeed!"
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"a delightful and diverse evening [...] a 'happy new year' indeed!"
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Ballet Nights: The New Year's Day Concert - Cadogan Hall | Review
There is, of course, already a New Year’s Concert, performed by the Vienna Philharmonic and broadcast every year on radio and television. To attend in person,
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January 4, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Ballet Nights: The New Year's Day Concert - Cadogan Hall | Review
"a delightful and diverse evening [...] a 'happy new year' indeed!"
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"a delightful and diverse evening [...] a 'happy new year' indeed!"
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The Nutcracker - Royal Albert Hall | Review
"A festive feast that held my attention from beginning to end."
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"A festive feast that held my attention from beginning to end."
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The Nutcracker - Royal Albert Hall | Review
There’s a reason why this production of this ballet keeps returning to the Royal Albert Hall, and while public demand isn’t necessarily indicative of qualit
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January 4, 2026 at 4:16 PM
The Nutcracker - Royal Albert Hall | Review
"A festive feast that held my attention from beginning to end."
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"A festive feast that held my attention from beginning to end."
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Week beginning 29 December 2025
- The Nutcracker @royalalberthall.bsky.social
- Ballet Nights: New Year's Day Concert @cadoganhall.bsky.social
- The Nutcracker @royalalberthall.bsky.social
- Ballet Nights: New Year's Day Concert @cadoganhall.bsky.social
December 28, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Week beginning 29 December 2025
- The Nutcracker @royalalberthall.bsky.social
- Ballet Nights: New Year's Day Concert @cadoganhall.bsky.social
- The Nutcracker @royalalberthall.bsky.social
- Ballet Nights: New Year's Day Concert @cadoganhall.bsky.social
Christmas Deluxe With Ned - Etcetera Theatre | Review
Goodness me this was cheesy. But who cares? It's CHRISSSTTMAAASSS!
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Goodness me this was cheesy. But who cares? It's CHRISSSTTMAAASSS!
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Christmas Deluxe With Ned - Etcetera Theatre | Review
Nedislav Dragnev is quite happy to be known as Ned, as he opened his brief but nonetheless eclectic set with a rendering of ‘Silent Night’, I wondered wheth
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December 22, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Christmas Deluxe With Ned - Etcetera Theatre | Review
Goodness me this was cheesy. But who cares? It's CHRISSSTTMAAASSS!
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Goodness me this was cheesy. But who cares? It's CHRISSSTTMAAASSS!
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Christmas Day - Almeida Theatre | Review
Some personal revelations provide a couple of audible gasp moments, which help to maintain interest in a play that can’t quite seem to decide whether it is a situational comedy or a state-of-the-nation drama.
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Some personal revelations provide a couple of audible gasp moments, which help to maintain interest in a play that can’t quite seem to decide whether it is a situational comedy or a state-of-the-nation drama.
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Christmas Day - Almeida Theatre | Review
The conventional path for plays in which a plethora of clashing thoughts and ideologies are presented to an audience in a dramatically tense environment is that
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December 22, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Christmas Day - Almeida Theatre | Review
Some personal revelations provide a couple of audible gasp moments, which help to maintain interest in a play that can’t quite seem to decide whether it is a situational comedy or a state-of-the-nation drama.
www.londontheatre1.com/reviews/chri...
Some personal revelations provide a couple of audible gasp moments, which help to maintain interest in a play that can’t quite seem to decide whether it is a situational comedy or a state-of-the-nation drama.
www.londontheatre1.com/reviews/chri...
Most Favoured - Soho Theatre | Review
The performances from both actors are thoroughly convincing, and while you’d probably get more laugh-out-loud moments from seeing a comedy hour at Soho Theatre, the humour here is just as observant and on the nose.
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The performances from both actors are thoroughly convincing, and while you’d probably get more laugh-out-loud moments from seeing a comedy hour at Soho Theatre, the humour here is just as observant and on the nose.
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Most Favoured - Soho Theatre | Review
A brief review of a brief play. Set in an Edinburgh hotel room, a twist in the story makes it rather appropriate and timely for a show running in London over th
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December 22, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Most Favoured - Soho Theatre | Review
The performances from both actors are thoroughly convincing, and while you’d probably get more laugh-out-loud moments from seeing a comedy hour at Soho Theatre, the humour here is just as observant and on the nose.
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The performances from both actors are thoroughly convincing, and while you’d probably get more laugh-out-loud moments from seeing a comedy hour at Soho Theatre, the humour here is just as observant and on the nose.
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