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Thanks For Having Me – Riverside Studios, London The Reviews Hub01:05Riverside Studios

Review: Thanks For Having Me British Theatre Guide13:54Riverside Studios

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Shanghai Dolls, Kiln Theatre review - fascinating slice of history inadequately told The Arts Desk09:35Shanghai Dolls Kiln

Elaine C Smith named pantomime icon as Glasgow star receives lifetime achievement award Glasgow Live16:35Glasgow

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Midnight Cowboy – Southwark Playhouse Elephant | Review LondonTheatre1.com01:03Midnight Cowboy Southwark

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Ghosts is a fiercely witty reworking of Henrik Ibsen’s incest tale The Independent11:08Ghosts Books Hammersmith & Fulham

Ghosts at the Lyric Hammersmith review: horribly funny Evening Standard09:46Ghosts Books Hammersmith & Fulham

Fleur East to star as Tina Turner in the West End production OnTheRadio16:12Fleur East Tina Turner West End

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'Phenomenal' actors travel to prestigious national theatre festival Isle of Man Today18:07Worcester Worcestershire

Young people take part in 30th National's Connections British Theatre Guide14:59Worcester Worcestershire

Heisenberg – Arcola Theatre | Review LondonTheatre1.com14:19Heisenberg Arcola Theatre

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I Would Dream an intimate poetry performance by Eeva Maria al-Khazaali at Etcetera Theatre Theatre News19:17 17-Apr-25

Calamity Jane @ Festival Theatre, Edinburgh The Skinny18:21 17-Apr-25

Royal Northern College of Music teams up with ENO on career-development scheme The Stage17:34 17-Apr-25

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Toolkit to stem decline in school theatre trips set to be rolled out The Stage17:04 17-Apr-25

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The Play’s The Thing. A One Person Hamlet Broadway Baby16:03 17-Apr-25

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Opera South East hit the road with new Gilbert & Sullivan gala Hastings Online Times15:55 17-Apr-25

Tending – Riverside Studios | Review LondonTheatre1.com15:13 17-Apr-25

Dear England heads to Lowry with a story that goes well beyond football I Love Manchester14:51 17-Apr-25

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Ghosts Time Out London14:31 17-Apr-25

Speed Time Out London14:31 17-Apr-25

John Ford’s Jacobean play arrives in Twickenham this April London Borough of Richmond upon Thames (Press Release)14:26 17-Apr-25

Favourite musical of the late Queen coming to Sidmouth Sidmouth Herald14:15 17-Apr-25

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Self Esteem at Duke of York’s Theatre review: a true one-of-a-kind Evening Standard11:32 17-Apr-25

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Ghosts at the Lyric Hammersmith review: horribly funny Evening Standard09:46 17-Apr-25

Review: A Thousand Splendid Suns British Theatre Guide09:42 17-Apr-25

'Very special place' preps for next performance Rotherham Advertiser09:42 17-Apr-25

Rupert Gavin shares his favourite books The Week (US)09:35 17-Apr-25

New play about tough parenting choices coming to Ledbury The Ledbury Reporter08:00 17-Apr-25

The Years should pave the way for women's lives to be valued on stage The Stage07:22 17-Apr-25

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Farnham theatre company to perform The Dumb Waiter by Harold Pinter Farnham Herald, Surrey07:10 17-Apr-25

Airdate: Stranger Things: The First Shadow TV Tonight07:08 17-Apr-25

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A brand new afternoon tea hits the stage Essex TV04:38 17-Apr-25

Operation Mincemeat stars on British humour, Broadway and why fascism ‘hits differently’ in America Big Issue04:29 17-Apr-25

Original jukebox musical returns to Mayflower Theatre stage in 2026 Daily Echo03:51 17-Apr-25

The Last Man in Ireland – Smock Alley Theatre, Dublin The Reviews Hub02:45 17-Apr-25

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Ncuti Gatwa and Edward Bluemel to star in steamy new production in London’s West End Attitude Magazine19:11 16-Apr-25

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Zara Gladman pilots BBC sketch show Good For Her British Comedy Guide18:27 16-Apr-25

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National Theatre expands skills training with ‘significant’ Bank of America investment The Stage15:49 16-Apr-25

Leicester Square performers gather to highlight lost livelihoods in face of ban The Stage15:49 16-Apr-25

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Broadway’s ‘Good Night, and Good Luck’ breaks own record Ticketing Business News15:32 16-Apr-25

Strictly winner starring in West End play coming to Norwich Eastern Daily Press, Norfolk15:29 16-Apr-25

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Canonbie Productions return to Drayton Arms with This is Not A Murder Mystery Theatre Weekly15:25 16-Apr-25

Vital Xposure Appoints Josh Elliott as New Artistic Director Theatre Weekly15:25 16-Apr-25

Colchester’s Mercury Theatre Announces Full Cast and Creative Team for Flumps by Emma Jo Pallett Theatre Weekly15:25 16-Apr-25

Tickets Now on Sale for West End Premiere of Born With Teeth Theatre Weekly15:25 16-Apr-25

Review: Dead Mom Play, Union Theatre Everything Theatre14:46 16-Apr-25

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Two awards for Loughborough Town Hall panto British Theatre Guide14:41 16-Apr-25

Listen To Hampstead Theatre's Participation Director, Jennifer Davis, On BBC Radio 4 Hampstead Theatre14:30 16-Apr-25

York Theatre Royal to launch new free writing group YorkMix14:03 16-Apr-25

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