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The cold never bothered them anyway: how Frozen made musical magic

The set, costume, video and lighting designers of Disney’s London production – now in its second year in the West End – break the ice about the show’s frocks, crystals and astonishing effects

The Guardian - UK

Oscar winning composer reveals the life-changing impact of Disney's Beauty and the Beast as it comes to Bristol

As the stage adaptation of the Disney classic is set to return to the Bristol Hippodrome this September, EGOT winner Alan Menken discusses how his most’ ‘intensely personal’ project has still remained as a cultural phenomenon for decades

Bristol Post

Much Ado About Nothing review – hilarious, heartfelt show is everything

Daneka Etchells is the most compelling Beatrice you might ever see in an exceptional production of the romantic comedy

The Guardian - UK

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The Cherry Orchard review – Chekhov in space

Vinay Patel’s sci-fi adaptation boldly goes into the future on a rickety starship while exploring entrenched hierarchies and class

The Guardian - UK

Review: We Will Rock You at Palace Theatre

With 24 of rock legends Queen's biggest hits, you know you're in for a foot stomping, fist pumping kind of night

Manchester Evening News

The Narcissist review – a darkly honest dissection of post-Trump politics

A spin doctor’s life spirals into chaos after he’s hired by an ambitious senator in Christopher Shinn’s grimly comic drama

The Guardian - UK

Six the Musical review: 'Don't Lose Ur Head' but this is seriously good

Move over Henry, it's time to let the women tell their story

Manchester Evening News

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Sugar, butter, fantastic: Waitress Musical review at Nottingham Theatre Royal

It was a fantastic performance

Nottingham Post

Bugsy Malone review – splurge guns at the ready for a twinkling revival

With charismatic performances and playful effects, Sean Holmes’ slick touring production is escapist fun

The Guardian - UK

The week in theatre: Rock/ Paper/ Scissors; The Fellowship

Timing is everything in Chris Bush’s theatre-hopping trio of Sheffield plays; the same goes for Roy Williams’s ill-starred new Windrush generation drama

The Guardian - UK

Rock/Paper/Scissors review – sharp-edged trilogy celebrates a city in flux

Sheffield TheatresChris Bush’s audacious production, performed simultaneously by the same cast across three theatres, intertwines comedy, romance and political rage to dazzling effect

The Guardian - UK

The Week on Stage: From The Glass Menagerie to Jordan Brookes

The highs and lows of the week’s theatre

The Independent UK

The Glass Menagerie review – Amy Adams’s West End debut fails to find its heart

Tennessee Williams’s story of yearning, passion and despair never puts us under its spell in Jeremy Herrin’s production

The Guardian - UK

The Glass Menagerie at Duke of York’s Theatre review: Amy Adams’ West End debut is muted and unconvincing

As a West End star vehicle for the celebrated actress, The Glass Menagerie barely passes its MOT

Evening Standard

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ABBA Voyage review: London spectacle delivers a mind blowing journey to pop perfection

ABBA Voyage is now open in London with the Swedish supergroup performing their classic tracks as avatars

The Guardian - UK

Murder on the Orient Express review – a first-class ride all the way

Henry Goodman gives us every inch of Hercule Poirot’s dandiness and comedy in this exemplary adaptation of Christie’s ingenious murder mystery, but also gets every note of the character’s vast intelligence and pain

Manchester Evening News

Little Black girls simply didn’t get to see a reflection of themselves as Disney princesses... until now

Why the lead actors in Beauty and the Beast at Manchester's Palace Theatre represent a watershed moment for theatre

Evening Standard

The Breach at Hampstead Theatre review: An admirable message can’t keep this emotional rollercoaster on track

It takes you on one hell of a journey, but doesn’t ring entirely true

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David Eldridge: My play Middle is about the blue collar classes, but where else are they in theatre?

The Essex-born playwright asks why, as theatre diversifies, do the working class-made-good seem to remain invisible

The Guardian - UK

‘The trembling is real’: how does it feel to sing a musical showstopper?

From Elsa letting it go in Frozen to Sally Bowles belting out Cabaret, the performers of the most barnstorming numbers in musicals share the thrill of bringing the house down

The Guardian - UK

Middle review – marital and midlife reckoning brings gags and gripes

Gentle comedy leavens David Eldridge’s sequel about a couple mired in the swamps of regrets and resentments

The Guardian - UK

The Corn Is Green review – an inspirational heart-warmer in praise of good education

Emlyn Williams’ 1938 play is a kind of Billy Elliot of the Valleys: the old-fashioned but hugely entertaining and affecting story of a Welsh miner’s son who escapes his class-bound home town with the help of a bold schoolteacher

Bristol Post

Queen fans told not to sing along to We Will Rock You musical at Bristol Hippodrome

Although the audience were asked not to sing along from the outset, it didn’t stop people dancing in their seats

Manchester Evening News

Review: Beauty and the Beast at Manchester's Palace Theatre

"If you love your musical theatre, then this is an absolute must-see"

Chronicle Live

Sam Bailey adds her own magical touch to Disney's Beauty and the Beast at Sunderland Empire

With Beauty and the Beast set to open in Sunderland this Thursday, former X Factor star Sam Bailey discusses her role in it, the change she brought to the show, along with the pandemic and her friendship with Newcastle United's new signing Chris Wood

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