Cush Jumbo tackles the troubled prince, Jessie Buckley and Eddie Redmayne head for 30s Berlin, while standup favourites and dance spectaculars burst back on the stage Continue reading…
Continue ReadingSoho theatre, London After months of being starved of social contact, David Selley’s celebration of togetherness couldn’t be better timedDiane Chorley’s show made a splash two years ago on the Edinburgh fringe. But there’s a sense in this delayed Soho …
Continue ReadingSoho theatre, London After months of being starved of social contact, David Selley’s celebration of togetherness couldn’t be better timedDiane Chorley’s show made a splash two years ago on the Edinburgh fringe. But there’s a sense in this delayed Soho …
Continue ReadingLondon WondergroundDon’t expect the shock of the new from the BBC Radio 4 stalwart, but audience suggestions and music really lift the second halfIs it a live show – or an impersonation of a live show? BBC Radio 4 favourite Dead Ringers takes up reside…
Continue ReadingLondon WondergroundDon’t expect the shock of the new from the BBC Radio 4 stalwart, but audience suggestions and music really lift the second halfIs it a live show – or an impersonation of a live show? BBC Radio 4 favourite Dead Ringers takes up reside…
Continue ReadingSummerhall, EdinburghTrevor Lock uses audience participation to satisfy our yearning for community in a show that prioritises connection over actionWhat did we miss most during the pandemic: the entertainment or the audiences? We still had box sets and…
Continue ReadingSummerhall, EdinburghTrevor Lock uses audience participation to satisfy our yearning for community in a show that prioritises connection over actionWhat did we miss most during the pandemic: the entertainment or the audiences? We still had box sets and…
Continue ReadingThe ex-Inbetweener’s new work-in-progress standup show, about breaking beyond being typecast, almost leaves you worried for the comedianThe maladroit comic parlaying their anxiety into humour is as old as standup itself. But it’s a highwire act: other …
Continue ReadingThe ex-Inbetweener’s new work-in-progress standup show, about breaking beyond being typecast, has a self-lacerating characterThe maladroit comic parlaying their anxiety into humour is as old as standup itself. But it’s a highwire act: other people’s ne…
Continue ReadingSean’s crazily funny gags reminded me why I got into comedy – his dry humour was always balanced with his wide-eyed wonder at the world• Comedian Sean Lock dies aged 58Sean was maybe a year ahead of me on the London comedy club scene and already had a …
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