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REVIEW: The Choir of Man (The Arts Theatre)

October 15, 2022 The Family Stage

The Jungle is not your average boozer. For a start, it’s located on the stage of London’s Arts Theatre and…

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Posted in: Reviews, Theatre Filed under: Musical Theatre, West End

REVIEW: Apples in Winter, LynchPin Productions (Playground Theatre)

October 11, 2022 The Family Stage

Trigger warning: This review contains discussion of violent crime, death row and grief. Jennifer Fawcett’s award-winning play, Apples in Winter,…

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Posted in: Reviews, Theatre Filed under: criminal justice, death row, LynchPin Productions, Playground Theatre

REVIEW: Demon Dentist, Birmingham Stage Company (Orchard Theatre, Dartford)

October 9, 2022 The Family Stage

Following the success of their award-nominated productions of Gangsta Granny and Billionaire Boy, Birmingham Stage Company are back with another…

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REVIEW: Glitterball, Rifco Theatre Company (Riverside Studios)

October 2, 2022 The Family Stage

Rifco Theatre Company’s mission is to diversify British theatre by producing plays and musicals which reflect and celebrate contemporary British…

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Posted in: Reviews, Theatre Filed under: Riverside Studios

REVIEW: Sherlock Holmes: The Valley of Fear, Blackeyed Theatre (Greenwich Theatre)

September 23, 2022 The Family Stage

The game is afoot. After the success of their 2018/19 international tour of The Sign of Four, Blackeyed Theatre, in…

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Posted in: Reviews, Theatre Filed under: Blackeyed Theatre, Greenwich Theatre, Sherlock Holmes

REVIEW: Dinosaurs and all that Rubbish, Roustabout Theatre (Arts Depot)

September 15, 2022 The Family Stage

This year sees the 50th anniversary of Michael Foreman’s classic story Dinosaurs and all that Rubbish, a cautionary tale about…

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Posted in: Reviews, Theatre Filed under: Arts Depot, Childrens Theatre, Family Friendly Theatre, Family Theatre, Roustabout Theatre

REVIEW: Treasure Island (Greenwich Theatre)

September 6, 2022 The Family Stage

With the summer holidays coming to a close, we set sail on the seven seas this weekend with the most…

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Posted in: Reviews, Theatre Filed under: Childrens Theatre, Family Theatre
Three actors on a stage. One is dressed as a pirate. Another is dressed as a princess. The third is dressed as a platypus and is on the back of the Princess.

REVIEW: The Pirate, the Princess and the Platypus (Polka Theatre)

August 2, 2022 The Family Stage

It’s a heteronormative tale as old as time; little girls dream of being princesses who frolic in forests with their…

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Posted in: Reviews, Theatre Filed under: Childrens Theatre, Family Friendly Theatre, Family Theatre, Polka Theatre

REVIEW: Fantastically Great Women Who Changed the World (Theatre Royal Stratford East)

June 23, 2022 The Family Stage

Kate Pankhurst’s bestselling picture book Fantastically Great Women Who Changed the World is filled with fascinating facts about some of…

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Posted in: Reviews, Theatre Filed under: Children's Theatre, Family Friendly Theatre, Family Theatre, Feminist, Girl Power, Musical Theatre, Theatre Royal Stratford East, Touring Production

REVIEW: Aidy the Awesome, The Gramophones (Arts Depot)

May 26, 2022 The Family Stage

The Gramophones are a female-led company making contemporary theatre that puts women and girls centre stage. They are currently on…

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Posted in: Reviews, Theatre Filed under: Age 3 to 8, Childrens Theatre, Family Theatre

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