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FEATURE: Love, death, craziness and old friends – theatrical treats round the corner
Brian Butler looks forward to 4 Sondheim shows and an angry Hedwig
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REVIEW: Is He Musical?
Brian Butler falls willingly into the 1930’s Queer sub culture of Soho
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FEATURE: It’s Showtime, Folks! Part Two
There are still a bunch of musical theatre treats to catch on BBC iplayer, but hurry because some disappear this coming weekend. There are two Elaine Page programmes to watch, with the First Lady of British MT at her best. In Elaine Page at the BBC, we get a compilation of her many tv moments. […]
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REVIEW: Footloose @ Theatre Royal
There are a few extra songs shoehorned in, including a rather delightfully silly rendition of ‘Holding out for a Hero’ which allows Jake Quickenden to show off their rather more muscular skills & body and offer the mostly older female audience some energetic but light titillation whilst Darren Day s
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FEATURE: Sondheim, Strictly, and Showtunes in store
Brian Butler looks forward to Musical Theatre and dancing Heaven
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PREVIEW: Spotlight on Eastbourne’s new theatre offerings
Brian Butler finds lots to enjoy down the coast
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PREVIEW: Five Queer plays to start 2022
Brian Butler finds a wealth of Queer drama is on offer
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PREVIEW: Brighton Theatre Royal’s new season
Brian Butler looks forward to ballet, a whodunnit, a real stage Dame and countless musicals at the Brighton Theatre Royal’s new 2022 season
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REVIEW: tick..tick..Boom! On Netflix
Brian Butler is enchanted by Jonathan Larson’s fateful bio-musical
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FEATURE: The shows of 2021 – the highs and some lows
Brian Butler looks back at the shows of 2021
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SPOTLIGHT ON: Musicals on Christmas TV
Brian Butler finds a Queer man’s paradise – musicals galore at Christmas. In the run-up to Christmas theatres all over the UK and on Broadway, we could face a stay-at-home end of 2021.
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REVIEW: Everybody’s Talking About Jamie
Brian Butler is blown away by this musical journey from teen boy to drag queen.