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A new musical based on the classic teen mag conjures memories of a time when there were no Youtube makeup videos, and certainly no Snapchat
A new musical based on the classic teen mag conjures memories of a time when there were no Youtube makeup videos, and certainly no Snapchat
Once upon a time our actors' enunciation was clear as a bell. But the art of projecting your voice seems to have fallen from favour
Dostoyevsky's satirical fable about a man eaten by a crocodile gets a witty, infectiously enjoyable update, says Jane Shilling
Think long,14th-century poems are boring? Simon Armitage will make you think again, says Jane Shilling
Caryl Churchill's cloning play is fuelled by fine performances from John and Lex Shrapnel, says Jane Shilling
The Barbican's revival of this Harper Lee adaptation is touching and full of charm, says Jane Shilling
Adapted from the novel by PG Wodehouse, with music by George and Ira Gershwin, this is perfect summer fare, says Jane Shilling
This Sydney Theatre Company production will leave you moved, captivated and changed, says Jane Shilling
This beguiling adaptation of Haruki Murakami's novel is hard to resist, says Jane Shilling
The acclaimed Japanese director's latest production is vivid if arid, says Jane Shilling
This is a fine Globe prodution of one of Shakespeare's trickiest comedies, says Jane Shilling
Foley's play offers a teasing promise of revelation, with Cressida Bonas offering an engaging performance, says Jane Shilling
Jane Shilling catches Prince Harry's ex in the first night of her one-woman show
Felicity Kendal gives a masterful demonstration of comic timing but is let down some of the cast of Hay Fever
This study of the small Seventies anarchist group is troublingly freighted with contemporary resonance, says Jane Shilling
Michael Frayn's discourse goes astray in these miniature plays, says Jane Shilling
This flawed but highly inventive response to Prokofiev's dramatic score will charm balletomanes and ballet sceptics alike, says Jane Shilling
The state of the British press is laid bare in this sharp and knowing debut by a former Fleet Street showbiz editor, says Jane Shilling
Director Sally Cookson has made some bold changes to Shakespeare's play. Not all of them come off
Robin Soans's play about rugby star Gareth Thomas has admirable intentions
Patrick Marber's most famous play still dazzles, says Jane Shilling
This floridly kitsch tale of a boy, a girl and a man-eating plant bent on world domination is huge fun, says Jane Shilling
Sheffield's glittery production of the Cole Porter musical is a heady cocktail of swing, silliness and sophistication, says Jane Shilling
Jane Shilling reviews Terrence McNally's Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune
Playwright Ayub Khan Din takes the lead role in this slightly undercooked revival of his hit drama East is East, says Jane Shilling