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Are cruel intentions the preserve of the powerful and privileged?

The eve of any new year throbs with hope, anticipation and optimism. This is especially true of the dawn of…

4 years ago

A Truly Topical Thriller

If a Grand Canyon of a tale, with a taut plot, a distillation of sex, politics, corruption & betrayal, plus…

4 years ago

Bonnie and Clyde: Where does guilt really lie?

In 2011 Bonnie and Clyde opened on Broadway. The response was lackluster, and the run ended after only two months.…

4 years ago

Cinderella and the Two-Way Staircase of Social Mobility

Once upon a time, in a land far away (Greece, if you must know) there lived a young slave girl…

4 years ago

The lonely legacy of GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY

John Donne, sixteenth-century poet and cleric, knew a thing or two. If his name doesn’t ring a bell, perhaps  his…

4 years ago

Mary Poppins and the pointless pursuit of ‘practically perfect’ parenting

Mary Poppins is sometimes hailed as the ultimate feel-good story. It’s easy to see why. A magical, ‘practically perfect’ female…

4 years ago

Jagged Little Pill: ‘It’s not ironic, y’all!’

For anyone not familiar with Canadian musician Alanis Morissette, cast your eye over the cover of the November 1995 edition…

4 years ago

Announcing Boublil & Schönberg’s DO YOU HEAR THE PEOPLE SING?

An extraordinary and rare celebration of one of the world’s most successful musical theatre collaborations Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg…

4 years ago

Mr Hyde and Offshore Immigration Processing: The Dark Side of Good Intentions

Almost twenty-two years ago to the day – 25 May 1990 – Frank Wildhorn’s musical version of The Strange Case…

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