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fromwww.theguardian.com
2 days ago

Lily Allen in conversations' to adapt West End Girl album into a play

West End Girl would certainly lend itself to a dramatisation: the album is a sustained piece of storytelling that depicts a marriage and its unravelling. Allen has said it is inspired by what went on in her marriage to US actor David Harbour, known for his roles in Stranger Things and the Marvel Cinematic Universe. There are things that are on the record that I experienced within my marriage, but that's not to say that it's all gospel, she told Vogue.
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fromwww.bbc.com
1 week ago

Paddington's West End musical declared a hit by critics

Paddington the Musical, which features new songs by McFly's Tom Fletcher, follows the beloved bear as he arrives in London and is taken in by the Brown family. The Guardian's five-star review said the show is "imaginatively staged, immaculately performed and utterly winning", while the Telegraph described it as a "funny, feel-good, family-friendly musical that looks set to run and run".
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fromwww.bbc.com
4 weeks ago

Hunger Games on stage 'dazzles' but some critics say it 'lacks emotion'

A stage adaptation of The Hunger Games recreates Panem in a 1,200-seat arena with ambitious spectacle but mixed reviews over emotional impact.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Gasp-worthy, clunky, a moral problem? Critics react to The Hunger Games: On Stage

Gaudy, high-tech spectacle and energetic choreography contrast with weak first-half tension and a flawed narration that undermines dramatic dread.
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fromTime Out London
1 month ago

Review: The Hunger Games: On Stage

Lavish stage production translates The Hunger Games into a coherent, gripping theatrical spectacle using aerial work, pyro, video and a mobile set despite staging limitations.
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fromTime Out New York
1 month ago

A 'Girl, Interrupted' musical play will premiere at The Public in May

A world-premiere play-with-songs adaptation of Girl, Interrupted will premiere at The Public in May 2026, with tickets on sale December 17.
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fromFilmmaker Magazine
2 months ago

TIFF 2025 Reviews: The Fence, To the Victory!

The Fence is an inept, stagebound adaptation of a musty colonial allegory that mostly fails, with one notably realistic driving-shot moment.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

High Noon heads for the West End as Billy Crudup takes on Gary Cooper role

Billy Crudup will star as Will Kane in a West End stage adaptation of High Noon, premiering at the Harold Pinter Theatre in December.
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fromIndependent
3 months ago

Laura Whitmore shines as boozed-up Rachel in twisty whodunnit The Girl on the Train

Laura Whitmore gives a compelling portrayal of Rachel, an alcoholic amateur sleuth, in the stage adaptation of a hit domestic thriller.
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