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Tue 16 Oct 2007 12:00
Rent
Director William Baker says in his programme notes that he remixed Rent with the intention of creating a musical relevant for the world he knows.
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Mon 15 Oct 2007 15:40
Halloween at Lauderdale House
North London arts and education centre Lauderdale House is getting into the Halloween spirit with spooky half term workshops and Halloween walks on the day itself.
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Mon 15 Oct 2007 12:15
Glengarry Glen Ross
Succinct in structure, filmic to look at and snappy in dialogue, James Macdonald’s new production of David Mamet’s 1983 play about Chicago real estate salesmen is a slick, polished affair.
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Fri 12 Oct 2007 17:40
Competition searches for new composing talent
One budding British musical theatre composer will see their music performed on the West End stage thanks to a new competition organised by contemporary musical theatre showcase Notes From New York and entertainment newspaper The Stage.
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Fri 12 Oct 2007 14:10
Globe entertains families at half term
The season may be over, but activities continue at Shakespeare’s Globe, which is running a series of family events during half term as part of a season entitled The Young and Shakespeare.
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Thu 11 Oct 2007 16:15
Wicked welcomes schools on Halloween
Following the announcement of Wicked Day on 28 October, Wicked the musical continues its Halloween celebrations on the day itself, 31 October, with a special schools-only matinee performance of the show at the Apollo Victoria.
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Thu 11 Oct 2007 12:00
Molloy and Marcell at Tricycle
Dearbhla Molloy and Joseph Marcell lead the casts of two forthcoming productions at the Tricycle.
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Wed 10 Oct 2007 17:00
Aidan Gillen
Aidan Gillen has a gift for choosing projects. Of the few television series he has starred in, Queer As Folk and The Wire have set benchmarks for the rest of the industry to follow.
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Wed 10 Oct 2007 16:30
Another Christmas quacker at the Unicorn
A contemporary retelling of a classic Hans Christian Andersen story is to be the Unicorn theatre’s Christmas show this year.
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Wed 10 Oct 2007 12:30
The Country Wife
I am not sure whether William Wycherley laid the groundwork for comedy characters in years to come, or whether Jonathan Kent's revival of classic Restoration comedy The Country Wife is flavoured by some of television's most memorable, but the stage of the Theatre Royal Haymarket was reminiscent of many a sitcom at yesterday's press night, writes Matthew Amer.
