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Review of The Manfreds at The Regent Centre, Christcurch added. They’re actually getting better with time. A superb show.

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Review of Hedda Gabler at Salisbury Playhouse (LINKED), in the Brien Friel version of Ibsen’s classic. Unfortunately the run has finished. I saw the last day of the excellent production.

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Barcoding Mad

For newer readers, a reminder of my rant on barcodes.

Review of Into The Hoods- Remixed (LINKED) on its 2016 tour. Hip-hop dance theatre at The Mayflower Southampton.

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Review of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s Doctor Faustus, with Sandy Grierson and Oliver Ryan added. A five star review.

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Review of the Royal Shakespeare Company 2016 production of Hamlet added (LINKED). A virtually all-black version set in West Africa, starring Paapa Essiedu as Hamlet, a stunning 25 year old Hamlet at that. 2948

Review of Fay Hield & The Hurricane Party, in the truly atmospheric setting of The Chapel at The Convent in Stroud.

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Review of Natalie Merchant at The Royal Albert Hall, March 16th. I’ll be surprised if I see a better concert this year. Perfect sound, unusually for that hall. Beautiful songs and delivery.

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Review of the Kenneth Branagh Company’s third production, The Painkiller (LINKED), a full-on French farce with Kenneth Branagh as a hit man and Rob Brydon as the suicidal Welsh photographer in the next hotel room, it may not sound funny, but it is hilarious and the support cast is first-rate too.

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Review of Broken, by Motionhouse (linked). Dance theatre with digital imagery and a gloriously powerful soundtrack. A must-see.salisburynew_2935006b