Category: theatre
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Drop the Dead Donkey – The REAWAKENING at Curve Theatre, 2024
⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ Now, cue a confession. I’ve never seen Drop the Dead Donkey, but my dad has. So, off we went for a little mid-week theatre trip to Curve to see if it’s quote “just as funny now as it was then’, Well, back when, it was apparently all about keeping up with the…
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Zog and the Flying Doctors at Royal and Derngate, Northampton REVIEW
We loved Zog when we saw it on tour, so was thrilled to see that the next adventure of the loveable yet clumsy dragon, Princess Pearl, and Sir Gadabout was heading out on tour. Based on Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s bestselling sequel, Freckle Productions (Zog, Stick Man, Tiddler & Other Terrific Tales) are back,…
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Life of Pi Review, Curve Leicester
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Life of Pi is truly breath-taking, It is visually phenomenal. It is written and directed and executed wonderfully. I felt distressed. I felt uncomfortable. I was moved. Incredible. This is physical theatre and puppetry in one of its finest forms. If you’re after a jaw-dropping visually appealing show, this is for you. Life…
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Fantastically Great Women Who Changed the World Review, Nottingham
⭐⭐⭐.5 Fantastically Great Women Who Changed the World is a show I desperately wanted to love. A show that promised to empower women, to shine a spotlight on women who changed the course of history, a show that was promised to appease to ‘Six’ lovers. Based on the series on books with the same title by…
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The Classic Rock Show at De Montfort Hall, Review
If you’re a die-hard fan of classic rock, The Classic Rock Show is a must-see. Tribute shows sometimes get a lot of stick, but this one pays homage to the classics and bring them to life in an electric night. Everybody will have a different impression of classic rock, so don’t worry if your favourite…
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Come From Away – UK and Ireland Tour Review [Curve Theatre, 2024]
![Come From Away – UK and Ireland Tour Review [Curve Theatre, 2024]](https://laureninleicester.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/img_6123-1.jpg?w=1024)
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Five stars isn’t enough for this production of Come From Away. I am in LOVE with this show, and no doubt I’ll be wanting to catch it again on its 2024-2025 UK and Ireland Tour. This is the first tour following a hugely-successful West End run and how wonderful that it opened up here…
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My Beautiful Laundrette Review, Curve Theatre 2024
⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ Press tickets Adapted from Hanif Kureishi’s 80’s movie, this production is a complex play that centres around racism, social class, generational differences, sexual identity, and immigration all taking place in Thatcher Britain. Nikolai Foster’s 2019 Curve production of My Beautiful Laundrette has been developed further by director Nicole Behan and is one…
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Jesus Christ Superstar Review, Curve Leicester
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ An exciting reimagined take with impressive energy and powerful vocalists It comes as a great privilege to be able to say this, but Jesus Christ Superstar is a show I half expected to not enjoy. I say this with the greatest gratitude I can express, knowing full well that I am both privileged and…
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Sister Act at Curve, Leicester (2024) Review
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A joyous production from start to finish Sister Act proves time and time again why it’s such a popular production, one sent from above to lift your heart, your spirits and have you laughing from start to finish. If you’ve never watched Sister Act before, it’s based on Deloris Van Cartier, the rebellious spirit…
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Shrek at Belgrade Coventry, Review (2024)
⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️.5 A seamless screen to stage transition of an fairy-tale favourite! Shrek… as a musical?! The thought whirrs through your mind of wondering how this incredible DreamWorks movie with top tier animation could transition and be done justice on a live stage. Puppets? Stage make up? Costuming? The iconic fairy tale land?…
Lauren in Leicester 