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Posts By Stephen Vowles
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210TheatreSex/Crime at the Soho Theatre, Upstairs: Press night review by Stephen Vowles
Alexis Gregory’s skill as a writer, activist and actor have to be applauded and with his co-star and best pal Jonny Woo...
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374TheatreFour Play at the Above The Stag Theatre: Press night review by Stephen Vowles
Jake Brunger’s play is rather good with the four cast members – Keeran Blessie as Pete, Ashley Byam as Rafe, Marc McKinnon...
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349TheatreJEW…ish at the King’s Head Theatre: Press night review by Stephen Vowles
Jew…ish, co-created by Poppy Damon and Saul Boyer – who also plays Max with Edie Newman as TJ – is a wacky...
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491TheatreComing Clean at Trafalgar Studios 2: Press night review by Stephen Vowles
It is very understandable why the producers of Kevin Elyot’s Coming Clean regularly revive this play; it is an important piece. The...
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806TheatreClementine’s Christmas Cracker at the Rosemary Branch Theatre: Press night review by Stephen Vowles
Mark Mander’s skill as a puppeteer is extraordinary. His character inventions are slightly sarcastic, rude but not crude, belligerent and very funny...
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685TheatreSex Shells at the Soho Theatre: Press night review by Stephen Vowles
Vibrant and immediately intriguing, Sex Shells is a rather naughty and phenomenal piece of abstract cabaret theatre created by the fantastic trio...
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1.1KTheatreAll I Want for Christmas is Attention at the O2 Forum, Kentish Town: Review by Stephen Vowles
Jinkx Monsoon and BenDeLaCreme are clearly a partnership made in festive heaven. A Christmas duo out to grab the audience’s attention, and...
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756TheatreAn Act of God at The Vaults, Waterloo: Press Night review by Stephen Vowles
David Javerbaum, winner of 11 Emmy Awards for his writing of TV’s The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, was the first person...
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635TheatreEscape from Plant Trash at the Pleasance Theatre: Review by Stephen Vowles
With her rakish charm and quick wit, Ginger Johnson has the skills of a vaudevillian, slapstick performer coursing through her veins and...
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889TheatreA Prayer For Wings at the King’s Head: Press Night review by Stephen Vowles
Written and directed by Sean Mathias, A Prayer For Wings is a very interesting study in self loathing where Rita, played by...
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793TheatreJerker at the King’s Head: Press Night review by Stephen Vowles
Robert Chesley, who wrote Jerker, made this remark: “Offending people can’t kill anyone but prudery does”, and his ground-breaking play which has...
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1.2KTheatreDifferent From The Others at the White Bear Theatre: Press Night Review by Stephen Vowles
Claudio Macor has done it again and scored a certain and sure-fire hit with his monumental play inspired by a silent black...
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680TheatreSoho Cinders at Charing Cross Theatre: Press Night review by Stephen Vowles
If ever a show deserved to be a bigger, broader and brassier production and performed on a larger space then that show...
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1.1KTheatreAfterglow at Waterloo East Theatre: Press Night review by Stephen Vowles
After seeing the original production in June I was intrigued to see how the re-staging in the much smaller space of the...
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702TheatreDina Martina, Forgotten But Not Gone at Soho Theatre: Press Night review by Stephen Vowles
After seeing Dina’s show in 2018 I was aware of his amazing talent and I wanted him to eclipse that show –...
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946TheatreTickle at the King’s Head Theatre: Press Night review by Stephen Vowles.
With the audience situated on three sides of the performance space, we were asked by Tina Tickle to tickle the audience member...
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744TheatreMatteo Lane at Soho Theatre: Press Night review by Stephen Vowles
Comedy can be a strange animal to conquer but Matteo Lane’s show does precisely that. He is a very funny man with...
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718TheatreTodrick Hall, Haus Party at the London Palladium: Review by Stephen Vowles
To say Todrick Hall is an enthusiastic performer and vibrant entertainer would be an understatement. The man’s boundless energy and command of the huge London...
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1.3KTheatreThe Good Scout at Above The Stag: Press night review by Stephen Vowles
Writer Glenn Chandler, who also directed his production of the Good Scout, is a master storyteller and by including historically accurate events...
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897TheatreElberace, a Hunk of Mincing Love at the Union Theatre: Review by Stephen Vowles
James Haslam is a consummate performer, and the fact that he shows great skill and flair when he is on stage proves he...
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1.1KTheatreZeus On The Loose: Review by Stephen Vowles
Written by Emma Rollason, this quirky and wonderfully weird look at the behaviour of the Greek Gods on Mount Olympus is packed...
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916TheatreMama Mia, The Party at the O2: Review by Stephen Vowles
Feeling slight trepidatious, I joined the extensive queue which snaked right back to the entrance of the O2 on Monday night (23...
