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DARK SECRETS: Lionel bart | Vintage Vibes

Oliver! at the Gielgud Theatre review: This darker take on the classic musical is all killer no filler

5/5 A glorious evening of song and dance that doesn’t shy away from the subtext of this quintessential London musical

Evening Standard

Matthew Bourne: ‘I don’t understand why there aren’t more gay love stories in ballet’

The choreographer who changed how dance was perceived in Britain is now taking the reins of a major revival of ‘Oliver!’. He talks to Sarah Crompton about his memories of legendary composer Lionel Bart and why his musical is embedded in the DNA of British culture

The Independent UK

"I often wonder what would have happened if Keith Moon and I had formed Led Zeppelin": How The Who stopped hating each other for long enough to shape the sound of the future

In 1966, The Who were a bunch of drinking, drugging, brawling rock stars-in-waiting. Pete Townshend was about to change all that

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Eleanor Fazan obituary

Theatre director who took Beyond the Fringe to the West End and worked on hit productions throughout the 1960s and 70s

The Guardian - UK

Theatre: Clare Brennan’s five best shows of 2023

Our roving critic’s highlights include a bravura O’Casey trilogy, a Lionel Bart classic that delivered more, and a perfectly cast portrait of a marriage

The Guardian - UK

From exhilarating Oliver! to a mardy Beast in the east – three of the best Christmas family shows

Lionel Bart’s classic musical is all light and shade in James Brining’s in-the-round revival; actors and audience ad-lib with aplomb in a seaside Beauty and the Beast; plus, a camp and catchy Snow Queen

The Guardian - UK

Tom Kempinski obituary

Actor and playwright best known for his 1980 stage hit Duet for One, which was later turned into a film

The Guardian - UK

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As Australia’s best-known comic performer, Humphries was renowned for his caricatures and politically risque humour

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