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THEATRE REVIEW: A Little Life starring James Norton, Luke Thompson & Omari Douglas at Harold Pinter Theatre

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By Aline Mahrud

WORTH A LOOK?: ***

WHEN?: Saturday 8 April (matinee), runs through 5 August 2023 RUNTIME: 220 minutes (including a 20-minute interval)

It’s hard for us to appreciate the popularity of this play because it is based on a best-selling 2015 book by Hanya Yanigihara we’ve not read and stars a much in-demand actor we’re not especially a fan of.

  • Read on for reasons including how this play is perhaps too reverential to its source material
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THEATRE REVIEW: Force Majeure starring Rory Kinnear at the Donmar

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By Neil Durham

WORTH A LOOK?: ***

WHEN?: Saturday 11 December, opens 16 December, booking until 5 February 2022 Note: this production did not open and is currently paused because of Covid. Previews resume 29 December 2021

The stage is a dry ski slope for this tale of a family skiing holiday that goes wrong when an avalanche hits.

  • Read on for reasons including why this is a well-acted production that left us feeling cold
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THEATRE REVIEW: Limehouse starring Roger Allam, Debra Gillett & Tom Goodman-Hill

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WORTH A LOOK?: ***1/2

WHERE: Donmar Warehouse

WHEN: 16/3 (matinee), runs to 15/4

This dramatisation of the moment in 1981 when ‘Gang Of Four’ Shirley Williams, Roy Jenkins, David Owen and Bill Rodgers left the Labour party to form a party of their own is a recent history that will be familiar to many.

  • Read on for reasons including how £10 standing tickets at the Donmar can be upgraded

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