Richard Hawley

THEATRE REVIEW: Standing At The Sky’s Edge at the Gillian Lynne Theatre

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By Aline Mahrud

WORTH A LOOK?: *****

WHEN?: Saturday 17 February (matinee), opens Wednesday 28 February and runs through 3 August 2024 RUNTIME: 170 minutes (including a 20-minute interval)

As we write, Labour appears on the cusp of reclaiming power in the UK for the 1st time in 14 years and we suspect those characters onstage in Richard Hawley’s Standing On The Sky’s Edge would be pleased.

  • Read on for reasons including why Standing At The Sky’s Edge is the West End’s biggest weepie
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THEATRE REVIEW: Standing At The Sky’s Edge at the National Theatre

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By Neil Durham

WORTH A LOOK?: *****

WHEN?: 11 February, opens 13 February and runs through 25 March 2023 RUNTIME: 170 minutes (including a 20-minute interval) UPDATE: Standing won 2 Olivier Awards and transfers to the Gillian Lynne Theatre in London’s West End in February 2024

It’s not very often at the theatre that we cry so uncontrollably that we worry we might embarass ourselves.

  • Read on for reasons including how this is London’s best new musical
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9 reasons why we can’t wait for February 2023 starring Sheridan Smith as Shirley Valentine

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  1. Sheridan Smith is Shirley Valentine

Smith (Funny Girl, Savoy) returns to the stage for the 1st time since Joseph and The Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat at the Palladium and this beloved Willy Russell one-woman comedy about a woman who finds love on holiday abroad is the perfect choice. Runs 17 February through 3 June at the Duke Of York’s. Tickets 1st preview review

  • Read on for reasons including Callum Scott Howells at the National, Standing At The Sky’s Edge and Benidorm Fest
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GIG REVIEW: Shakespears Sister at the Palladium

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WORTH A LOOK?: ****1/2

WHERE? London Palladium

WHEN? 5/11, tour runs to 20/11/19

SETLIST: Goodbye Cruel World; Heroine; Dangerous Game; Dirty Mind; My 16th Apology; Heaven Is In Your Arms; The Trouble With Andre; Emotional Thing; C U Next Tuesday; Time To Say Goodbye; All The Queen’s Horses; When She Finds You; Black Sky; Stay; Are We In Love Yet?: I Don’t Care; You’re History; Catwoman; Hello (Turn Your Radio On)

Shakespears Sister are a band of extraordinary peculiarities not least, as lead singer Siobhan Fahey points out, that their final song tonight is titled Hello (while the opener was Goodbye Cruel World).

  • Read on for reasons including a surprise appearance by Richard Hawley

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