The Burnt Part Boys, Park Theatre, review: 'Entertaining enough'
The European premiere of an off-Broadway show and the first musical ever to be staged in Park90 is a bold choice, says Paul Taylor
The European premiere of an off-Broadway show and the first musical ever to be staged in Park90 is a bold choice, says Paul Taylor
Last year, Not Too Tame had a hit with a show in a pub; now the young ensemble are doing a site-specific 'party-theatre' in a disused house
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This Rodgers and Hammerstein musical had to wait nearly 70 years for its professional European premiere
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Despite never being broadcast on television directly in England, Limmy is something of a star in the alternative comedy world. Through his podcasts, YouTube videos and blogs, he landed his own TV sketch show on BBC Scotland, Limmy's Show, which ran for three seasons, won two Scottish BAFTAs and brought him a regular slot on Charlie Brooker's Weekly Wipe for one series. Last year he released his first book, Daft Wee Stories, which was, as the title suggests, a book of short, absurd stories in which... Читать дальше...