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It’s in the blood

It’s in the blood

I wasn’t sure what to expect from Willy Russell’s Blood Brothers, but I came away thinking it’s one of the best musicals I have ever seen and very different from any other musical experience. This scr ...
The Russian ballet is here with a UK premiere

The Russian ballet is here with a UK premiere

Robert Tanitch reviews Rodin at London Coliseum. The prolific Russian choreographer Boris Eifman’s psychological two-act ballet, Rodin, is about the life and work of the great French sculptor, Auguste ...
Class, privilege and old-world snobbery

Class, privilege and old-world snobbery

Robert Tanitch reviews Relative Values at Harold Pinter Theatre, London SW1 Noel Coward’s comedy was never that good. It felt dreadfully old-fashioned, even at its premiere in 1951. It was, as Coward ...
What the Dickens was Charles doing?

What the Dickens was Charles doing?

Robert Tanitch reviews the latest DVDs THE INVISIBLE WOMAN (Lionsgate). Nelly Ternan, the young actress, was the inspiration for Estella in Great Expectations and secret mistress of Charles Dickens. H ...