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London theatre reviews written by Laura-Jane Foley

London theatre reviews written by Laura-Jane Foley. Reviews include London West End and Off West End.

We’re Going on a Bear Hunt at the Lyric Theatre, London | Review

July 6, 2018 Last updated: July 11, 2019 9:22 pm By Laura-Jane Foley

We're Going on a Bear Hunt. Credit - Lesley Cook

We’re Going on a Bear Hunt is a cheerful, entertaining, romp of a family show. Ten years after its first performance, it’s back in the West End at the Lyric Theatre on Shaftesbury Avenue. Director Sally Cookson has created a super theatrical experience for young theatregoers. She skilfully recreates the much-loved world of Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury. Their award-winning book of the same name was published in 1989 and has sold more than 9 million copies worldwide. Suffice to say, it was … [Read more...]

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Lady Windermere’s Fan at the Vaudeville Theatre – Review

January 24, 2018 Last updated: June 27, 2019 5:37 pm By Laura-Jane Foley

Kevin Bishop as Lord Darlington and Grace Molony as Lady Windermere – Credit Marc Brenner

Lady Windermere’s Fan is the second show of Dominic Dromgoole’s Oscar Wilde season at the Vaudeville Theatre. Dromgoole, the former artistic director of The Globe, has set up Classic Spring - a theatre company which produces “proscenium playwrights” in the architectural surroundings for which they wrote. The Vaudeville on the Strand opened in 1870 and in the show’s programme, Dromgoole writes that Wilde, who lived close by in Salisbury Street, actually watched Hedda Gabbler in that very … [Read more...]

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Review of The Very Hungry Caterpillar at the Ambassadors Theatre

December 15, 2017 Last updated: October 7, 2019 11:46 pm By Laura-Jane Foley

Mister Seahorse (Adam Ryan) in The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show. Photo Credit Pamela Raith Photography

The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show has arrived at The Ambassadors Theatre for a limited 5-week run. This colourful, charming and gentle 60-minute show is perfect for children under five. Despite the title, the show is actually an adaptation of four of Eric Carle’s classic books for children: The Artist who Painted a Blue Horse, Mister Seahorse, The Very Lonely Firefly and The Very Hungry Caterpillar. All of the stories are distinctive and feature exquisite puppets made by The Puppet Kitchen and … [Read more...]

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Review of Sponge by Turned On Its Head at Battersea Arts Centre

November 30, 2017 Last updated: May 9, 2019 12:01 am By Laura-Jane Foley

Spongeshow - credit Kati Fichtelmann

Sponge by the East Midlands dance company Turned on its Head is currently playing at the Battersea Arts Centre. It’s an imaginative and playful dance show perfectly devised for young children. Led by two dancers Shane Shambu and Louise Gibbons, Sponge is a highly visual show with no dialogue and an upbeat 1970s dance soundtrack. The show’s creators recommend Sponge for babies and young children from 4 months to 4 years old. The show is 50 minutes of interpretative dance about sponges. Yes, … [Read more...]

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The Gruffalo’s Child Live on Stage – Review – Lyric Theatre London

November 24, 2017 Last updated: May 5, 2019 9:13 pm By Laura-Jane Foley

The Gruffalo’s Child – 2016 Credit – Toby Mitchell for Tall Stories

The children’s picture book The Gruffalo’s Child by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler has been adapted for the stage by Tall Stories, the brilliant children’s theatre company founded twenty years ago by Olivia Jacobs and Toby Mitchell. This highly polished musical adaptation is running in the West End over the Christmas period and is guaranteed to be a massive hit. Skilfully directed by Olivia Jacobs, the show follows the Gruffalo’s Child (played by Sophie Alice) who ignores her father’s … [Read more...]

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