A double-bill of short Noël Coward dramas at the tiny Pentameters restored my faith in the theatre after the Nutcracker debacle. First up, Red Peppers, a behind-the-scenes view of a 1930s vaudeville act struggling in a world that was fast overtaking them. Funny and quick, although perhaps a little heavy on the shouting (it really… Read More
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This re-imagining of the classic Christmas ballet is a curious beast. At times Mitteleuropean rock opera, at times slightly amateurish school play, this imaginatively staged production in Hampstead’s minuscule upstairs theatre will not be to everyone’s taste. Little of the original score remains although everyone will recognise the Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy. It’s… Read More