Chris Wiegand
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- Indexed articles, last 90 days
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- Oct 1, 2026
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The best theatre to stream this month: Jack Lowden locks horns with Martin Freeman in The Fifth Step - AOL (opens the original)
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For an addict in the Alcoholics Anonymous programme, the fifth of the 12 steps includes confessing your wrongs to another person, such as your sponsor. That act is at the heart of David Ireland’s characteristically turbulent, darkly humorous two-hander in which Jack Lowden and Martin Freeman lock horns. Watch out for a (sort of) cameo from Willem Dafoe as Jesus. On National Theatre at Home from 1 October. A year after its Manchester premiere, here is an original cast recording led by Lucie Jones
Million Dollar Quartet review – jumping jukebox show reignites rock’n’roll classics - AOL (opens the original)
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With the Arts theatre currently closed for major works, it has established a larger base next to Marble Arch. This temporary new home is now given over to some golden oldies with a jukebox musical combining the stories of Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins and Jerry Lee Lewis. It is almost 70 years since they wound up together one December afternoon at Sam Phillips’ Sun Studios in Memphis and recorded 40-odd songs. “Million dollar quartet” ran the caption that accompanied their picture in
Million Dollar Quartet review â jumping jukebox show reignites rockânâroll classics (opens the original)
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The Arts at Marble Arch, LondonElvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins and Jerry Lee Lewisâs 1956 get-together is respun with an unsubtle script but some vigorous performances With the Arts theatre currently closed for major works, it has established a larger base next to Marble Arch. This temporary new home is now given over to some golden oldies with a jukebox musical combining the stories of Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins and Jerry Lee Lewis. It is almost 70 years since they woun
Golden Boy review – Great Depression boxing melodrama swings between hope and despair - AOL (opens the original)
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Clifford Odets proved himself a contender during the Great Depression but has grown unfamiliar on this side of the Atlantic. Here is a rare outing for his 1937 drama, bolstered by the stage return of Josh O’Connor after a decade on screen. He plays Joe Bonaparte, a New York violinist who, after years of careful endeavour, dismisses a precarious career in music to turn a quick buck as a boxer – risking his precious hands in the process. He is spurred on by a zealous manager, Tom, who even deploys
Sacha Baron Cohen lined up for Quentin Tarantinoâs West End playwriting debut (opens the original)
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The Ali G and Borat creator is reported to be taking the lead in The Popinjay Cavalier, a swashbuckling comedy Tarantino is developing for early 2027 He will soon be seen resuming his old Staines rudeboy persona in the film Ali G: Who Iz I?, but Sacha Baron Cohen may also be eyeing a new departure â on stage. The actor will reportedly star in Quentin Tarantinoâs first play, The Popinjay Cavalier, which is billed as a ârambunctious comedy of deception and disguiseâ and a âsweeping celeb
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