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📣▪️ REVIEW | THE HIGHGATE VAMPIRE at the Omnibus Theatre 🎭▪️ ⭐⭐⭐½ 💬▪️ “The jokes are sharp, delivered with impeccable timing and well-written” 📖▪️ thespyinthestalls.com/2025/12/the-highgate-vampire 📷▪️ Charlie Flint 👉▪️ @omnibustheatre.bsky.social @chloenelkin.bsky.social #️⃣▪️ #review #thespyinthestalls
THE HIGHGATE VAMPIRE review by thespyinthestalls at Omnibus
review of THE HIGHGATE VAMPIRE | Omnibus Theatre | thespyinthestalls | 3.5 stars | The wonderfully titled collective Bag of Beard’s
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📣▪️ REVIEW | SUNNY AFTERNOON at Theatre Royal Brighton | UK Tour 🎭▪️ ⭐⭐⭐½ 💬▪️ “an engaging, if qualified, portrait of a band that never found harmony easily, onstage or off” 📖▪️ thespyinthestalls.com/2025/12/sunny-afternoon/ 📷▪️ Manuel Harlan #️⃣▪️ #review #thespyinthestalls #musical #UKTour
SUNNY AFTERNOON review by thespyinthestalls
review of SUNNY AFTERNOON | Theatre Royal Brighton | thespyinthestalls | 3.5 stars | Sunny Afternoon tells the story of The Kinks
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📣▪️ REVIEW | TWELFTH NIGHT at the Barbican 🎭▪️ ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 💬▪️ “A joyous and heart-tugging production” 📖▪️ thespyinthestalls.com/2025/12/twelfth-night-5/ 📷▪️ Helen Murray #️⃣▪️ #review #thespyinthestalls #theatre #Shakespeare
TWELFTH NIGHT review by thespyinthestalls at Barbican
review of TWELFTH NIGHT | Barbican | thespyinthestalls | 4 stars | When Feste – the fool attached to Olivia’s household
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📣▪️ REVIEW | BILLY: TWIRLING THROUGH TIME at the Pleasance Theatre 🎭▪️ ⭐⭐⭐½ 💬▪️ “rich in warmth, generosity and laughter” 📖▪️ thespyinthestalls.com/2025/12/billy 📷▪️ Charley Williams 👉▪️ @pleasance.co.uk #️⃣▪️ #review #thespyinthestalls
BILLY: TWIRLING THROUGH TIME review by thespyinthestalls
review of BILLY: TWIRLING THROUGH TIME | Pleasance Theatre | thespyinthestalls | 3.5 stars | The stage is intimate, collapsing the divide
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📣▪️ REVIEW | PRASHASTI SINGH: DIVINE FEMININE at Soho Theatre 🎭▪️ ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 💬▪️ “Tightly crafted and sharply delivered” 📖▪️ thespyinthestalls.com/2025/12/divine-feminine 📷▪️ Ray Roberts 👉▪️ @sohotheatre.bsky.social #️⃣▪️ #review #thespyinthestalls #Comedy
📣▪️ REVIEW | A CHRISTMAS CAROL – AS TOLD BY JACOB MARLEY (DECEASED) at Upstairs at the Gatehouse 🎭▪️ 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 💬▪️ “Hyland modulates between driving urgency and haunting stillness, between bitter comedy and genuine pathos” 📖▪️ thespyinthestalls.com/2025/12/a-christmas-2/
A CHRISTMAS CAROL - AS TOLD BY JACOB MARLEY review
review of A CHRISTMAS CAROL - AS TOLD BY JACOB MARLEY (DECEASED) | Upstairs at the Gatehouse | thespyinthestalls | 5 stars | In a bare room
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📣▪️ REVIEW | PARANORMAL ACTIVITY at the Ambassadors Theatre 🎭▪️ ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 💬▪️ “Each bump, jump, scare and shock comes as a surprise in a perfectly paced and executed telling of the tale” 📖▪️ thespyinthestalls.com/2025/12/paranormal-activity/ 📷▪️ Johan Persson #️⃣▪️ #review #thespyinthestalls #theatre
PARANORMAL ACTIVITY review by thespyinthestalls
review of PARANORMAL ACTIVITY | Ambassadors Theatre | thespyinthestalls | 4 stars | The fact that we are handed a note containing a
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📣▪️ REVIEW | MOST FAVOURED at Soho Theatre 🎭▪️ ⭐⭐⭐½ 💬▪️ “a quirky, witty Christmas romp with a heart of gold” 📖▪️ thespyinthestalls.com/2025/12/most-favoured/ 📷▪️ Danny Kaan 👉▪️ @sohotheatre.bsky.social #️⃣▪️ #review #thespyinthestalls #theatre
MOST FAVOURED review by thespyinthestalls at Soho Theatre
review of MOST FAVOURED | Soho Theatre | thespyinthestalls | 3.5 stars | ‘Most Favoured’ breathes new life into the Christmas story
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📣▪️ REVIEW | MADDIE MOATE'S VERY CURIOUS CHRISTMAS at the Garrick Theatre 🎭▪️ 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 💬▪️ “a unique and quirky production” 📖▪️ thespyinthestalls.com/2025/12/maddie-moate/ 📷▪️ Mark Senior #️⃣▪️ #review #thespyinthestalls #MaddieMoate
MADDIE MOATE’S VERY CURIOUS CHRISTMAS review
review of MADDIE MOATE’S VERY CURIOUS CHRISTMAS | Garrick Theatre | thespyinthestalls | 5 stars | Are you looking for a fun filled family
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📣▪️ REVIEW | CINDERELLA at Tyne Theatre and Opera House 🎭▪️ ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 💬▪️ “a land of merry magic, music, and magnificent comedy” 📖▪️ thespyinthestalls.com/2025/12/cinderella-9/ 📷▪️ Limelight Studios #️⃣▪️ #review #thespyinthestalls #panto #Newcastle
CINDERELLA review by thespyinthestalls at Tyne Theatre
review of CINDERELLA | Tyne Theatre and Opera House | thespyinthestalls | 4 stars | Cinderella at the Tyne Theatre and Opera House
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📣▪️ REVIEW | BOYS IN THE BUFF at the Golden Goose Theatre 🎭▪️ ⭐⭐⭐ 💬▪️ “predictably raunchy and as fluffy as a feather boa” 📖▪️ thespyinthestalls.com/2025/12/boys-in-the-buff 📷▪️ Peter Davies #️⃣▪️ #review #thespyinthestalls #cabaret
BOYS IN THE BUFF review by thespyinthestalls at Golden Goose
review of BOYS IN THE BUFF | Golden Goose Theatre | thespyinthestalls | 3 stars | If nothing else, “Boys in the Buff” captures a zeitgeist
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📣▪️ REVIEW | GAWAIN AND THE GREEN KNIGHT at Park Theatre 🎭▪️ ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 💬▪️ “uproariously funny ” 📖▪️ thespyinthestalls.com/2025/12/gawain-and-the-green-knight 📷▪️ Kira Turnpenny 👉▪️ @mobiustheatre.bsky.social #️⃣▪️ #review #thespyinthestalls #theatre #comedy
GAWAIN AND THE GREEN KNIGHT review by thespyinthestalls
review of GAWAIN AND THE GREEN KNIGHT | Park Theatre | thespyinthestalls | 4 stars | The story of Gawain is a deeply serious one - a
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📣▪️ REVIEW | THE SIGNALMAN at Drayton Arms Theatre 🎭▪️ ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 💬▪️ “a nerve-tingling and thought-provoking adaptation” 📖▪️ thespyinthestalls.com/2025/12/the-signalman-2/ 📷▪️ Victoria Lari #️⃣▪️ #review #thespyinthestalls #theatre
THE SIGNALMAN review by thespyinthestalls at Drayton Arms
review of THE SIGNALMAN | Drayton Arms Theatre | thespyinthestalls | 4 stars | We begin in rural Somerset, at the Clayton
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📣▪️ REVIEW | REVENGE: AFTER THE LEVOYAH at Soho Theatre 🎭▪️ ⭐⭐⭐ 💬▪️ “chaotic and irreverent” 📖▪️ thespyinthestalls.com/2025/12/revenge/ 📷▪️ David Monteith-Hodge 👉▪️ @sohotheatre.bsky.social #️⃣▪️ #review #thespyinthestalls #theatre
REVENGE: AFTER THE LEVOYAH review by thespyinthestalls
review of REVENGE: AFTER THE LEVOYAH | Soho Theatre | thespyinthestalls | 3 stars | What do you get when you mix action movies
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📣▪️ REVIEW | EVITA TOO at the Purcell Room, Southbank Centre 🎭▪️ 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 💬▪️ “genuinely original, subversive, intelligent and screamingly funny” 📖▪️ thespyinthestalls.com/2025/12/evita-too 📷▪️ Ali Wright #️⃣▪️ #review #thespyinthestalls #theatre
EVITA TOO review by thespyinthestalls at Purcell Room
review of EVITA TOO | Purcell Room | thespyinthestalls | 5 stars | In a theatrical landscape where so much political
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📣▪️ REVIEW | SH!T-FACED SHOWTIME: A PISSEDMAS CAROL at Leicester Square Theatre 🎭▪️ ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 💬▪️ “chaotic and gloriously daft” 📖▪️ thespyinthestalls.com/2025/12/sht-... 📷▪️ Andrew AB Photography #️⃣▪️ #review #thespyinthestalls #APissedmasCarol
SH!T-FACED SHOWTIME: A PISSEDMAS CAROL review
review of SH!T-FACED SHOWTIME: A PISSEDMAS CAROL | Leicester Square Theatre | thespyinthestalls | 4 stars | If there was a drunk actor
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📣▪️ REVIEW | THE MYSTERY OF IRMA VEP – A PENNY DREADFUL at Jack Studio Theatre 🎭▪️ ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 💬▪️ “blends the aesthetics of gothic horror with the camp sensibilities of pantomime” 📖▪️ thespyinthestalls.com/2025/12/the-... 📷▪️ Davor at The Ocular Creative 👉▪️ @brocjacktheatre.bsky.social #️⃣▪️ #review
THE MYSTERY OF IRMA VEP - A PENNY DREADFUL review
review of THE MYSTERY OF IRMA VEP - A PENNY DREADFUL | Jack Studio Theatre | thespyinthestalls | 4 stars | Packed with dead wives, werewolves
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📣▪️ REVIEW | KENREX at The Other Palace 🎭▪️ 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 💬▪️ “a wickedly clever, propulsive and wildly entertaining piece of theatre” 📖▪️ thespyinthestalls.com/2025/12/kenrex/ 📷▪️ Manuel Harlan 👉▪️ @theotherpalace.bsky.social #️⃣▪️ #review #thespyinthestalls #Kenrex #theatre
KENREX review by thespyinthestalls at The Other Palace
review of KENREX | The Other Palace | thespyinthestalls | 5 stars | I was lucky enough to catch the culmination of Jack Holden and John
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📣▪️ REVIEW | MOG’S CHRISTMAS at the Royal and Derngate Theatre 🎭▪️ 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 💬▪️ “this enchanting production is a festive treat not to be missed” 📖▪️ thespyinthestalls.com/2025/12/mogs... 📷▪️ Manuel Harlan 👉▪️ @royalderngate.bsky.social #️⃣▪️ #review #thespyinthestalls #MogsChristmas
MOG'S CHRISTMAS review by thespyinthestalls
review of MOG'S CHRISTMAS | Royal and Derngate Theatre | thespyinthestalls | 5 stars | Step into ‘Mog’s Christmas’, a charming, beautiful
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📣▪️ REVIEW | THE RAILWAY CHILDREN at Theatre at the Tabard 🎭▪️ ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 💬▪️ “the dynamics are quite dazzling, and the world created is authentically and vividly brought to life” 📖▪️ thespyinthestalls.com/2025/12/the-... 📷▪️ Matt Hunter 👉▪️ @theatreattabard.bsky.social #️⃣▪️ #review #thespyinthestalls
THE RAILWAY CHILDREN review by thespyinthestalls
review of THE RAILWAY CHILDREN | Theatre at the Tabard | thespyinthestalls | 4 stars | Over the years, Theatre at the Tabard have built a
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📣▪️ REVIEW | LOVE CONDITIONS at the Old Red Lion Theatre 🎭▪️ ⭐⭐⭐ 💬▪️ “an honest look at the bruises and bonds that define us” 📖▪️ thespyinthestalls.com/2025/12/love-conditions/ #️⃣▪️ #review #thespyinthestalls #theatre
LOVE CONDITIONS review by thespyinthestalls at Old Red Lion
review of LOVE CONDITIONS | Old Red Lion Theatre | thespyinthestalls | 3 stars | You can’t choose your family, but how much
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📣▪️ REVIEW | ALICE IN WONDERLAND at Theatre Peckham 🎭▪️ ⭐⭐⭐ 💬▪️ “brimming with energy, colour, music and dance” 📖▪️ thespyinthestalls.com/2025/12/alice-in-wonderland-4/ 📷▪️ Ahmed Kamara #️⃣▪️ #review #thespyinthestalls #panto
ALICE IN WONDERLAND review by thespyinthestalls
review of ALICE IN WONDERLAND | Theatre Peckham | thespyinthestalls | 3 stars | Theatre Peckham’s ‘Alice In Wonderland’ delivers a spirited
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📣▪️ REVIEW | THE FIT PRINCE ... at the King's Head Theatre 🎭▪️ 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 💬▪️ “panto not just with bells on but with real balls attached” 📖▪️ thespyinthestalls.com/2025/12/the-... 📷▪️ Anna Clare 👉▪️ @kingsheadtheatre.bsky.social@awkwardprods.co.uk #️⃣▪️ #review #thespyinthestalls #FestiveRecommendation
THE FIT PRINCE review by thespyinthestalls at King's Head
review of THE FIT PRINCE | King's Head Theatre | thespyinthestalls | 5 stars | A member of the audience makes their way to the stage.
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📣▪️ REVIEW | DRACAPELLA at Park Theatre 🎭▪️ ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 💬▪️ “An unexpected feast you can really sink your teeth into” 📖▪️ thespyinthestalls.com/2025/12/dracapella/ 📷▪️ Craig Sugden 👉▪️ @mobiustheatre.bsky.social #️⃣▪️ #review #thespyinthestalls #Dracapella
DRACAPELLA review by thespyinthestalls at Park Theatre
review of DRACAPELLA | Park Theatre | thespyinthestalls | 4 stars | A caveat: if you try to fathom out what could
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📣▪️ REVIEW | THE LAST BANTAM at The Etcetera Theatre 🎭▪️ ⭐⭐⭐½ 💬▪️ “Hughes’ performance is energetic, generous, and delivered with clear affection for the subject matter” 📖▪️ thespyinthestalls.com/2025/12/the-last-bantam/ 📷▪️ Michael Gill #️⃣▪️ #theatre #review #thespyinthestalls
THE LAST BANTAM review by thespyinthestalls at Etcetera
review of THE LAST BANTAM | Etcetera Theatre | thespyinthestalls | 3.5 stars | The Last Bantam, written, performed and directed
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📣▪️ REVIEW | THE SNOW QUEEN: A WOODLAND ADVENTURE at the Albany 🎭▪️ ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 💬▪️ “a glowing winter treat for the very young and for anyone still young at heart” 📖▪️ thespyinthestalls.com/2025/12/the-snow-queen-2/ 📷▪️ Roswitha Chesher 👉▪️ @mobiustheatre.bsky.social #️⃣▪️ #TheSnowQueenDeptford #Review
THE SNOW QUEEN: A WOODLAND ADVENTURE review
review of THE SNOW QUEEN: A WOODLAND ADVENTURE | The Albany | thespyinthestalls | 4 stars | What if the joyful heart of winter turned cold
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📣▪️ REVIEW | SLEEPING BEAUTY at Cambridge Arts Theatre 🎭▪️ ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 💬▪️ “a spellbinding cast, laugh out loud comedy, and plenty of panto sparkle” 📖▪️ thespyinthestalls.com/2025/12/sleeping-beauty-2/ 📷▪️ Richard Hubert Smith #️⃣▪️ #Review #thespyinthestalls #panto
SLEEPING BEAUTY review by thespyinthestalls at Cambridge Arts
review of SLEEPING BEAUTY | Cambridge Arts Theatre | thespyinthestalls | 4 stars | Fresh from refurbishment, the Cambridge Arts Theatre
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