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1 July 2024
The Shrewsbury Food Festival: An unforgettable experience for mind body and tongue…
Creativity, ingenuity and originality know no bounds in this legendary festival for lovers of everything beautiful, artisan and one-of-a-kind in the unique town of Shrewsbury.
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18 May 2024
What's Next: The true story of one woman's brave endeavour to be herself
Harriet Quimby: America's pioneering writer, journalist, and pilot. Unjustly forgotten by most, her long-lost legacy is revived in this immersive and striking one-woman play.
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1 February 2024
The Full Monty Review: A Euphoric Celebration of Humanity
Six unlikely comrades swap dead-end job centres, custodial battles and suicide for a red curtain, a sparkly police uniform and a blue silk thong…
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3 December 2023
Theatre Severn’s Jack and the Beanstalk: Fresh, Fun, and Highly Original
Dancing zombies, fluffy dogs, Backstreet Boys and Sigmund Freud, the Theatre Severn’s 12th pantomime with Evolution is here, and it’s gorgeous.
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25 November 2023
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe - an ingenious adaptation of the revered fairy tale
Hope, bravery, kindness, and love flow bountifully from the enchanting tale of Narnia and its saviours, yet malevolence lurks beneath its fantastical façade in this phenomenal adaptation.
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12 August 2023
Immersion Theatre’s The Wizard of Oz: Boundless zeal and zest!
Let Immersion Theatre spirit you away to Munchkin Land in this opulent classic unfolding in the atmospheric grounds of the Shrewsbury Castle...
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20 July 2023
Rabbit Hole book review: Don’t judge a book by its cover?
Mark Billingham’s freshly published thriller is blighted by the remnants of covid and today’s politics, making it a modern and relatable read. But does it live up to its hype?
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25 June 2023
Curtain Call's The Wedding Singer: ‘A delight’
Curtain Call hits the stage with this iconic, sexy, laugh-out-loud love story. Robbie and Julia: destined to be together. There’s just the small matter of their fiancés… Chaos strikes the altar in this hilariously messy romcom.
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12 May 2023
Wish You Were Dead: Highly entertaining. I loved it.
Devoted yet officially “off-duty” detective Roy Grace played by Casualty star George Rainsford, dredges up deadly secrets and doggedly pursues justice but at what price, when the past crawls back to haunt him in this lively production.
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20 March 2023
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel: Mamma Mia for pensioners...?
Inspired by the award winning film, this inspiring tale of friendship, family and romance proves it’s never too late to take the leap and break free from the confines of a lifelong comfort zone.
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16 March 2023
Too Much World At Once: An underrated triumph of theatre
Surly, guarded Noble attempts to navigate the treacherous waters of youth and coming of age whilst trying to uphold his crumbling family in this achingly real yet charmingly surreal production.
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9 March 2023
The Rocky Horror Show: Unapologetically outlandish
Two cookie-cutter college kids are in for the craziest night EVER of dancing, aliens, sex and time warps after a chance encounter with the saucy corset-wearing, chainsaw-bearing Dr Frank-N-Furter…
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1 March 2023
How To Kill Your Family: Witty, modern, and hilariously sarcastic
Follows fiction’s funniest serial killer as she seeks out salacious sex parties, plays with frog poison and seduces unwitting millionaires, all for one purpose. Murder.
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7 February 2023
Wodehouse In Wonderland review: Comedy? Musical? Tragedy? Children’s programme?
Showered with light-hearted humour, this witty dramatisation of Wodehouse’s life jumbles together literature, theatre and a dash of musicality whilst being sneakily educational.
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31 January 2023
Empire of Light Review: Sex, thugs and loss of control
Barricaded behind the grand, glass doors of the Empire Cinema on a quaint, British seafront, yearning, curiosity, hope and torment intertwine in Sam Mendes’ latest work of art.
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27 January 2023
‘Howerd’s End’ Review: To laugh or not to laugh? That is the question...
Despite delving into sombre themes, this unique two-man show brims with drama, love, intimacy and, of course, humour.
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24 January 2023
Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody – Class, glamour and hard-hitting reality.
Rippling with emotion, humour and charisma, this film will drag you through the glitzy façade and into the seedy side-streets of stardom.
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22 December 2022
Matilda the Musical film Review: technicolour eye-candy alongside the smash-hit soundtrack
Refreshingly modern and delightfully mischievous, this enjoyable family film will entertain those of all ages, especially musical lovers.
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