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7 Jan 2009:
The Egg, Bath
The production fizzes so much with high spirits that the play slips down like a delicious cupcake, says Lyn Gardner -
7 Jan 2009:
Playhouse, Liverpool
It's a fast-paced production that still appears to have all its engines bolted on, says Alfred Hickling -
6 Jan 2009:
Apollo, London
Well? Not particularly after seeing Lisa Kron's play about her relationship with her mother, writes Lyn Gardner -
6 Jan 2009:
Royal Exchange, Manchester
Alfred Hickling is knocked dizzy by a farce in-the-round -
5 Jan 2009:
Upstairs at the Gatehouse, London
Sondheim and Lapine wag their finger rather forcefully, but with musical ingenuity, says Lyn Gardner -
5 Jan 2009:
High Street, Edinburgh
In intimacy and variety it's a lively night, but it's short on punch, says Mark Fisher -
5 Jan 2009:
Library, Manchester
There will be more heartwarming shows this season, but few will open quite as many doors, says Alfred Hickling -
28 Dec 2008:
Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough
The virtuoso of angst springs a few surprises says Clare Brennan -
28 Dec 2008:
The critics have had their say about the arts triumphs of 2008, but what of Observer readers' highs and lows?
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24 Dec 2008: Richmond theatre, London
This isn't the most polished of pantos but there are plenty of belly laughs, says 13-year-old Eros Vlahos -
22 Dec 2008: Break out the port and lemon: everyone's favourite hip-hop geriatric is having a party, says Lyn Gardner
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22 Dec 2008:
No need to shlep to Stratford to see Kneehigh's take on the Don Juan legend: instead, you can indulge in a little critical promiscuity with the help of our reviews roundup
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21 Dec 2008:
The week in theatre: The RSC thrills with a reimagining of Don Giovanni, but it's hard to know which is the worse of its two new plays in London, says Susannah Clapp
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20 Dec 2008:
Courtyard, Stratford-upon-Avon
Although visually inventive and spiritually genial, Kneehigh's latest seems rather thin-blooded, finds Michael Billington -
19 Dec 2008:
Southwark Playhouse, London
This Philip Pullman adaptation is carried along by humour, says Lyn Gardner
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