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I went to see The Witches on the opening night at the Olivier Theatre and it was a truly entertaining show for all the family.

I went to see The Witches on the opening night at the Olivier Theatre and it was a truly entertaining show for all the family.

I went to see The Witches on the opening night at the Olivier Theatre and it was a truly entertaining show for all the family.

I went to see The Witches on the opening night at the Olivier Theatre and it was a truly entertaining show for all the family.

I went to see The Witches on the opening night at the Olivier Theatre and it was a truly entertaining show for all the family.

I went to see The Witches on the opening night at the Olivier Theatre and it was a truly entertaining show for all the family.

I'm sure there will be more than a few sighs of relief down the corridors of the National Theatre at the deservedly raptuous reception for The Witches, the latest attempt to bring a hit show to the stage at this lucrative time of year. 'We're not women, we're hell' is not a line you would expect at a family show, but Lyndsey Turner's production combines exuberant fun, quick-witted comedy and a positive attitude towards death to produce an entralling, clever and incredibl...

It wouldn’t surprise me if this engaging and enthusiastic production followed some other recent National Theatre successes and secured a West End transfer at some point.

Lucy Kirkwood and Dave Malloy adapt Roald Dahl for the stage

Roald Dahl’s villains are given a makeover with a gag-filled script by Lucy Kirkwood and a couple of storming numbers