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A razzle-dazzle adaptation of Baz Luhrmann’s Parisian pop jukebox triumphs through force of glitz, while a new play about race gets lost in abstraction

The plot may be rather insubstantial but at the end of the day, it’s fun, and just the tonic after all those difficult months in which the theatres were closed.

The spectacular, Tony-winning adaptation of Baz Luhrmann's much-loved film is short on plot but more than makes up for it in entertainment

One of the many theatrical casualties of Omicron in December was the official UK opening of Moulin Rouge!, the stage version of Baz Luhrmann’s indelible 2001 film that has already racked up 10 Tony Awards for its 2019 Broadway production (albeit in a depleted season).

PATRICK MARMION: The West End stage version of Moulin Rouge, which has finally opened at the third attempt, always had its work cut out living up to the films legacy.

BORIS Johnson’s Tory government has been plunged into yet another crisis of its own making ...

Moulin Rouge premiered in London's Piccadilly Theatre in December 2021 and will continue to run until May 2022.

CRICKET: The ACG played host to the final matches of 2021 last week as Phuket’s Cricket Group (PCG) side took on the Pakistan Academy from Hat Yai in a 30-over double-header.

A school choir took a starring role in the final concert of 2021 for Burnley Municipal Choir.

Do differences in appetite or metabolic efficiency make horses easy keepers? Researchers investigate.