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This ‘Rolls-Royce of a revival’ gives the classic musical a modern feel
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This ‘Rolls-Royce of a revival’ gives the classic musical a modern feel
Anne-Marie Duff’s aspiring singer transfixes in a didactic family saga; My Fair Lady feels strangely vacant. Plus, a stifling tale of dysfunctional siblings
Bartlett Sher's Broadway production comes to London with aplomb. Theatre review by Mert Dilek
This import from Broadway is, happily, full of Brits. Notably Downton Abbey and The Crown's Harry Hadden-Paton, making his musical debut as Professor Higgins.
Easoned theatregoers will, I suspect, have seen more pleasurable productions before. That doesn’t stop this one from being a decent night out. “Loverly”, even.