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The 50 best shows of 2025

In the run-up to 2026’s exciting new offer, we’re taking a final trip down review lane to gather the most enduring shows of the year. Discover which ones have made the cut out of hundreds of press performances and how close it gets to your own selection. 50. Antigone On Strike Action, politics, and philosophy…

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29 December, 2025

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Apple Derrieres talks upcoming drag panto ‘Wicked Witches’: “We all need to defy levity”

The drag queen swaps the cackles for the giggles by playing a fabulous fairy in this queer Oz-themed panto. Guillermo Nazara chats with the performer to find out if the show is worth high expectations or if it’s time to burst the audience’s bubble. How does it feel to be stepping into shoes (no pun…

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20 October, 2025

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Review of ‘Sleeping Beauty Takes A Prick’: “A camp re(ar)treat for queens”

The Charing Cross Theatre opens itself (don’t dig up too much…) to this new gay adult panto turning the iconic fairy tale even fairier. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show, to let us know if the classic got actually spindled. In a faraway land that nobody knows Developed by royals, staunch peasants and…

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30 November, 2023

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