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I write reviews of plays, sometimes with a critical element, on this blog. But call me a reviewer, a critic or a blogger, and you will apparently put someone or other's nose out of joint! So take it or leave it, essentially this is my theatrical diary, recording everything I go to see at the theatre in London and beyond, and venturing a little into the worlds of music and film/tv where theatrical connections can be made.

Top 25 of 2011

1. Matilda, a musical
2. London Road
3. The Tempest (Cheek By Jowl)
4. Singin' in the Rain
5. The Comedy of Errors (Propeller)
6. The Kitchen Sink
7. Company (Crucible)
8. Flare Path
9. Ecstasy
10. For Once
11. Sweeney Todd
12. Many Moons
13. Reasons to be Pretty
14. Anna Christie
15. Much Ado About Nothing (Globe)
16. The Pitmen Painters
17. 13
18. Ragtime
19. The Village Bike
20. Di and Viv and Rose
21. The Hired Man
22. Noises Off
23. Perchance to Dream
24. Me and My Girl
25. Parade

Top 10 of 2010

1. Tribes

2. You Me Bum Bum Train

3. Palace of the End

4. Love Love Love

5. After the Dance

6. Once Upon A Time at the Adelphi

7. Love Story

8. Les Misérables (Barbican)

9. All My Sons

10. Nevermore

Top 10 of 2009

1. The Roman Tragedies

2. Our Class

3. When The Rain Stops Falling

4. Hello, Dolly!

5. La Cage Aux Folles

6. A Streetcar Named Desire

7. Arcadia

8. Enron

9. Sweet Charity

10. Priscilla, Queen of the Desert

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Ian: Write me at ianfoster32@gmail.com

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A Tale of Two Cities - Charing Cross Theatre, Monday 30th April 2012
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Review: The Last of the Duchess (Hampstead Theatre)
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