Category: Theater Reviews

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Theater Review: “Peddling”, starring and written by Harry Melling

The themes of rewind and repetition are threaded through Peddling, the writing début of Harry Melling, best known for his run as the unpleasant Dudley Dursley in the Harry Potter films. But you’ll find no hint of Dudley here; Melling has shed Dudley’s cartoonishly menacing bulk—literally and figuratively—and instead inhabits a complex, energetic homeless boy who makes his living by selling ‘everyday essentials’ door to door.

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Live Music Review: Molotov Jukebox Tour

First formed during an impromptu busking session at The Secret Garden Party and led by Potter actor Natalia Tena, Molotov Jukebox are currently touring their unique ‘gypstep’ sound around the UK. Last week, MuggleNet sent someone down to review their London gig.

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Theater Review: “See How They Run”, starring Warwick Davis

The Reduced Height Theatre Company brings something extra special to this quintessentially English play. In this new venture Warwick Davis brings together a cast of by no means small proportions. Although the average height of the cast is just 4ft 2, this is not in any way the focus of the production.

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Theater Review: “Coriolanus”, Starring Tom Hiddleston and Alfred Enoch

As one of the few Shakespeare plays to be banned in modern times and a large scale epic, “Coriolanus” is, at first glance, a questionable choice of play for the intimate, 250 capacity Donmar Warehouse.

Yet this production embraces these contradictions, using them to manipulate its audience and turn a controversial play into a big hit.

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Theater review: “All That Fall” starring Michael Gambon

If you were to know as little as I did about the play “All That Fall” prior to attending, you would likely be taken off guard by the highly intimate theater, the nearly-bare stage, the minimal props, the scripts-in-hand, and the web of microphones hanging from the ceiling. But make no mistake, the most bewildering aspects of the show are in its brilliant writing and expert acting, proving just how captivating such a no-frills production can be.

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Theater Review: “Mojo”, Starring Rupert Grint

1950s Britain. The rock ‘n’ roll craze has begun trickling its way over the pond, infecting a generation teens, bored of their lives in a country still reeling from the Second World War. In London’s most infamous district, teddy boys and thugs found enterprises off the back of home-grown rock ‘n’ roll talent, desperate to get their slice of the piece.

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Theater Review: “Spamalot”, Starring Warwick Davis

Based on the iconic 1970s comedy “Monty Python and the Holy Grail”, “Spamalot” is a bizarre and satirical reimaging of the legend of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table. Spoofing everything from Andrew Lloyd-Webber to its own inspiration, the musical rattles through the story of the hunt for the Holy Grail at breakneck spread, with barely a moments rest for either the audience or cast alike.

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Theater review: “Houdini” starring Evanna Lynch

“Houdini” the play follows the lives of Harry and Theo Houdini as they attempt to make a name for themselves in the world of magic and illusion. Starting shortly before Harry meets his wife, Bess, the audience is taken on a whistle stop tour of Harry’s rise to the top whilst Theo is left to struggle on in his shadow.