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Brian Lo Sin Sjoe

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Head of the Stage Production Program @ the Academy of Theater & Dance, Amsterdam University of the Arts. Film, London & NY theatre lover. Go see a show! 🎭✨️

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Brian Lo Sin Sjoe @brian-losinsjoe.bsky.social · 7h
Theatre programme of the day 295: A CHORUS LINE by Marvin Hamlisch, Edward Kleban a.o. Director/Choreographer: Michael Bennett a.o. With: Michael Berresse, Nick Adams, Deirdre Goodwin, Krysta Rodriguez a.o. At the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre on Broadway. Date: 30-9-2007. Seat: Orch N4. Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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Brian Lo Sin Sjoe @brian-losinsjoe.bsky.social · 8h
Theatre programme of the day 294: 42ND STREET by Michael Stewart, Harry Warren a.o. Director: Mark Bramble. Choreographer: Gower Champion. With: Sheena Easton, Stuart Neal, Clare Halse, Tom Lister a.o. At Theatre Royal, Drury Lane in the West End. Date: 24 May 2017. Seat: Stalls C2. Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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Brian Lo Sin Sjoe @brian-losinsjoe.bsky.social · 8h
Theatre programme of the day 293: 2:22 A GHOST STORY by Danny Robins. Director: Matthew Dunster. With: Frankie Bridge, Ricky Champ, Clifford Samuel, Jaime Winestone a.o. At the Apollo Theatre in the West End. Date: 6 August 2023. Seat: Stalls F2. Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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Brian Lo Sin Sjoe @brian-losinsjoe.bsky.social · 8h
Theatre programme of the day 292: MEMPHIS by Joe DiPietro, David Bryan. Director: Christopher Ashley. Choreographer: Sergio Trujillo. With: Chad Kimball, Montego Glover, Nancy Opel, James Monroe Iglehart a.o. At the Shubert Theatre on Broadway. Date: 18-5-2011. Seat: Orch U104. Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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Brian Lo Sin Sjoe @brian-losinsjoe.bsky.social · 8h
Theatre programme of the day 291: BORN YESTERDAY by Garson Kanin. Director: Doug Hughes. With: Nina Arianda, Robert Sean Leonard, James Belushi, Frabk Wood a.o. At the Cort Theatre on Broadway. Date: 14 May 2011. Seat: Orch E8. Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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Brian Lo Sin Sjoe @brian-losinsjoe.bsky.social · 8h
Theatre programme of the day 290: HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING by Frank Loesser a.o. Director/Choreographer: Rob Ashford. With: Daniel Radcliffe, Tammy Blanchard, John Larroquette a.o. At the Al Hirschfeld Theatre on Broadway. Date: 11 May 2011. Seat: Orch F101. Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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Brian Lo Sin Sjoe @brian-losinsjoe.bsky.social · 8h
Theatre programme of the day 289: ROCK OF AGES by Chris D'Arienzo. Director: Kristin Hanggi. Choreographer: Kelly Devine. With: Dan Domenech, Rebecca Faulkenberry, Mitchell Jarvis a.o. At the Helen Hayes Theatre on Broadway. Date: 8 May 2011. Seat: Mezz D106. Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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Brian Lo Sin Sjoe @brian-losinsjoe.bsky.social · 8h
Theatre programme of the day 288: YOU FOR ME FOR YOU by Mia Chung. Director: Richard Twyman. With: Katie Leung, Paapa Essiedu, Andrew Leung a.o. At the Royal Court (Upstairs) in London. Date: 22 December 2015. Unreserved seating. Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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Brian Lo Sin Sjoe @brian-losinsjoe.bsky.social · 8h
Theatre programme of the day 287: GUESS HOW MUCH I LOVE YOU by Luke Norris. Director: Jeremy Herrin. With: Robert Aramayo, Joanna Horton, Lena Kaur. At the Royal Court in London. Date: 21 February 2026 (closing day). Seat: Stalls B10. Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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Brian Lo Sin Sjoe @brian-losinsjoe.bsky.social · 15h
The Diplomat review – nothing else on TV is as entertaining as this exquisitely stressful show www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
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The Diplomat review – nothing else on TV is as entertaining as this exquisitely stressful show
Keri Russell is still trying to stop a sea of berks who are one bad hair day away from starting a nuclear war – only this time, the cortisol levels and the sauciness have been ramped up even further
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Brian Lo Sin Sjoe @brian-losinsjoe.bsky.social · 16h
Theatre programme of the day 286: A FEW GOOD MEN by Aaron Sorkin. Director: David Esbjornson. With: Rob Lowe, Suranne Jones, Jack Ellis a.o. At Theatre Royal, Haymarket in the West End. Date: 12 December 2005. Seat: Stalls P5. Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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Brian Lo Sin Sjoe @brian-losinsjoe.bsky.social · 16h
Theatre programme of the day 285: A LIFE IN THE THEATRE by David Mamet. Director: Lindsay Posner. With: Sir Patrick Stewart, Joshua Jackson. At the Apollo Theatre in the West End. Date: 15 April 2005. Seat: Stalls J5. Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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Brian Lo Sin Sjoe @brian-losinsjoe.bsky.social · 16h
Theatre programme of the day 284: AN AMERICAN IN PARIS by Craig Lucas, George & Ira Gershwin. Director/Choreographer: Christopher Wheeldon. With: Robert Fairchild, Jill Paice, Leanne Cope, Brandon Uranowitz a.o. At the Palace Theatre on Broadway. Date: 23 May 2015. Seat: Mezz H119. Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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Brian Lo Sin Sjoe @brian-losinsjoe.bsky.social · 16h
Theatre programme of the day 283: A MOON FOR THE MISBEGOTTEN by Eugene O'Neill. Director: Howard Davies. With: Kevin Spacey, Eve Best, Colm Meaney a.o. At the Old Vic in London. Date: 13 October 2006. Seat: Stalls Q10. Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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Brian Lo Sin Sjoe @brian-losinsjoe.bsky.social · 21h
Theatre programme of the day 282: PUNCH by James Graham. Director: Adam Penford. With: David Shields, Julie Hesmonddhalgh, Alec Boaden, Tony Hirst a.o. At the Apollo Theatre in the West End. Date: 20 November 2025. Seat: Stalls C19. Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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Brian Lo Sin Sjoe @brian-losinsjoe.bsky.social · 21h
Theatre programme of the day 281: OKLAHOMA! by Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers. Director: Daniel Fish, Jordan Fein. With: Arthur Darvill, Anoushka Lucas, Marisha Wallace, Patrick Vail, Greg Hicks, James Davis a.o. At the Young Vic in London. Date: 4 May 2022. Seat: K34. Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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Brian Lo Sin Sjoe @brian-losinsjoe.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Larger Than Life review – Wallace, Gromit and the gang say cheeeese for hilarious Aardman origin story www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
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Larger Than Life review – Wallace, Gromit and the gang say cheeeese for hilarious Aardman origin story
From Shaun’s barn to Gromit’s box, these immersive behind-the-scenes renderings of the wide-grinned, cheeky characters are joyful, enormous – and a bit hard to follow
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Brian Lo Sin Sjoe @brian-losinsjoe.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Theatre programme of the day 280: OLD FRIENDS by Stephen Sondheim. Director: Sir Matthew Bourne. Choreographer: Stephen Mear. With: Bernadette Peters, Lea Salonga, Bradley Jaden, Joanna Riding, Jac Yarrow a.o. At the Gielgud Theatre in London. Date: 3-1-2024. Seat: Stalls A10. Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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Brian Lo Sin Sjoe @brian-losinsjoe.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Theatre programme of the day 279: OLD TIMES by Harold Pinter. Director: Ian Rickson. With: Dame Kristin Scott Thomas, Rufus Sewell, Lia Williams. At the Harold Pinter Theatre in the West End. Date: 2 March 2013. Seat: Stalls D20. Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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Brian Lo Sin Sjoe @brian-losinsjoe.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Theatre programme of the day 278: OH, MARY! by Cole Escola. Director: Sam Pinkleton. With: Mason Alexander Park, Giles Terera, Dino Fetscher, Oliver Stockley, Kate O'Donnell a.o. At the Trafalgar Theatre in the West End. Date: 25 February 2026. Seat: Stalls A13. Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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Brian Lo Sin Sjoe @brian-losinsjoe.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Theatre programme of the day 277: ARCADIA by Sir Tom Stoppard. Director: Carrie Cracknell. With: Leila Farzad, Seamus Dillane, Isis Hainsworth, Angus Cooper a.o. At the Old Vic in London. Date: 22 February 2026. Seat: Stalls C18. Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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Brian Lo Sin Sjoe @brian-losinsjoe.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Theatre programme of the day 276: A NUMBER by Caryl Churchill. Director: Lyndsey Turner. With: Paapa Essiedu, Lennie James. At the Old Vic in London. Date: 19 March 2022. Seat: Stalls D12. Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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Brian Lo Sin Sjoe @brian-losinsjoe.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Theatre programme of the day 275: THE BRIGHTENING AIR by Conor McPherson. Director: Conor Mc Pherson. With: Chris O'Dowd, Rosie Sheehy, Brian Gleeson a.o. At the Old Vic in London. Date: 29 May 2025. Seat: Stalls D27. Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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Brian Lo Sin Sjoe @brian-losinsjoe.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Theatre programme of the day 274: A CHRISTMAS CAROL by Jack Thorne. Director: Matthew Warchus. With: Christopher Eccleston, Andrew Langtree, Rob Compton, Julie Jupp a.o. At the Old Vic in London. Date: 28 December 2023. Seat: Stalls A S10. Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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Brian Lo Sin Sjoe @brian-losinsjoe.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Theatre programme of the day 273: COMPLICIT by Joe Sutton. Director: Kevin Spacey. With: Richard Dreyfuss, Elizabeth McGovern, Sir David Suchet. At the Old Vic in London. Date: 12 January 2009 (preview). Seat: Dress Circle Q7. Rating: ⭐️⭐️1/2
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Brian Lo Sin Sjoe @brian-losinsjoe.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Theatre programme of the day 272: DANCING AT LUGHNASA by Brian Friel. Director: Anna Mackmin. With: Niamh Cusack, Finbar Lynch, Andrea Corr, Susan Lynch, Jo Stone-Fewings a.o. At the Old Vic in London. Date: 1 April 2009. Seat: Dress Circle B22. Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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filmlinc.bsky.social @filmlinc.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Don't miss THE DEVILS on a newly restored 35mm print beginning Friday: filmlinc.org/devils Listen to a never-before-published 2010 conversation with Ken Russell and Vanessa Redgrave on the making of THE DEVILS: filmlinc.org/nyff2026/daily/ken-russell-vanessa-redgrave-and-mark-kermode-on-the-devils
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Brian Lo Sin Sjoe @brian-losinsjoe.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
‘A rare indulgence’: why Black Swan is my feelgood movie www.theguardian.com/film/2026/oc...
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‘A rare indulgence’: why Black Swan is my feelgood movie
The latest in our series of writers explaining their go-to comfort films is a tribute to Darren Aronofsky’s dark and unusually satisfying ballet nightmare
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Brian Lo Sin Sjoe @brian-losinsjoe.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
It’s My Time review – Michelle Yeoh excels in Rocky-style quest to be Rubik’s Cube champ www.theguardian.com/film/2026/oc...
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It’s My Time review – Michelle Yeoh excels in Rocky-style quest to be Rubik’s Cube champ
True story about a former maths teacher who became a puzzle champion in retirement is squeezed into predictable sports-movie formula
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Brian Lo Sin Sjoe @brian-losinsjoe.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Tarek Atoui’s Turbine Hall review – hallelujah, it’s raining musical instruments! www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
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Tarek Atoui’s Turbine Hall review – hallelujah, it’s raining musical instruments!
The Lebanese artist has turned trumpets, drums, cones and voices into an ingenious, interconnected sonic beast with funny, sad and mystical results. Prepare to feel the earth move!
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Brian Lo Sin Sjoe @brian-losinsjoe.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
‘A tipping point of ickiness’: Welsh star Tom Rhys Harries on playing eyelid-snipping DC supervillain Clayface www.theguardian.com/film/2026/oc...
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‘A tipping point of ickiness’: Welsh star Tom Rhys Harries on playing eyelid-snipping DC supervillain Clayface
He cut his teeth playing rock stars and pretty posh boys. Speaking from his LA home, the actor talks about landing his first blockbuster lead in the grisly DC horror. Will it be too shocking for comic...
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Brian Lo Sin Sjoe @brian-losinsjoe.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
‘He’s terrified, panicked, can’t sleep’: the tragic, lonely death of Beatles manager Brian Epstein www.theguardian.com/music/2026/o...
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‘He’s terrified, panicked, can’t sleep’: the tragic, lonely death of Beatles manager Brian Epstein
Spandau Ballet’s Gary Kemp paid £10k at auction for Epstein’s address book. He then used it to co-author a thrilling account of the swinging 60s – and an intimate portrait of a tormented man whose lif...
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Adam Feldman @feldmanadam.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
EXCLUSIVE: The new site CheapBroadwaySeats guides you to the best deals on Broadway. I'm thrilled to be able to break and share this news. This site is a terrific resource that could revolutionize the rush-ticket game. www.timeout.com/newyork/news...
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Exclusive: This new site guides you to the cheapest Broadway tickets
BroadwayCheapSeats tells you where, when and how
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Brian Lo Sin Sjoe @brian-losinsjoe.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
The Cherry Orchard review – Kristin Scott Thomas makes a modern matriarch in trad, earthy Chekhov www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/o...
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The Cherry Orchard review – Kristin Scott Thomas makes a modern matriarch in trad, earthy Chekhov
This Ranevskaya feels of our time but Conor McPherson’s plain-speaking adaptation, co-starring Stephen Mangan, doesn’t always hit you emotionally
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Brian Lo Sin Sjoe @brian-losinsjoe.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
The play that changed my life: ‘I was the badass queen in Titus Andronicus – we did it like A Nightmare on Elm Street’ www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/o...
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The play that changed my life: ‘I was the badass queen in Titus Andronicus – we did it like A Nightmare on Elm Street’
Shakespeare’s bloody revenge-fest is full of horror and grotesquerie but the camaraderie of performing it with a youth theatre had an upbeat effect
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Brian Lo Sin Sjoe @brian-losinsjoe.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Blood of My Blood review – gripping ghost story is a reckoning with slavery www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/o...
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Blood of My Blood review – gripping ghost story is a reckoning with slavery
A Black British woman traces her family’s enslaved past in Joy Nesbitt’s supernaturally charged play
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Brian Lo Sin Sjoe @brian-losinsjoe.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
King Lear review – David Threlfall makes a moving Lear, but why is he playing the Fool too? www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/o...
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King Lear review – David Threlfall makes a moving Lear, but why is he playing the Fool too?
Matthew Dunster’s disruptive reinvention of the tragedy merges two roles for its star and at times enters Game of Thrones territory
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Brian Lo Sin Sjoe @brian-losinsjoe.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
The Haunting of Hill House review – a slick and spooky fright night www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/o...
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The Haunting of Hill House review – a slick and spooky fright night
Jump scares, flying furniture and psychological unravelling hurtle towards a climax as a trio of guests investigate supernatural goings on at an abandoned mansion
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Brian Lo Sin Sjoe @brian-losinsjoe.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Theatre programme of the day 271: AS YOU LIKE IT/THE TEMPEST by William Shakespeare. Director: Sir Sam Mendes. With: Stephen Dillane, Christian Camargo, Ron Cephas Jones, Juliet Rylance a.o. The Bridge Project at Stadsschouwburg Amsterdam. Date: 6-6-2010. Row 11 Seat 8. Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2
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Brian Lo Sin Sjoe @brian-losinsjoe.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Theatre programme of the day 270: NOTRE DAME DE PARIS by Will Jennings, Richard Cocciante a.o. Director: Gilles Maheu. With: Steve Balsamo, Ian Pirie, Hazel Fernandes, Bruno Pelletier, Daniel Lavoie a.o. At the Dominion Theatre in the West End. Date: 20 June 2000. Seat: Circle P36. Rating: ⭐️⭐️
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Brian Lo Sin Sjoe @brian-losinsjoe.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Theatre programme of the day 269: THE 47TH by Mike Bartlett. Director: Rupert Goold. With: Bertie Carvel, Tamara Tunie, Lydia Wilson, Cherrelle Skeete, Oscar Lloyd a.o. At the Old Vic in London. Date: 7 May 2022. Seat: Stalls F27. Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
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Brian Lo Sin Sjoe @brian-losinsjoe.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Theatre programme of the day 268: ALADDIN by Billie Brown, Gareth Valentine. Director: Sean Mathias. Choreographer: Sir Wayne McGregor. With: Sir Ian McKellen, Roger Allam, Frances Barber, Stuart Neal, Tee Jaye a.o. At the Old Vic in London. Date: 17-12-2005. Seat: Bench X13. Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2
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Brian Lo Sin Sjoe @brian-losinsjoe.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Theatre programme of the day 267: HANGMEN by Martin McDonagh. Director: Matthew Dunster. With: David Morrissey, Johnny Flynn, Andy Nyman, Sally Rogers a.o. At Wyndham's Theatre in the West End. Date: 24 December 2015. Seat: Stalls B8. Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2
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Brian Lo Sin Sjoe @brian-losinsjoe.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Theatre programme of the day 266: THE HARDER THEY COME by Perry Henzell. Director: Kerry Michael, Dawn Reid. With: Matt Henry, Jacqui Dubois, Marlon King, Marcus Powell a.o. At the Playhouse Theatre in the West End. Date: 31 May 2008. Seat: Dress Circle A14. Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
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Brian Lo Sin Sjoe @brian-losinsjoe.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Theatre programme of the day 265: ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI by Kemp Powers. Director: Kwame Kwei-Armah. With: Sope Dirisu, Arinze Kene, Dwane Walcott, Francois Battiste a.o. At the Donmar Warehouse in London. Date: 1-12-2016. Seat: Stalls B5. Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2
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Brian Lo Sin Sjoe @brian-losinsjoe.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Theatre programme of the day 264: ANYTHING GOES by Cole Porter, John Weidman a.o. Director: Sir Trevor Nunn. Choreographer: Stephen Mear. With: John Barrowman, Sally Ann Triplett, Martin Marquez a.o. At Theatre Royal, Drury Lane in the West End. Date: 15-12-2003. Seat: Stalls C28. Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2
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Brian Lo Sin Sjoe @brian-losinsjoe.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Theatre programme of the day 263: Oklahoma! by Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers. Director: Sir Trevor Nunn. Choreographer: Susan Stroman. With: Hugh Jackman, Shuler Hensley, Josefina Gabrielle a.o. At the Lyceum Theatre in the West End. Date: 10 May 1999. Seat: Stalls O1. Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2
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Brian Lo Sin Sjoe @brian-losinsjoe.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Theatre programme of the day 262: SOUTH PACIFIC by Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers. Director: Daniel Evans. Choreographer: Ann Yee. With: Julian Ovenden, Joanna Ampil, Rob Houchen, Gina Beck a.o. At Sadler's Wells in London. Date: 27-7-2022. Seat: Stalls C8. Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2
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Brian Lo Sin Sjoe @brian-losinsjoe.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Theatre programme of the day 261: SOUTH PACIFIC by Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers. Director: Bartlett Sher. With: Laura Osnes, William Michaels, Danny Burstein, Andrew Samonsky, Li Yun Li a.o. At the Vivian Beaumont Theatre on Broadway. Date: 27-5-2009. Seat: Orch P505. Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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Brian Lo Sin Sjoe @brian-losinsjoe.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Theatre programme of the day 260: THE KING AND I by Oscar Hammerstein II & Richard Rodgers. Director: Christopher Renshaw. Choreographer: Jerome Robbins. With: Dame Elaine Paige, Jason Scott Lee, Taewon Yi Kim a.o. At the London Palladium. Date: 14-6-2000. Seat: Upper Circle M12. Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2
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