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Skin Deep the Musical Feather Fan There are two things that unite pretty much every single person on the planet. The first is that we all have a body and the second is that there is something about that body that we would like to change. No matter how perfect everyone else may think our body is, there is something that, us is not right. Now if I were to list everything that I dislike about my body then this would be the longest review in the history of reviewing. However, maybe we should all take a deep breath, relax and just enjoy what we have. That’s the central theme of Lambco Productions new show  Skin Deep the Musical  which I saw at the Stockwell Playhouse. Skin Deep  is an in-depth and extremely entertaining study of human attitudes to their bodies. Hosted by Diana Diamonte (Shani Cantor)  Skin Deep  takes the audience and Diana’s boys – Dan (William Frazer), Max (Adam O’Shea), Phil (Nick Brittain) and Richard (Daniel Timoney) – on a tour of the vari...

https://www.londontheatre1.com/news/177840/review-of-boys-in-the-buff-at-the-stockwell-playhouse/ Boys in the Buff at Stockwell Playhouse Musical theatre is there to entertain the theatrically non-discerning members of the public and give work to people that can sing, dance and make jazz hands, isn’t it? Obviously, the answer is a resounding No! It is true that some regular theatregoers look down on musicals as low brow but, in fact, they are missing out on so much. Think about shows like  La Cage Aux Folles, Wicked  or  Fiddler on the Roof . Each one of these has an amazing story to tell and raises awareness of issues in a subtle way and each one is a successful musical production. So yes, it is possible to combine the frothiness of musical theatre with an important story or message. Just such a show has recently opened at the Stockwell Playhouse with the arrival of LAMBCO productions Boys in the Buff. The show starts with our wonderful hostess, the lovely Diana D...

https://www.londontheatre1.com/news/168679/one-was-nude-and-one-wore-tails-at-the-hen-and-chickens-theatre/ ONE WAS NUDE and ONE WORE TAILS Ever hear the expression, “ Too clever for his/her/their own good ”? Usually applied to people, it’s not necessarily seen as a compliment. Having now seen  One Was Nude and One Wore Tails  at the Hen and Chickens Theatre, I’m now going to say this about playwright Dario Fo. The play itself seems to be split into three distinct parts. The first is an introductory song by a group of road sweepers who sing of their lives and their jobs. Part 2, if you will, is a philosophical discussion between two of the road sweepers (Nicholas Bright and Brian Eastty). The road sweepers are not named but let’s just say Road Sweeper 1 is a little intellectually and linguistically challenged when compared to Road Sweeper 2. No 2, has an interesting take on life and particularly the importance of being unimportant so comes up with philosophical gems such...