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Producer Trachtenberg claims critics are 'narrow-minded' about musicals
Producer Beth Trachtenberg has blamed a "narrow-minded" critical response for the early closure of Imagine This at the New London Theatre.

Imagine This to close before Christmas
Imagine This has announced that it is to close at the New London Theatre before Christmas, after a run of less than two months.

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Imagine Posts Early Notices at New London, 20 Dec
The new so-called “Holocaust musical” Imagine This has posted closing notices at the West End’s New London theatre, where it had been booking until 28 February 2009. It will now have its final performance on 20 December 2008, just over a mont...

Opening: Amazonia, Hamlet, Scissorhands & Twelfth
Amongst the major openings in London this week are: OPENING TONIGHT, Monday 8 December 2008 (previews from 28 November), the Young Vic celebrates Christmas Brazilian-style with Amazonia, a production inspired by the stories and culture of the rainf...

Dee Brings Ayckbourn’s Woman to West End, 29 Jan
As previously tipped (See The Goss::E8821223313909, 6 Oct 2008), the West End will soon get another dose of Alan Ayckbourn, with the transfer of the prolific playwright’s own production of his 1985 black comedy Woman in Mind::E8821221050521. ...

Review: Danny - The Champion Of The World
Yes, it’s that time of year again - ‘Tis indeed the season to be all things festive. Theatrically speaking, this means an onslaught of pantomimes, musicals, literary adaptations, and some more avant-garde fringe choices. The Bolton Octagon have c...

Review: The Wizard of Oz
Pele Productions and The Lowry had a huge hit with their last trip to Kansas four years ago, so you cannot blame them for revisiting The Wizard Of Oz again, this Christmas. This time around though, there is the ultimate unique selling point; the c...

Review: Great Expectations (Manchester)
Attempting to produce for the stage what many argue is Charles Dickens‘ greatest book is always going to be a challenge. However, the Library Theatre’s new production, adapted by Neil Bartlett, not only conveys the complexity and colour of the origin...

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The Dreamers of Inishdara, Jermyn Street Theatre
There are not many shows in the West End pre-Christmas which boast a leprechaun, a magic hurling stick and a ruthless property developer in the same story. But here’s one that does. The Dreamers of Inishdara transports the audience into that realm of magic ...

David Copperfield, The Chamber at the Movieum
There are at least two good reasons for going to see Zenith Productions’ festive Dickens: one - it’s David Copperfield rather than A Christmas Carol; two – it’s in an unusual venue, the old GLC Chamber at County Hall.

London Theatre Guide

Imagine This ends West End dream
Imagine This, the new musical set in the Warsaw ghetto of 1942, will end its run at the New London theatre on 20 December, one month after it opened.