BCG Daily Wednesday 28th September 2022
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Kim Noble, Soho Theatre review
This is a thought-provoking and tender reflection on loneliness.
Veronica Lee, The Arts Desk, 28th September 2022
Keith Lemon explains savage reason why Celebrity Juice was really cancelled
Ahead of the Celebrity Juice specials later this year, Lemon said ITV 'probably' made the decision to cancel the show because he had 'got too old'. He explained: "I don't know who the guests are anymore. I say, 'who is that?' They're from TikTok. I don't know who they are. I always forget the names."
Rebecca Cook, The Mirror, 28th September 2022
The Play That Goes Wrong celebrates 8th anniversary with West End extension
As it celebrates its 8th anniversary in the West End, The Play That Goes Wrong, the Olivier Award-winning smash hit announces an extension to the mayhem and chaos at The Duchess Theatre, with tickets now on sale until 29 October 2023.
Theatre Weekly, 28th September 2022
Louis Gaunt, Rob Madge & Natalie McQueen join Jack And The Beanstalk at London Palladium
Further casting has been revealed for The London Palladium's pantomime Jack And The Beanstalk.
Louis Gaunt (Mary Poppins) will play Jack, with Rob Madge (My Son's A Queer) as Pat the Cow and Natalie McQueen (Bonnie and Clyde) as Princess Jill.
The production, running from 10th December to 15th January, sees comedy legend Dawn French return to the venue, alongside the usual Palladium cohort of Julian Clary, Paul Zerdin, Nigel Havers and Gary Wilmot.
Alex Wood, What's On Stage, 28th September 2022
Guest revealed for next Live At The Apollo series
The guests have been revealed for the new series of Live At The Apollo.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 28th September 2022
Stewart Lee: Basic Lee review
It's a reviewers' cliché to call something a masterclass of comedy, but Stewart Lee's latest show is almost literally that, as he gives what can loosely be described as a lecture in the artform: talking about writing material in part one, performing it in part two.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 28th September 2022
Stewart Lee review - underpowered show still stronger than most
Less richly structured than his best work, this looser-limbed evening has given the comic wing-spreading room to experiment.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 28th September 2022
Stewart Lee, review: even basic Lee is basically still better than most
The famously aloof stand-up is thrilled to be back on stage, and, if his last show was a fraction sharper, this new one is a treat even so.
Tristram Fane Saunders, The Telegraph, 28th September 2022
Stewart Lee: Basic Lee review
Sarcastic, satirical and very funny.
Dominic Maxwell, The Times, 28th September 2022
Stewart Lee: Basic Lee at the Leicester Square Theatre review
Classic Lee, sometimes too classic.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 28th September 2022Podcasts
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