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Lily Allen’s West End Girl at the Motorpoint Arena
Lily Allen’s West End Girl deserved the intimacy of the theatre it was created for, but in the vast surroundings of Nottingham’s Motorpoint Arena, a production that was barely adapted struggled to recapture the album’s emotional impact.
Priscilla: Queen of the Desert at The Curve
Based on the beloved 1994 film, Priscilla Queen of the Desert arrives at Leicester’s Curve Theatre in a riot of sequins, feathers and disco anthems.
Mathew Bourne’s The Car Man at the Curve
Matthew Bourne’s The Car Man at Curve Leicester is an intoxicating, high-energy reimagining of Carmen, packed with desire, jealousy and brutal emotional tension.
Public: The Musical – Curve Theatre, Leicester
Public: The Musical arrives at Leicester’s Curve with a simple but promising premise: four complete strangers become trapped in a public bathroom.
Bank of Dave: The Musical at The Curve
A big-hearted musical that knows exactly what it is
The Bodyguard tours at the Curve
This touring production at The Curve grabs your attention from the opening seconds and barely loosens its grip for the rest of the evening.
Kiss of the Spider Woman at the Curve
The first major UK revival of Kiss of the Spider Woman in over three decades proves as unsettling as it is compelling.
The Sound of Music at The Curve
The Curve’s new staging of The Sound of Music revisits the Rodgers and Hammerstein classic with unexpected shadows.
Calamity Jane at The Curve
Calamity Jane, the classic musical comedy based on the Doris Day film, returns in a spirited new production at The Curve.