
Karen Bussell
Theater Critic at British Theatre Guide
Employment lawyer; theatre critic; lecturer
Articles
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6 days ago |
britishtheatreguide.info | Karen Bussell
Absolutely thrilling. The emotive, iconic Who 1970s rock opera has found an unlikely but exciting new lease of life thanks to writer Pete Townshend’s collaboration with award-winning choreographer Paul Roberts, Sadler’s Wells and Universal Music. The—at the time groundbreaking—concept album was released in 1973 in a bid to reengage with the band’s Mod fanbase and became a cult film starring Phil Daniels and Sting in 1979.
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1 week ago |
britishtheatreguide.info | Karen Bussell
The gentle and sweet story of an unlikely friendship—between a grumpy old farmer and a cheerful young clown—is brought to the stage as a wordless play, full of humour, puppetry, imagination and music. Devon actress Ruby De Ville Morel (making a strong professional debut) is charming as the buoyant clown who tumbles from a passing circus train onto the farmer’s field.
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2 weeks ago |
britishtheatreguide.info | Karen Bussell
Why re-invent the wheel when it ain’t broke? Get set for a huge dose of nostalgia.
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3 weeks ago |
britishtheatreguide.info | Karen Bussell
‘Father of the Power Ballad’, sublime athematic songwriter (“Total Eclipse of the Heart”, “Holding Out For A Hero”, “Falling Into You”, most of Meat Loaf’s catalogue) Jim Steinman’s 50-year-old dystopian Peter Pan rock opera vision, shelved to instead become the theatrical and unique Bat Out Of Hell album, finally came to fruition in 2017 snatching awards galore and is already back around on a sell-out tour.
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3 weeks ago |
britishtheatreguide.info | Karen Bussell
Supremely spectaculous and downright bonkers, the latest reworking of Bond creator Ian Fleming’s 1964 children’s story is fun and flighty. With the classic film firmly embedded in most of our minds, director Thom Southerland’s revamp is vibrant and pacy (at least after the rather lengthy buoyant overture and somewhat drawn-out introduction to the famed grand prix winner and Vulgarian skulduggery) and doesn’t disappoint.
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