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Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse-Five finds itself on stage, boldly adapted by Eric Simonson. The novel, published in 1969, remains one of the great anti-war works of the twentieth century, blending autobiography, science fiction and dark comedy into something wholly its own. It follows Billy Pilgrim, a World War Two veteran who becomes unstuck in time and ends up captured by aliens from a planet called Tralfamadore. The narrative is deliberately non-linear; it is altogether un

Shantify is not a show built on narrative - and it doesn't need to be. Much like the popular Choir of Man, it takes famous songs and turns them into sea shanties, and having heard a lot about it yet not being a fan of the former, I was sceptical going in. But from the minute they started singing, all of those apprehensions disappeared. The cast of six West End performers harmonise to perfection, entertaining a crowd who cannot help but clap, laugh and cheer. The story follows

My, what a swell party this was! For the first time in what feels like forever, High Society is back gracing the London theatre scene with grand Cole Porter tunes and Golden Age storytelling. This is a classic Golden Age musical, where plot lines intertwine in absolute chaos but somehow, more or less everyone ends up happy. This one follows the Lord family as the eldest daughter, Tracy (Helen George), prepares to throw the wedding of the year. Her father ends up caught in a h