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Theatre

A mega-musical that’s like watching the Downton cast crammed into a telephone kiosk

10 August 2013

9:00 AM

10 August 2013

9:00 AM

Titanic

Southwark Playhouse, until 31 August

Alice in Wonderland

St Paul’s Church, until 31 August

Hats off for theatrical recklessness. The producer Danielle Tarento has taken a $10-million Broadway mega-musical and staged it in the 240-seat Southwark Playhouse. Titanic, by Peter Stone and Maury Yeston, opened in 1997 to howls of critical derision that it merrily ignored. The run lasted for two years. The writers take a comprehensive approach.

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