Theatre Royal, September 24 Is David Suchet as perfect a Cardinal Benelli on stage as he was a Hercule Poirot on television? No. But this production is studded with moments denoting an exceptional actor, capable of imbuing his character’s power and gravitas with charm. And Benelli needs a layer of…
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Hayes Theatre, September 14 We all have our secret addictions, whether electric trains, absinth, bondage or Jane Austen. Baroness Bianka’s secret craving is the elixir of life itself: blood. She is, she tells us, a haemophiliac. The poor thing has been this way ever since she was knee-high to a…
Campbelltown Arts Centre, September 14 Mujing expresses the idea of two trees that grow in close proximity entwining and merging into one visual entity, while maintaining separate root systems. So several sections of this hour-long improvisation conceived by Simon Barker (drums, percussion) grew out of duets, while the title was…