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Here’s a Brit who has entertained audiences of miners in the Australian Outback while their colleagues continued with their shift, shaking the theatre to its foundations. He has performed in coastal areas where dolphins swim up to the stage. Ross Noble, actor, homespun philosopher and stand-up comedian extraordinaire, has come a long way since he started out as a warm-up act in the pubs of his birthplace, Newcastle upon Tyne. Ross will perform at the London Palladium on 27 February & 7 March.
Event of the Week
Sadler’s Wells kicks off the month of February with Pina Bausch’s Sweet Mambo performed by Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch from Wednesday 11 February – Saturday 21 February. First staged in 2008, the legendary choreographer’s penultimate work makes its long-awaited London premiere at Sadler’s Wells Theatre.
Music of the Week
The highly anticipated West End production of William Nicholson’s beloved and deeply moving play Shadowlands, directed by Rachel Kavanaugh, opens at London’s Aldwych Theatre with performances from Tuesday 5 February to Saturday 9 May.
Hugh Bonneville (pictured) will play C.S. Lewis.
Theatre of the Week
The National Portrait Gallery is to present Lucian Freud: Drawing into Painting, a major exhibition exploring the work of one of the 20th century’s foremost figurative artists. Running from 12 February, the exhibition brings together 170 drawings, etchings, and paintings, including many works displayed for the first time.