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Lyn Gardner

Lyn Gardner brings her insight and passion to highlight the best of West End and fringe theatre, sharing her picks, opinions and commentary.

Lyn Gardner's Weekly Picks

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Lyn Gardner's Weekly Picks

It is 1536 (Ambassadors), and far away in London, Anne Boleyn, the Queen of England, has been arr...

27 Apr, 2026 | By Lyn Gardner

Lyn Gardner: Are Musicals Really Squeezing Out New Writing?

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Lyn Gardner: Are Musicals Really Squeezing Out New Writing?

I’m a great admirer of the veteran playwright Michael Frayn, whose excellent, thought-provoking C...

23 Apr, 2026 | By Lyn Gardner

Lyn Gardner's Weekly Picks

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Lyn Gardner's Weekly Picks

Shakespeare’s Globe summer season begins on Shakespeare’s birthday, which falls this week on the ...

20 Apr, 2026 | By Lyn Gardner

Lyn Gardner Talks Heartsink at Riverside Studios

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Lyn Gardner Talks Heartsink at Riverside Studios

Best known to millions around the world as Aunt Sarah in the hit TV show Derry Girls, Northern Ir...

15 Apr, 2026 | By Lyn Gardner

Lyn Gardner's Weekly Picks

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Lyn Gardner's Weekly Picks

Interest in The Beatles remains undimmed, and Tom Wright’s Please Please Me (Kiln) offers a sligh...

13 Apr, 2026 | By Lyn Gardner

Inside Myra’s Story with Fionna Hewitt-Twamley

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Inside Myra’s Story with Fionna Hewitt-Twamley

In the 19th century George Bernard Shaw’s Widowers’ Houses raised awareness about slum landlords ...

9 Apr, 2026 | By Lyn Gardner

Lyn Gardner’s Weekly Picks

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Lyn Gardner’s Weekly Picks

It’s a quietish week post-Easter, but Tuesday sees a return of My Uncle is Not Pablo Escobar at B...

6 Apr, 2026 | By Lyn Gardner