sat 12/07/2025

Helen Hawkins

Articles By Helen Hawkins

Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy review - older, sadder Bridget has started ditching the ditz

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Oedipus, Old Vic review - disappointing leads in a production of two halves

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Paradise, Disney+ review - enigmatic drama with an unknown destination

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Inside No 9: Stage Fright, Wyndham’s review - uneven fright-night from the fêted duo

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Saturday Night review - a dizzying 90-minute trip to a landmark TV event

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Northern Ballet: Three Short Ballets, Linbury Theatre review - thrilling dancing in a mix of styles

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Vermiglio review - a simple tale, simply but beautifully told

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Oliver!, Gielgud Theatre review - Lionel Bart's 1960 masterpiece is Bourne again

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Babygirl review - would-be steamy drama that only flirts with transgression

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The Split: Barcelona, BBC One review - a soapy special with seasonally adjusted sentimentality

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Gavin & Stacey: The Finale, BBC One review - hilarious high five to an indelible cast of characters

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Strike: The Ink Black Heart, BBC One review - protracted, convoluted puzzler lifted by its leads

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Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake, New Adventures, Sadler's Wells review - 30 years on, as bold and brilliant as ever

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The Little Foxes, Young Vic review - timeshifted production blurs the play's focus

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The Producers, Menier Chocolate Factory review - liberating taboo-busting fun for grown-ups

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Ballet Shoes, Olivier Theatre review - reimagined classic with a lively contemporary feel

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