Everything about it looks as if it has delved deep into the clichés of another age
Australia
Theatre
Small is better and sometimes beautiful when it comes to this scaled-down, intimate version of Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical
Sunset Boulevard
Restaurants
Canteen looks so much the part. The owners stress that they take design as seriously as they do food
Canteen Baker Street
Without doubt THE worst film I can remember seeing in many a year
The entire cast give outstanding performances that had the audience in tears of sorrow and laughter
It is sheer joy from start to finish. Especially the dancing skeletons
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