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Nick Barr

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Nick Barr’s Biography

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I love everything theatre! Immersive theatre is my happy place - the escapism of dressing up and playing in a fantasy world for an evening is just incredible! I live in London, the European home of theatre.
I write for 1883 Magazine and have become the theatre lead, which is awesome. I am a pretty generous critic on the whole; as an actor at heart, I don't like to be too scathing. If I really don't like something, I simply don't write about it!

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Nikita Kuzmin turns up the heat in the spectacular Supernova

Nikita Kuzmin turns up the heat in the spectacular Supernova

With dazzling lighting, fabulous costumes, and a frequently shirtless Nikita, Supernova gives its audience ex…

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Desmonda Cathabel is ready for her Superstar mom

Desmonda Cathabel is ready for her Superstar mom

‘Singing is what my body needs’; Desmonda Cathabel on Jesus Christ Superstar, Mary Magdalene, and finding her…

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Shakespeare’s Dream finds its perfect summer home in Regent’s Park

Shakespeare’s Dream finds its perfect summer home in Regent’s Park

With a fairy band, a brilliant Bottom, and plenty of cheek, this A Midsummer Night’s Dream is made for summer.

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WOMAD Festival returns with a world of music, food, and discovery

WOMAD Festival returns with a world of music, food, and discovery

With a new home and a packed line-up, WOMAD 2026 sounds like the festival adventure I've been waiting for.

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Pride is the musical we need right now

Pride is the musical we need right now

Powerful performances and a stunning score make Pride an uplifting celebration of acceptance, community, and …

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The Black British Theatre Awards are back for 2026

The Black British Theatre Awards are back for 2026

Black excellence takes centre stage as the BBTAs return to London’s Piccadilly Theatre for their eighth annua…

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Articles

Flo & Joan are finding a new rhythm

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By Nick Barr
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The first thing to know about Flo & Joan is that neither of them is Flo, and neither of them is Joan. Musical-comedy sisters Nicola and Rosie Dempsey borrowed the names of their grandmother and great-aunt when they needed something, anything, to put on the bill for their first gig. Despite growing up in the same house and attending many of the same music classes, they barely chose to do anything together until they were adults.
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How Dog Man Found Its Musical Voice

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By Nick Barr
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When Brad Alexander received the call asking him to compose Dog Man: The Musical, it was not simply another children’s adaptation landing on his desk. Of the thousands of titles TheatreWorks USA might have chosen, it had selected the one series his family already owned in its entirety. ‘We were obsessed,’ he remembers. ‘It wasn’t just one of the book series we had.
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How Secret Cinema reinvents immersive magic with Grease

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By Nick Barr
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How Secret Cinema reinvents immersive magic with Grease - 1883 Magazine
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