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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 Talks to Director Nicholai La Barrie as An Ideal Husband Comes to the Lyric Hammersmith

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Lyn Gardner Talks to Director Nicholai La Barrie as An Ideal Husband Comes to the Lyric Hammersmith

When I ask director Nicholai La Barrie, associate director of the Lyric Hammersmith, if rehearsal...

6 May, 2026 | By Lyn Gardner

Lyn Gardner's Weekly Picks

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Lyn Gardner's Weekly Picks

We can be certain that whenever there is a war, someone is turning a buck. I know it, you know it...

5 May, 2026 | By Lyn Gardner

Lyn Gardner Interviews Liv Hill as 1536 Transfers to the West End

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Lyn Gardner Interviews Liv Hill as 1536 Transfers to the West End

When actress Liv Hill first read Ava Pickett’s 1536, which arrives at the Ambassadors Theatre thi...

28 Apr, 2026 | By Lyn Gardner

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