Rebekah Vardy and Coleen Rooney court drama staged in v-rooney-the-wagatha-christie-trial-wyndham-s-theatre-review-b1041946.html">The Wagatha Christie Trial at Wyndham’s Theatre. Nick Curtis, the Evening Standard’s chief theatre critic, joins deputy culture editor Nick Clark to discuss why this story is more than just a social media whodunnit.

Plus, culture editor Nancy Durrant on how the-musical-dominion-theatre-review-simon-lipkin-b1042430.html">Elf the Musical is not one to watch with a festive hangover, but why kids will love it.

Part 1: Vardy v Rooney: The Wagatha Christie Trial at Wyndham’s Theatre

• The infamous ‘dot, dot, dot...’ tweet that fuelled the Twitter gossip mill
• Court transcript of the Vardy Vs Rooney trial, in this production directed by Lisa Spirling and adapted by Liv Hennessy
• Are the women in the public eye mocked?
• Lucy May Barker as Rebekah Vardy and Laura Dos Santos as Coleen Rooney
• What was the audience’s reaction?
• How this isn’t just a play about social media drama - and why it reminds Nick Clark of the Amy Winehouse documentary
• Should the show have been 90 minutes?
• Will there be a rematch?

Part 2: Elf the Musical at the Dominion Theatre

• Who is Buddy the Elf?
• If you like an extremely Christmassy show, then this one’s for you – but it’s very expensive
• Why it’s not a musical to watch with a hangover
• The songs, the cast …and the questionable dresses
• How a supermarket festive ad helped boost Elf the Musical’s ticket sales
• Why the audience has a rip-roaring time, and could this be the perfect children’s Christmas show?

What's on right now in the West End? Well, this is your Theatre Review.

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Clips used with permission:

Elf: The Musical (Original Broadway Cast Recording) - soundtrack album by Chad Beguelin and Matthew Sklar

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