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John Murphy

John Murphy

About John Murphy

John Murphy is a freelance writer based in Sheffield. He is also a regular contributor to Exeunt and musicOMH.com

Recent Articles

Dancing at Lughnasa review

Dancing at Lughnasa review

Striking production of Brian Friel’s drama is an auspicious debut for new Sheffield chief Elizabeth Newman
A Streetcar Named Desire review

A Streetcar Named Desire review

Powerful revival of Tennessee Williams’ classic New Orleans drama
Death and the King's Horseman review

Death and the King's Horseman review

With direction from Mojisola Kareem, this is a compelling revival of Wole Soyinka’s dense and satisfying drama
Little Shop of Horrors review

Little Shop of Horrors review

With direction from Amy Hodge, this is a fresh, English-accented take on the B-movie-inspired musical favourite
Snow White review

Snow White review

Sheffield panto favourites serve up a highly polished treat
Spend Spend Spend review

Spend Spend Spend review

With direction from Josh Seymour, this is a sparkling revival of the musical exploring the extraordinary story of historic football pools winner Viv Nicholson
Little Women review

Little Women review

Solid production of a faithful adaptation of the evergreen novel from adapter Anne-Marie Casey and director Juliet Forster
A Doll's House review

A Doll's House review

Fresh take on Ibsen’s classic drama from Chris Bush
101 Dalmatians the Musical review

101 Dalmatians the Musical review

Musical version of Dodie Smith’s well-loved doggy tale is fun, but lacks bite
42 Balloons review

42 Balloons review

Sky’s the limit for this uplifting new musical from Jack Godfrey
Lines review

Lines review

Compelling prison-set two-hander with international resonance
White Christmas review

White Christmas review

Cornball music with dazzling choreography generates a festive glow
Beauty and the Beast review

Beauty and the Beast review

Pedigree panto from a team at the top of its game
Kin review

Kin review

This visually stunning new work from Gecko, written and directed by Amit Lahav, tackles urgent themes of migration and racism
Anna Hibiscus’ Song review

Anna Hibiscus’ Song review

Joyous family show with song, dance and impressive puppetry
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