Leader Weekends: Theatre Review (Elf the Musical & Vardy v Rooney: The Wagatha Christie Trial)

<p>Rebekah Vardy and Coleen Rooney court drama staged in <a href="https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/theatre/vardy-v-rooney-the-wagatha-christie-trial-wyndham-s-theatre-review-b1041946.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Wagatha Christie Trial at Wyndham’s Theatre.</a> 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.</p><p>Plus, culture editor Nancy Durrant on how <a href="https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/theatre/elf-the-musical-dominion-theatre-review-simon-lipkin-b1042430.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Elf the Musical</a> is not one to watch with a festive hangover, but why kids will love it.</p><br><p><strong>Part 1: Vardy v Rooney: The Wagatha Christie Trial at Wyndham’s Theatre</strong></p><ul><li>The infamous ‘dot, dot, dot...’ tweet that fuelled the Twitter gossip mill</li><li>Court transcript of the Vardy Vs Rooney trial, in this production directed by Lisa Spirling and adapted by Liv Hennessy</li><li>Are the women in the public eye mocked?</li><li>Lucy May Barker as Rebekah Vardy and Laura Dos Santos as Coleen Rooney</li><li>What was the audience’s reaction?</li><li>How this isn’t just a play about social media drama - and why it reminds Nick Clark of the Amy Winehouse documentary </li><li>Should the show have been 90 minutes?</li><li>Will there be a rematch?</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Part 2:&nbsp;Elf the Musical at the Dominion Theatre</strong></p><ul><li>Who is Buddy the Elf?</li><li>If you like an extremely Christmassy show, then this one’s for you – but it’s very expensive</li><li>Why it’s not a musical to watch with a hangover</li><li>The songs, the cast …and the questionable dresses</li><li>How a supermarket festive ad helped boost Elf the Musical’s ticket sales</li><li>Why the audience has a rip-roaring time, and could this be the perfect children’s Christmas show?</li></ul><p><br></p><p>What's on right now in the West End? Well, this is your