Selected reviews by Dominic Cavendish, lead theatre critic of The Telegraph.
Dominic Cavendish is the lead theatre and comedy critic for The Daily Telegraph.
Dominic is also the founding editor of the audio archive Theatrevoice.
As a creative writer, in 2008 he adapted Orwell’s Coming Up For Air for the stage, which transferred to the Trafalgar Studios in London following its Edinburgh debut, retitled as Orwell: A Celebration. He also conceived and contributed to COALITION, a season of short plays about the new government at Theatre503 in late 2010.
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Re-Member Me at the Hampstead Theatre (2023)
★★★★
"A Hamlet fantasia of infinite jest – and stirring sorrow" "Dickie Beau's subversive meditation on Shakespeare's masterpiece, at Hampstead Theatre,…
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Great Expectations at the Garrick Theatre (2023)
★★★★
"Eddie Izzard’s glorious solo Great Expectations is a witty, respectful take on Dickens" "Sharing a love of exaggerated characters and…
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Rose at the Ambassadors Theatre (2023)
★★★★
"Maureen Lipman shows astonishing skill and stamina as a comsummate Jewish survivor" "By turns acidic, funny and touching, the great…
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Aspects of Love at the Lyric Theatre (2023)
★★★★
"Michael Ball returns, and the romance still rings true" "This revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber's 1989 hit musical may not…
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Bleak Expectations at the Criterion Theatre (2023)
★★★★
"This Dickens pastiche is English eccentricity at its madcap best" "Based on the Radio 4 series, this spoof, now at…
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Brokeback Mountain at the Soho Place Theatre (2023)
★★★
"Proulx’s gay love story staged with more efficiency than intensity" "This adaptation of the book that became an Oscar-winning film…
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4000 Miles at the Chichester Festival Theatre (2023)
★★★
"Eileen Atkins’s old Leftist eccentric lacks a little puff" "The Covid-delayed drama has finally opened – albeit without Hollywood star…
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Operation Mincemeat at the Fortune Theatre (2023)
★★★★
"A Pythonesque wartime romp that doesn’t short-change the intellect" "Centring on one of the Allies' most startling counter-intelligence ruses of…
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The Motive and the Cue at the National Theatre (2023)
★★★★
"To see or not to see? No question – go" "A witty, deft, touching evocation of a fascinating, fraught encounter…
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Ain't Too Proud - The Life And Times Of The Temptations at the Prince Edward Theatre (2023)
★★★★
"The Temptations’ story told with little nuance but lots of heart" "Impeccably choreographed, beautifully staged and exquisitely sung, this Motown…
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The Secret Life of Bees at the Almeida Theatre (2023)
★★★★
"A sweet-natured drama that deserves to generate a real buzz" "This adaptation of Sue Monk Kidd's 2001 novel, set against…
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Dancing at Lughnasa at the National Theatre (2023)
★★★
"Some blissful moments, but Friel’s subtlety goes astray" "The National's revival of the great Irishman's nostalgic drama rings out ecstatically…
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Private Lives at the Donmar Warehouse (2023)
★★★★
"Noël Coward’s genteel comedy is given a savage new edge" "Stephen Mangan and Rachael Stirling lead a revival that features…
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Hamnet at the Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon (2023)
★★★
"A palpable hit? Almost" "The RSC adaptation of Maggie O'Farrell's novel about Shakespeare's son is a searing take on grief"…
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A Little Life at the Harold Pinter Theatre (2023)
★★★★
"James Norton bares all in this lacerating tale of blood, guts and sexual predation" "Ivo van Hove directs the Happy…
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For Black Boys Who Considered Suicide When The Hue Gets Too Heavy at the Apollo Theatre (2023)
★★★★★
"A landmark moment in West End theatre" "Ryan Calais Cameron's ultimately feelgood show, now at the Apollo, is an inspiration"…
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Marjorie Prime at the Menier Chocolate Factory (2023)
★★★
"A fascinating AI fable that could do with an upgrade" "This revival of Jordan Harrison's unnerving Pulitzer-shortlisted drama is welcome,…
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Guys & Dolls at the Bridge Theatre (2023)
★★★★★
"A theatrical extravaganza that explodes every which way" "Nick Hytner's new promenade staging of this much-loved classic fizzes with energy…
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The Great British Bake Off Musical at the Noel Coward Theatre (2023)
★★★★
"A sugary soufflé that rises nicely" "This slick, colourful musical adaptation of the all-conquering TV contest has an irresistibly sure…
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The Merchant of Venice 1936 at the Watford Palace (2023)
★★★
"This East End Merchant of Venice is potent – but it could be peerless" "Tracy-Ann Oberman makes history as the…
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Shirley Valentine at the Duke of York's Theatre (2023)
★★★★
"Sheridan Smith is a retro triumph as Shirley Valentine" "The charismatic actress might be the perfect casting in Willy Russell’s…
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Oklahoma! at the Wyndham's Theatre (2023)
★★★★★
"Oklahoma!: an absolute knockout? Yes siree, I stand by that" "The antithesis of the National’s much-loved revival a generation ago,…
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Song From Far Away at the HOME Manchester (2023)
★★★
"Will Young’s long, wry goodbye is a heartbreaker" "The pop star's personal loss gives his brave performance in Simon Stephens’s…
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Women, Beware The Devil at the Almeida Theatre (2023)
★★
"A bewildering brew of half-baked ideas" "Rupert Goold's Almeida production promises temptation and terror, but it is ultimately hard to…
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Trouble in Butetown at the Donmar Warehouse (2023)
★★★★
"Smart writing and two terrific debuts in this tale of racial tension" "Samuel Adewunmi and Rita Bernard-Shaw seem to fall…
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Idiots Assemble: Spitting Image The Musical at the Birmingham Rep (2023)
★★★★★
"Spitting Image ‘live’? Mission impossible – yet accomplished" "Ian McKellen hammily presides over the theatrical frolics and a quest emerges,…
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Medea at the @sohoplace (2023)
★★★★
"Sophie Okonedo is a mythic, otherworldly Medea" "Okonedo and The Crown's Ben Daniels bring terrific intensity to Dominic Cooke's production…
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Sylvia at the The Old Vic Theatre (2023)
★★★
"The suffragettes meet Hamilton – with a pantomime Churchill" "There are anachronistic joys in this musical, anchored by Beverley Knight…
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Phaedra at the National Theatre (2023)
★★★★
"Janet McTeer’s fatally attracted politician crowns a night of visionary elan" "Aided by a first-rate cast, director Simon Stone has…
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The Lehman Trilogy at the Gillian Lynne Theatre (2023)
★★★★
"A gripping tale of rags to riches to ruin" "Brilliantly directed by Sam Mendes, Stefano Massini's chronicle of the banking…
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The Tempest at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre (2023)
★★★★
"Alex Kingston shines in one of the RSC’s most confident evenings in ages" "The former Doctor Who star serves up…
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2:22 A Ghost Story at the Lyric Theatre (2023)
★★★★
"Cheryl spirits up new possibilities in gripping debut" "Cheryl, it says on the billboards outside the Lyric, the name spiriting…
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Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons at the Harold Pinter Theatre (2023)
★★★
"Tantalising despite limitations" "After countless ‘hack’ words, how teasingly neat of stars Jenna Coleman and Aidan Turner to join forces…
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Noises Off at the Phoenix Theatre (2023)
★★★★
"The perfect, subtly infernal foil for the winter blues" "Felicity Kendal heads a star cast in this hilarious revival of…
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The Unfriend at the Criterion Theatre (2023)
★★★★
"The laugh-out-loud tale of a decidedly terrifying interloperr" "This story of a couple whose life is invaded by a brash…
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George Takei's Allegiance at the Charing Cross Theatre (2023)
★★★
"The Star Trek legend lights up the stage, but the child’s-eye view is missing" "Inspired by his bitter wartime experience…
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A Streetcar Named Desire at the Almeida Theatre (2023)
★★★★
"A heartstopping revival that grips with the intensity of a bad dream" "It’s no surprise that the run at the…
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Watch on the Rhine at the Donmar Warehouse (2023)
★★★
"A tale of spirited resistance that’s more curio than classic" "The Donmar's revival of this wartime drama about sacrifice has…
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As You Like It at the @sohoplace (2022)
★★★
"Rose Ayling-Ellis is eloquence itself, but why the annoying Shakespeare-shearing elsewhere?" "The beloved Strictly winner and EastEnders star’s use of…
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Mother Goose at the Duke of York's Theatre (2022)
★★★★★
"Sir Ian delivers eye-rubbing wow-factor as the greatest of panto dames" "If this is to be Ian McKellen's swansong, then…
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Mandela at the The Young Vic (2022)
★★★
"Mandela’s inspiring words ring out in song – but this new musical has nothing to say" "The Young Vic premieres…
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Orlando at the Garrick Theatre (2022)
★★★★
"Emma Corrin is riveting as Virginia Woolf’s sex-switching Orlando" "The breakout star of The Crown makes a dazzling West End…
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Othello at the National Theatre (2022)
★★★
"Fleet, potent and makes strides for diversity – but too gloomy by half" "The NT's new staging has a great…
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Best of Enemies at the Noel Coward Theatre (2022)
★★★★
"The original culture-war punch-up on stage" "Best known for his Spock in the Star Trek films, Zachary Quinto is a…
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A Christmas Carol at the The Old Vic (2022)
★★★
"This Scrooge is a little too nice for his own good" "The fine actor Owen Teale has irascibility in spades…
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The Sex Party at the Menier Chocolate Factory (2022)
★★★★
"Terry Johnson is back on top with this risky trans bedroom comedy" "It’s one risk to make trans lives a…
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Blackout Songs at the Hampstead Theatre (2022)
★★★★★
"A dark, witty, indispensable drama (at a theatre the Arts Council completely stripped of funding)" "Joe White’s new play, at…
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A Christmas Carol at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre (2022)
★★★★
"Adrian Edmondson proves a joyously propulsive Scrooge in this lavish RSC revival" "He may no longer be a Young One,…
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Fisherman's Friends: The Musical at the Theatre Royal Bath (2022)
★★★
"An enjoyable trawl story that needs more Sturm (and Drang)" "Provided you love the yo-ho-hoing sound of sea shanties, this…
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Mary at the Hampstead Theatre (2022)
★★
"A suffocatingly claustrophobic study of Mary, Queen of Scots" "Rona Munro's James Plays are magnificent, but her new take on…
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Tammy Faye – A New Musical at the Almeida Theatre (2022)
★★★
"Feels too much by numbers and lacks revelations" "It isn’t a hell of a show in the wrong sense, but…
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@sohoplace at the @sohoplace (2022)
"Never mind its uninspiring name – @sohoplace is both welcoming and full of wow-factor, its opening show a life-affirming treat"…
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Marvellous at the @sohoplace (2022)
★★★★
"The West End’s first new-build theatre in 50 years gets off to a Marvellously silly start" "Never mind its uninspiring…
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My Neighbour Totoro at the Barbican Theatre (2022)
★★★★
"A vital power surge of Anglo-Japanese creative electricity" "It’s a pleasure to report that what fans loved about Hayao Miyazaki's…
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The Doctor at the Duke of York's Theatre (2022)
★★★★★
"Juliet Stevenson is riveting in this brilliant interrogation of cancel culture" "The Doctor hurtles a neglected classic of Austrian drama…
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John Gabriel Borkman at the Bridge Theatre (2022)
★★★
"Not even Simon Russell Beale can shore up Ibsen’s financial-crisis drama" "The Bridge Theatre's staging of this play about the…
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The Crucible at the National Theatre (2022)
★★★★★
"Gripping revival of Arthur Miller’s masterpiece speaks to us with urgent force" "Erin Doherty confirms herself as one of our…
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Eureka Day at the The Old Vic (2022)
★★★★
"This anti-woke satire is exactly what the Old Vic needed" "Oscar-winner Helen Hunt makes her London debut in a revival…
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Rose at the Park Theatre (2022)
★★★
"Maureen Lipman brings charm and pluck to this one-woman odyssey" "The much-loved actress is outstanding in Martin Sherman’s ambitious-but-flawed monologue…
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Handbagged at the Kiln Theatre (2022)
★★★★★
"I was transfixed and moved by this uncanny portrait of the late Queen" "It's worth queueing round the block for…
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The Clothes They Stood Up In at the Nottingham Playhouse (2022)
★★★
"A loving take on Alan Bennett's novella about middle-class manners" "This Nottingham Playhouse production is a hoot - even if…
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Gabriel Byrne: Walking with Ghosts at the Apollo Theatre (2022)
★★★★★
"This enthralling evening is one of Gabriel Byrne’s greatest achievements" "The veteran Irish star finds numinous wonder amid accreted nuggets…
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Antigone at the Regent's Park Open Air Theatre (2022)
★★★★
"Pours a provocative gallon of petrol on the play’s eternal flame" "Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre is mounting the first…
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The Narcissist at the Chichester Festival Theatre (2022)
★★★
"The ghost of Trump haunts the stage again" "Harry Lloyd stars as an electoral strategist in a new work which…
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Into The Woods at the Theatre Royal Bath (2022)
★★★★
"Terry Gilliam’s hallucinogenic take on Sondheim rises from the ashes of cancellation" "Axed by the Old Vic, the ex-Python's first,…
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The Trials at the Donmar Warehouse (2022)
★★★
"The new play putting adults on trial for their climate-change sins" "The Trials, by Dawn King, sees the younger generations…
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The Great British Bake Off Musical at the Everyman Theatre Cheltenham (2022)
★★★
"Eminently digestible, but where’s the flour power?" "This tongue-in-cheek homage at the Cheltenham Everyman has a few terrific showstoppers yet…
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Identical at the Nottingham Playhouse (2022)
★★★★★
"Identity-swap musical that’s ingenious to the point of genius" "Directed by Trevor Nunn, the Nottingham Playhouse's new tale of reunited…
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The Tempest at the Shakespeare's Glob (2022)
★★★★
"Three Lions, blow-up lobsters and Prospero in a pair of budgie smugglers" "Sean Holmes's modish adaptation has gimmicks aplenty, but…
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The Lion The Witch And The Wardrobe at the Gillian Lynne Theatre (2022)
★★★★
"British theatrical verve at full pelt" "First seen in 2017, Sally Cookson’s marvellous stage adaptation – now at the Gillian…
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Much Ado About Nothing at the National Theatre (2022)
★★★★
"Blissful revival of a conveyor-belt classic" "There are moments during Simon Godwin’s blissful revival of Much Ado, when the evening…
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Crazy For You at the Chichester Festival Theatre (2022)
★★★★★
"A magnificent revival with songs that knock you for six" "Watching this magnificent new staging at Chichester – directed as…
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The Tempest at the Theatre Royal Bath (2022)
★★★
"Deborah Warner's male-dominated production gives an intimate account of Shakespeare's late play" "Nicholas Woodeson, 72, gives us a dowdy, shifty,…
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The Seagull at the Harold Pinter Theatre (2022)
★★
"Emelia Clarke’s wings are clipped by this ascetic Chekhov staging" "The Game of Thrones star isn’t given the chance to…
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Richard III reviews - RSC Stratford at the Stratford Upon Avon (2022)
★★★★
"This Richard III is historic and stylish – but why trim Shakespeare’s best lines?" "Given Hughes’s relative inexperience in Shakespeare,…
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Mad House at the The Ambassadors Theatre (2022)
★★★
"David Harbour stars in a darkly comic play about his own mental health" "As the damaged man-child, Harbour delivers the…
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That Is Not Who I Am at the Royal Court Theatre (2022)
★★
"Cyber thriller is more mess than mystery" "The Royal Court teased us with the promise of a premiere by an…
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The Southbury Child at the Chichester Festival Theatre (2022)
★★★★★
"Hugely cathartic, this is the play of the year so far... blissfully funny and ineffably touching" "Stephen Beresford’s heaven-sent new…
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A Dolls House, Part 2 at the Donmar Warehouse (2022)
★★★★★
"How on earth do you follow up Ibsen’s masterpiece? Exactly like this" "Lucas Hnath's audacious sequel to the pioneering 1879…
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Tony! [The Tony Blair Rock Opera] at the Park Theatre (2022)
★★★
"Begins promisingly, then outstays its welcome" "Harry Hill and composer Steve Brown’s musical is intermittently inspired but winds up echoing…
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Britannicus at the Lyric Hammersmith (2022)
★★★★
"From incels to Putin, Racine's dusty old play feels oddly relevant" "This assured revival at the Lyric Hammersmith is the…
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The Unfriend at the Chichester Festival Theatre (2022)
★★★★
"Effortlessly entertaining, and maybe the most ‘promising’ debut in ages," "It’s hardly a profound evening but it’s a perceptive one."…
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The Glass Menagerie at the Duke of York's Theatre (2022)
★★★
"Amy Adams is heartbreaking.. I loved her performance" "To be blunt, I loved her performance. It’s clear, simple, believable, and…
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Murder On The Orient Express at the Chichester Festival Theatre (2022)
★★★★
"Watch out, David Suchet, there's a superb new Poirot in town" "Henry Goodman is mesmerising in Chichester Festival Theatre's handsome…
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My Fair Lady (2022)
★★★
"A watershed production, but not a benchmark" "Amara Okereke flowers opposite Vanessa Redgrave, but the staging is underpowered"
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Grease at the Dominion Theatre (2022)
★★★★
"Peter Andre shines with a small but prominent part"
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Oklahoma! at the Young Vic Theatre (2022)
★★★★★
"Punchy, playful and sexy, this Oklahoma! is an absolute knockout" "First seen in New York, this revelatory production, now at…
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Much Ado About Nothing at the Shakespeare's Globe Theatre (2022)
★★★★
"Much Ado About Nothing marks a welcome return to innovation and inspiration at the Globe" "The ideological obsession that has…
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Jerusalem at the Apollo Theatre (2022)
★★★★★
"Mark Rylance still rules the kingdom" "This revival of Jez Butterworth's masterpiece, first staged in 2009, remains a crucial theatrical…
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Prima Facie at the Harold Pinter Theatre (2022)
★★★★
"Jodie Comer’s brilliant West End debut is like a punch to the guts" "This solo piece at the Harold Pinter,…
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The Corn is Green at the National Theatre (2022)
★★★★★
"Nicola Walker is unmissable in this riveting production" "The National Theatre’s revival of Emlyn Williams’s 1938 play is crowned by…
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Punchdrunk: The Burnt City at the One Cartridge Place (2022)
★★★
"Not quite a theatrical Trojan horse" "This major new work by the immersive pioneers has some good ideas, but lacks…
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The 47th at the The Old Vic (2022)
★★
"Bertie Carvel’s perfect Trump impression can’t save this superficial play" "Mike Barlett's latest "near-future" play imagines Donald Trump re-running for…
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To Kill A Mockingbird at the Gielgud Theatre (2022)
★★★★★
"Aaron Sorkin’s revelatory adaptation blazingly captures the zeitgeist" "Harper Lee's famous 1960 novel comes rivetingly to life at the Gielgud…
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Straight Line Crazy at the Bridge Theatre (2022)
★★★
"Ralph Fiennes exudes brute force as New York's master builder" "The actor captures the muscularity of Robert Moses in a…
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Cock at the Ambassadors Theatre (2022)
★★★
"Mike Bartlett’s sexuality-crisis drama still just about measures up" "'Rocketman' star Taron Egerton is under-used in the Ambassadors' revival of…
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Maria Friedman & Friends - Legacy at the Menier Chocolate Factory (2022)
★★★★
"It’s as if Sondheim is in the room with us – corny, but true" "The Menier Chocolate Factory's touching tribute…
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The Collaboration at the The Young Vic (2022)
★★★★
"Paul Bettany brings agony and ecstasy to the role of Andy Warhol" "This Young Vic production imagines the unlikely -…
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Moulin Rouge! The Musical at the Piccadilly Theatre (2022)
★★★★
"The perfect way to celebrate our post-pandemic freedom" The spectacular, Tony-winning adaptation of Baz Luhrmann's much-loved film is short on…
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Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club (Playhouse Theatre) (2021)
★★★★★
"Eddie Redmayne dazzles in the kill-for-a-ticket theatrical triumph of 2021" "Rebecca Frecknall’s staging of the 1966 Kander and Ebb classic…
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Best of Enemies at the The Young Vic (2021)
★★★★
"Witnessing the birth of televised political discussion as blood-sport" "James Graham's dramatisation – at the Young Vic – of the…
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The Book of Dust at the Bridge Theatre (2021)
★★★
"A promising adaptation cursed by its daemons" "Nicholas Hytner's new Philip Pullman adaptation at the Bridge Theatre has plenty going…
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The Ocean at the End of the Lane at the Duke of York's Theatre (2021)
★★★★★
"British theatre at its gob-smacking best" "Young and old alike will be entranced by the return of this illusion-packed Neil…
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Pride and Prejudice* (*sort of) at the Criterion Theatre (2021)
★★★★★
"Austen would have loved this smart, silly, laugh-out-loud show" "This full-bodied, all-female adaptation of Austen's masterpiece at the Criterion is…
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Back to the Future at the Adelphi Theatre (2021)
★★★★★
"The car's the star in this feelgood triumph" "Great Scott! This musical based on the Eighties classic shouldn't work -…
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Frozen The Musical at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane (2021)
★★★
"The venue puts the show in the shade. "The newly refurbished Theatre Royal Drury Lane is jaw-dropping, but this stage…
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Les Miserables at the Sondheim Theatre (2020)
★★★★★
"Perfect theatre, in a perfect theatre" "Prepare for a fresh outbreak of Les Mis mania."
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Magic Goes Wrong at the Vaudeville Theatre (2020)
★★★★
"A terrific new helping of the art of comic incompetence" "their commitment to the character-comedy and the skill they deploy…
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Cyrano de Bergerac at the Playhouse Theatre (2019)
★★★★★
"I defy anyone not to fall in love with it." “James McAvoy proves a revelation in a super-smart stripped-back Cyrano…
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& Juliet at the Shaftesbury Theatre (2019)
★★★
"It's essentially glorified panto" "While this show isn’t in the same league as Mamma Mia! by fellow Swedes Abba, those…
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DEAR EVAN HANSEN at the Noel Coward Theatre (2019)
★★★★
"A star is born as the Broadway hit comes to the UK" "Dear Evan Hansen, which premiered in 2015 and…
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Groan Ups at the Vaudeville Theatre (2019)
★★★★
"Growing pains of the most painfully funny kind" "The script deftly unites moments broad and silly with elements wistful and…
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Groan Ups at the Vaudeville Theatre (2019)
★★★★
"Growing pains of the most painfully funny kind" "Yes, the scenario is a bit scribbled on a bus, trades on…
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Lungs at the The Old Vic (2019)
★★★★
"Claire Foy shines and Matt Smith glints in doomsday play." "Both actors cope brilliantly with the technical and tonal challenges,…
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Vassa at the Almeida Theatre (2019)
★★
"A rare misfire from north London’s creative powerhouse" " Redmond contends admirably enough, chilling the temperature with an Anne Robinson-esque…
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Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at the London Palladium (2019)
★★★★
"It’s a boon to see Smith treading West End boards again" "No one can argue that Joseph – which owes…
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Wife at the Kiln Theatre (2019)
★★★★
Ibsen’s A Doll’s House renovated and extended to inspiring effect. In Wife, Samuel Adamson ingeniously revisits the play, and springboards…
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The Starry Messenger at the Wyndham's Theatre (2019)
★★★
"A play that wistfully acknowledges the passage of time and onset of middle-age"
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Betrayal at the Harold Pinter Theatre (2019)
★★★★
"Tom Hiddleston displays a hypnotic sensitivity in this modern masterpiece" "In common with all his best work – including, yes,…
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Waitress at the Adelphi Theatre, (2019)
★★★★
"A meaty musical packed with delicious filling" "I have to confess to craving a slice of humble-pie after watching Waitress...a…
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Come From Away at the Phoenix Theatre (2019)
★★★
"Glossing over the trauma of 9/11" "Their musical phenomenon - which opened on Broadway in 2017 to ecstatic reviews -…
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9 to 5 The Musical at the Savoy Theatre (2019)
★★★
"Bonnie Langford is employee of the month in this feelgood but flimsy musical" "For power-jacketed professionalism, you can’t fault Caroline…
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All About Eve at the Noel Coward Theatre (2019)
★★★
"Lily James lacks peculiarity in uninspired screen-to-stage affair" "Van Hove loves to strip things back, so we get minimal Broadway…
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True West at the Vaudeville Theatre (2018)
"Kit Harington proves his mettle in Sam Shepard's bleak battle of wills" "The late Sam Shepard’s True West is a…
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Fiddler On The Roof at the Meniere Chocolate Factory (2018)
★★★★
The tears ring true in Trevor Nunn's exuberant revival. 'Despite its rather rudimentary story-line, the show remains as fresh as…
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Hadestown at the National Theatre (2018)
★★★
"Enjoyable winter-warmer that's a near myth" "Those seeking “value for money” can’t complain given that they’re treated, over more than…
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Company at the Gielgud Theatre (2018)
★★★★★
"Sublime" "Gender-switched Sondheim proves a sublime down-the-rabbit-hole cocktail of entertainment. "This is astonishing in so many ways it feels as…
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The Girl On The Train (2018)
★
"Criminally bad stage adaptation" "Rachel Wagstaff and Duncan Abel’s version is as appealing as a British Rail sandwich: it has…
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Tina - The Tina Turner Musical at the Aldwych Theatre (2018)
★★★★★
"Beautifully designed and roof-raisingly well-sung" "Born in the USA, made in England. That’s the thesis of this slickly choreographed, beautifully…
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