London theatre reviews from US newspaper The New York Times.
A round-up of reviews of London shows from the theatre and arts critics at The New York Times newspaper.
We have also included a number of Broadway reviews for shows of special interest to UK audiences.
Prima Facie at the Golden Theater, New York (2023)
"In ‘Prima Facie,’ Jodie Comer Makes the Case" "The “Killing Eve” star has a spectacular Broadway debut in a play…
A Little Life at the Harold Pinter Theatre (2023)
"‘A Little Life’ Is Quite a Lot" "Self-harm, lashings, child prostitution, rape: Ivo van Hove’s adaptation of the 2015 novel…
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, New York (2023)
"The Many Thrilling Flavors of a Full-Scale ‘Sweeney Todd." "Sondheim’s masterpiece, restored to its proper size and sung to the…
Bad Cinderella at the Imperial Theatre in New York (2023)
"The Title Warned Us." "Andrew Lloyd Webber hopes to extend an unbroken 43-year streak on Broadway. But his 13th new…
Guys & Dolls at the Bridge Theatre (2023)
"A Mobile Audience for a Moving ‘Guys and Dolls’" "Nicholas Hytner’s heartbreaking ambulatory staging, at the Bridge Theater in London,…
A Doll's House at the Hudson Theatre, New York (2023)
"Jessica Chastain Plots an Escape From ‘A Doll’s House’" "Jamie Lloyd’s compelling, surgically precise revival of Ibsen’s 1879 drama throbs…
The Great British Bake Off Musical at the Noel Coward Theatre (2023)
"‘The Great British Bake Off Musical’ Is Sweet but Underbaked" "In London, a stage show based on the popular TV…
Sylvia at the The Old Vic Theatre (2023)
"She [Sylvia Pankhurst] is at the impassioned center of this well-meaning, if dramatically sketchy, musical from the director-choreographer Kate Prince.…
Standing at the Sky's Edge at the National Theatre (2023)
"Ben Stones’s imposing concrete set includes the signature graffito, “I love you, will u marry me,” that was painted on…
A Streetcar Named Desire at the Almeida Theatre (2023)
"Paul Mescal Electrifies in a Revelatory ‘Streetcar’" "In London, the Irish actor stars as Stanley Kowalski in a deeply empathic…
Merrily We Roll Along at the New York Theatre Workshop (2022)
"‘Merrily We Roll Along’ Returns, the Way It Never Was" "Maria Friedman’s rethinking of the much-loved, much-monkeyed-with 1981 Sondheim-Furth flop…
Orlando at the Garrick Theatre (2022)
"In ‘Orlando,’ Emma Corrin Straddles Genders and Centuries" "In a freewheeling London adaptation of Virginia Woolf’s 1928 novel, Corrin plays…
Tammy Faye – A New Musical at the Almeida Theatre (2022)
"Praise the Lord for ‘Tammy Faye’" "A new musical about the life of the televangelist Tammy Faye Bakker, composed by…
Funny Girl at the August Wilson Theatre, New York (2022)
"In Lea Michele, ‘Funny Girl’ Has Finally Found Its Fanny" "The “Glee” star is stupendous in the role Barbra Streisand…
All of Us at the National Theatre (2022)
"“All of Us,” the first play from the performer Francesca Martinez, opens our eyes to the hardships of disabled people…
The Devil Wears Prada at the James M. Nederlander Theatre, Chicago (2022)
"An Adaptation That Needs Tailoring" "The new Elton John-Shaina Taub musical, based on the popular film about a fashion-world ingénue…
Much Ado About Nothing at the National Theatre (2022)
"Simon Godwin’s production relocates the action to the Italian Riviera in the 1930s, which allows for an onstage band to…
Patriots at the Almeida Theatre (2022)
"Gripping production" "In one of the performances of the year, Will Keen, as the Russian leader, astonishes throughout, bringing his…
The Seagull at the Harold Pinter Theatre (2022)
"Performed barefoot and in modern dress, Jamie Lloyd’s enthralling production, at the Harold Pinter Theater through Sept. 10, furthers the…
Mad House at the The Ambassadors Theatre (2022)
"... what can I say beyond noting that I didn’t believe a single word of the fractiousness on view?" "The…
The Southbury Child at the Chichester Festival Theatre (2022)
"... a lively if uneven new play from Stephen Beresford" "Nicholas Hytner’s characteristically adroit production is on firmest footing when…
The Glass Menagerie at the Duke of York's Theatre (2022)
"Amy Adams in a Too-Fragile ‘Glass Menagerie’" "In a rare stage outing for the actor, in London, she plays the…
ABBA Voyage at the ABBA Arena (2022)
"No Ordinary Abba Night at the Club" "With a concert spectacle mixing wizardry and technical skill, the band makes a…
Legally Blonde The Musical at the Regent's Park Open Air Theatre (2022)
"The updated musical version of the popular film challenges preconceived notions about the protagonist’s appearance" "Bowman, as might be expected,…
Oklahoma! at the Young Vic Theatre (2022)
"The London iteration is even more impressive than the performance I saw at St. Ann’s Warehouse in Brooklyn." "A particular…
Macbeth at the Longacre Theatre (2022)
"In a New ‘Macbeth,’ Something Wonky This Way Comes" "Daniel Craig and Ruth Negga star in Sam Gold’s oddly uneasy…
Jerusalem at the Apollo Theatre (2022)
"In ‘Jerusalem,’ a Once-in-a-Lifetime Performance, Again" "Mark Rylance is back in a role that won him a Tony more than…
Prima Facie at the Harold Pinter Theatre (2022)
"A Theatrical Neophyte With the Know-How of a Pro" "Comer is cool and commanding as a defense lawyer named Tessa"…
Funny Girl at the August Wilson Theatre (2022)
"Broadway’s First ‘Funny Girl’ Revival Shows Why It Took So Long" "To rip the bandage off quickly: Feldstein is not…
The Corn is Green at the National Theatre (2022)
"Cooke enlivens a time-honored tale by involving Williams directly as his play’s narrator (played by Gareth David-Lloyd), setting the scene…
Punchdrunk: The Burnt City at the One Cartridge Place (2022)
"The Carnage of War, in Punchdrunk’s New London Show" "In contrast to previous Punchdrunk shows — like the company’s signature…
The 47th at the The Old Vic (2022)
"Donald J. Trump won’t surrender the spotlight easily. But few could have guessed that he would find renewed life on…
Straight Line Crazy at the Bridge Theatre (2022)
"Written by the English playwright David Hare, this exposition-heavy drama brings Ralph Fiennes roaring back to the stage as Moses"…
The Music Man at the Winter Garden Theatre (2022)
"Even With Hugh Jackman, ‘The Music Man’ Goes Flat. Sutton Foster also stars in this neat, perky, overly cautious Broadway…
Cinderella at the Gillian Lynne Theatre (2021)
"‘Cinderella’ Is Worth the Wait" "This 1934 show is Depression-era escapism fit for post-Covid times. If you want to remove…
Jagged Little Pill at the Broadhurst Theatre (2019)
"With ‘Jagged Little Pill,’ They Finally Fixed the Jukebox" "clear in its priorities, rich in character, sincere without syrup, rousing…
Sergei Polunin at the London Palladium (2019)
"A tepid hour of emoting and flailing" "Rasputin,” a tepid hour of emoting and flailing (padded out with an intermission)…
All About Eve at the Noel Coward Theatre (2019)
"Has a vampire had its way with All About Eve?" "Has a vampire had its way with “All About Eve”?…
The Cher Show at the Neil Simon Theatre (2018)
'Except for the dozens of eye-popping outfits Mr. Mackie gorgeously recreates for the occasion, it’s all gesture, no craft: dramatically…
Clueless - The Musical at the The Alice Griffin Jewel Box Theatre (2018)
'I had hopes that this screen-to-stage transfer would retain the charm of the original...Yet the perverse flattening process that too…
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