Selected reviews by Sarah Hemming, theatre critic for the Financial Times.

Previous roles include theatre editor of The Independent for five years, and was founding joint-editor of The List magazine in Scotland.

Sarah has also written about theatre for most of the UK’s national broadsheet newspapers and wrote the official National Theatre Guide. She has also appeared on BBC Radio 4, and presents platform talks and discussions with artists, including the National Theatre’s Platforms series.

Sarah teaches drama criticism at the British American Drama Academy.

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The Standard of Living at the Theatre Royal Haymarket (2026)

★★★
"The Standard of Living will prove to be anything but dry" "It’s a play about art, about action, about hope.…
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Tru at Menier Chocolate Factory at the Menier Chocolate Factory (2026)

★★★
"Quite stunning environment for Tru." "A lifetime's memories packed into a few square metres." "Doesn't quite fill the space." "The…
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Abigail's Party at the Harold Pinter Theatre (2026)

★★★★
“Tamzin Outhwaite is ferocious in a resonant production of the 1977 landmark drama.” “Nadia Fall’s astringent staging retains the period…
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How the Other Half Loves at the The Old Vic (2026)

★★★★
"Phillip Breen’s highly enjoyable revival at London’s Old Vic relishes the period detail, while also scoping out the shrewd social…
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A Midsummer Night's Dream at the Shakespeare's Globe (2026)

★★★★
"Emily Lim's joyous, effervescent Midsummer Night's Dream... foregrounds the role-play in the story and celebrates the transient community created by…
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The Price at the Marylebone Theatre (2026)

★★★★
"As with many of Miller’s better-known plays, it’s implacable: the past piles into the present and the action cannot stop…
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One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest at the The Old Vic (2026)

★★★★
“Aaron Pierre makes McMurphy his own with a mighty and deeply moving performance in Clint Dyer’s terrific new staging of…
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