Selected reviews by Claire Allfree, a journalist and arts critic for the Telegraph, the Daily Mail and more.

Claire Allfree is an arts journalist for the Telegraph, and writes for publications including the Daily Mail, The Independent, Metro, MSN UK and The Times.

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Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? at the @sohoplace (2026)

★★★
"Both bring tremendous star power to an absolute knock-out evening." "Anderson is simply formidable – a swaggering, gin-swilling, sexually brazen,…
The Telegraph
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Tru at Menier Chocolate Factory at the Menier Chocolate Factory (2026)

★★
"Does anyone still care about Truman Capote?" "An awful lot of the script fails to land." "Watching Tru is a…
The Telegraph
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Electra/Persona at the National Theatre (2026)

★★★
"It’s a coup too for the National to get Blanchett who here gives [Persona] a blast of fresh air and…
The Telegraph
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The Oresteia at the Bridge Theatre (2026)

★★★
“It’s almost four hours of electrifying spectacle, yet Stone’s all-out vision at times ends up diminishing rather than enhancing his…
The Telegraph
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Cyrano de Bergerac at the Noël Coward Theatre (2026)

★★★★★
“Adrian Lester delivers a commanding performance in an impressive revival of the Edmond Rostand classic.” “Simon Evans’s production revels in…
The Telegraph
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