Selected reviews by Dominic Maxwell, theatre and comedy critic for The Times, and theatre reviewer for The Sunday Times.

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Martin Guerre at the Old Vic (2026)

★★★
“The large, northern-accented ensemble performs too well and the songs are too sumptuous for this to be boring.” “Definitive or…
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Into the Woods at the Noël Coward Theatre (2026)

★★★★
"It’s spellbinding" "In Jordan Fein’s utterly bewitching revival of Into the Woods, the Stephen Sondheim fairytale musical getting a West…
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Hay Fever at the Wyndham's Theatre  (2026)

★★★
"There is fun to be had in this starry revival of Noël Coward’s artfully pointless country house comedy." "Christine Baranski’s…
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Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? at the @sohoplace (2026)

★★★★★
"There’s so much to admire here, but too little range. This Woolf needs sharper fangs to avoid feeling a good…
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The Standard of Living at the Theatre Royal Haymarket (2026)

★★★
"It’s no classic. Graham hasn’t found the form to turn so much content into a drama with a compelling hook."…
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Tru at Menier Chocolate Factory at the Menier Chocolate Factory (2026)

★★★
"If you want to see a really fine performance, go see Jesse Tyler Ferguson as Truman Capote in Tru. "…
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The Last Ship at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane (2026)

★★★
"It starts strikingly, ends triumphantly. Moment to moment its great strength is Sting’s ingenious, idiosyncratic songs" "Only those entirely immune…
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Jesus Christ Superstar - London Palladium at the London Palladium (2026)

★★★
"Sam Ryder… at his charismatic best when in full song — Gethsemane is sensational." "Tim Sheader's production is somehow both…
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PRIDE The Musical at the National Theatre (2026)

★★★
“There is plenty to celebrate and some absences to mourn in this endearing, efficient, often very entertaining musical of the…
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War Horse at the National Theatre - Olivier Theatre (2026)

★★★★
"The National’s thoroughbred hit deserves another canter." "If you aren’t one of the millions who have seen this on stage,…
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1536 at the Ambassadors Theatre (2026)

★★★★
“The hype is justified.” “This is Henry VIII’s England. And these women talking in a very 21st-century way risk being…
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