Selected reviews by Neil Norman, a freelance arts critic and journalist including work for the Daily Express and The Stage.

Neil Norman is a dance, theatre and film critic, journalist and broadcaster. He was previously theatre critic for the Daily Express and Daily Mirror, and has also writes for The Stage, the Evening Standard, The Independent and more.

He is also a playwright, short story writer and novelist.

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Tartuffe (Remixed) at the Marylebone Theatre (2026)

★★★★
"With a set of protuberant false teeth and an oleaginous manner that crosses Alec Guinness with Derek Nimmo, Rylance’s pastor…
The Stage
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High Society at the Barbican Theatre (2026)

★★★★
"Upbeat and feel-good" "Star-studded revival of the Cole Porter classic musical is a swell party" "Following the success of Cole…
The Stage
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An Ideal Husband at the Lyric Hammersmith (2026)

★★★★
"La Barrie marshals his cast with supreme assurance, allowing Wilde’s arguments and attacks on Victorian hypocrisy great clarity. "La Barrie…
The Stage
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