Selected reviews by David Benedict, Chief London Theatre Critic for Variety.
David Benedict is a writer and broadcaster, and the chief London critic for US entertainment publication Variety.
He is also a contributor to The Stage, and has written for or been theatre editor of many major UK publications including the Independent and the Observer. He is also a regular guest on the BBC, and is currently writing the authorised biography of Stephen Sondheim.
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Tao of Glass at the @sohoplace (2026)
★★★★★
"An absolute one-off, and a vividly theatrical one." "Studies of the art of making art are usually best left to…
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