Selected reviews by Sam Marlowe, the lead theatre critic for The Stage.

Sam Marlowe is an arts and theatre journalist based in London.

She has written for and contributed to i News, The Times, Metro, The Independent, Time Out, The Stage, The Chicago Tribune, and theartsdesk.com. She started her journalism career writing for What’s On In London, eventually becoming theatre editor at What’s On.Her radio and television appearances include BBC Radio 4’s Front Row and Sky News.

Sam studied at the University of East Anglia, and went on to train as a musicals theatre actor at Mountview drama school in London.

Sam serves on judging panels for The Stage Debut Awards, the UK Theatre Awards and the Evening Standard Awards (Most Promising Playwright category).

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

★★
"A colossal yawn." "James Graham is notoriously unafraid of big, gristly subject matter – yet his new work about the…
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Tru at Menier Chocolate Factory at the Menier Chocolate Factory (2026)

★★★
"Tyler Ferguson impeccably catches Capote’s fluting delivery and expansive style" "the play itself – largely an hour and a half…
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The Last Ship at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane (2026)

"Sting is nimble and charismatic; his striking stage presence makes him a convincingly authoritative leader, but never overwhelms the story."…
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Bloodsport: After Helen of Troy at the Stratford East (2026)

★★★★
“In its unflinching refusal to take refuge in the obvious and its darkly funny reworking of the tragic form, it’s…
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Abigail's Party at the Harold Pinter Theatre (2026)

★★★★
“This is Outhwaite’s show." “As for Beverly, she is gloriously embodied here by Tamzin Outhwaite, who gives her a brand…
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How the Other Half Loves at the The Old Vic (2026)

★★★
"it also feels overlong and occasionally laborious, the comic engine taking time to grind into gear and the broadly drawn…
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Jesus Christ Superstar - London Palladium at the London Palladium (2026)

★★★
"Ryder cuts a suitably rock-star figure throughout, entirely apt and at home in this environment." "As an actor, Ryder doesn't…
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Glengarry Glen Ross at the The Old Vic (2026)

★★★★
“Crack all-female cast make scintillating work of David Mamet’s motormouthed 1980s drama.” “The text hasn’t been changed, so the actors…
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Beetlejuice at the Prince Edward Theatre (2026)

★★
"Relentlessly arch." “Alex Timbers’ production – which had a Broadway run bedevilled by Covid-related closures – looks cheap and feels…
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One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest at the The Old Vic (2026)

★★★
“Its portrayal of mental illness is uncomfortably outdated and there’s a troubling seam of misogyny running through it.” “Rather than…
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