‘Cirque Du Soleil – Luzia’ review round up
16 January 2020
Cirque Du Soliel returns to London with its strongest show in years.
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‘Magic Goes Wrong’ review round-up
10 January 2020
Did Mischief Theatre pull another rabbit out of hat? Read a round-up of reviews for Magic Goes Wrong at the Vaudeville Theatre
James McAvoy in ‘Cyrano De Bergerac’ – review round up
10 December 2019
James McAvoy is mesmerising in Jamie Lloyd’s pared down Cyrano de Bergerac
Mischief Theatre’s ‘Groan Ups’ – review round-up
28 October 2019
How much you enjoy ‘Groan Ups’ will depend on your sense of humour.
‘The Girl Who Fell’ review round-up
27 October 2019
A sensitively written, darkly funny and poignant play
‘Lungs’ starring Claire Foy & Matt Smith – review round up
24 October 2019
Claire Foy & Matt Smith breathe new life into Duncan Macmillan’s two-hander
Almeida Theatre’s ‘Vassa’ – review round-up
22 October 2019
Mixed reviews for Mike Bartlett’s darkly comic adaptation of Vassa
Toby Stephens and Claire Skinner in ‘A Day in The Death of Joe Egg’ review round-up
4 October 2019
Darkly funny and thought-provoking ‘A Day in The Death of Joe Egg’ is a must-see
‘Solaris’ a psychological sci-fi thriller – review round up
20 September 2019
David Greig’s adaptation of Stanisław Lem’s seminal space novel opens to strong reviews
Moulin Rouge! The Musical opens on Broadway: review round-up
29 July 2019
Alex Timbers and John Logan bring Baz Luhrmann’s iconic film to life on stage
‘Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat’ review round-up
15 July 2019
The new production opened starring Jac Yarrow, Sheridan Smith and Jason Donovan
Wife, Kiln Theatre – review round up
6 June 2019
Expect a West End transfer for Samuel Adamson’s Wife
Matthew Broderick in The Starry Messenger – review round up
6 June 2019
What’s the verdict? A reviews round-up for The Starry Messenger
Sergei Polunin, London Palladium – review round-up
1 June 2019
Universally panned – a glorious talent in unworthy material
Read the reviews for Betrayal starring Tom Hiddelston
14 March 2019
Betrayal opens to rapturous applause at the Harold Pinter Theatre in London
Was Waitress a recipe for success? – Review round-up
8 March 2019
What kind of pie did Waitress serve up?
Review Round-up / Dolly Parton’s 9 to 5 The Musical
18 February 2019
An unmistakable crowd-pleaser, 9 to 5 The Musical is silly, light-hearted fun.
Read the reviews for ‘All About Eve’ starring Gillian Anderson & Lily James
18 February 2019
Ivo van Hove’s stage adaptation of the Hollywood classic opened in the West End 12 February.
Kit Harington in True West – Review Round-Up
19 December 2018
Game of Thrones’ Kit Harington & Johnny Flynn star in Sam Shepard’s modern classic
The Cher Show – Review Round-Up
19 December 2018
A reviews round-up for the highly anticipated musical The Cher Show
Clueless, The Musical – Review Round-Up
11 December 2018
Disney’s Dove Cameron stars in the musical stage adaptation of 90s film Clueless.
Fiddler on the Roof – Review Round-up
5 December 2018
Trevor Nunn’s revival of Fiddler On The Roof opens to rave reviews
Ellie Kendrick’s debut play Hole – review round-up
5 December 2018
Hole opens to solid reviews at the Royal Court
David Walliams’ Billionaire Boy – Review Round-Up
2 December 2018
David Walliams’ Billionaire Boy opens to rave reviews
Hadestown – Review Round-Up
15 November 2018
A review round-up for the highly anticipated National Theatre production of Hadestown
The Height of the Storm – Review Round-Up
25 October 2018
Jonathan Pryce and Eileen Atkins star in The Height of the Storm – review round-up
Company – Review Round-Up
24 October 2018
Was the hype worth the wait for Marianne Elliott’s reimagined Company?
Translations at the National Theatre
13 June 2018
Colin Morgan & Ciarán Hinds star in Brian Friel’s modern classic – review round-up
My Name Is Lucy Barton starring Laura Linney
13 June 2018
A review round-up for Laura Linney’s London stage debut.
Killer Joe starring Orlando Bloom
12 June 2018
A review round-up for Killer Joe at Trafalgar Studios, London
Julie at the National Theatre – Review Round-Up
12 June 2018
Vanessa Kirby shines but Carrie Cracknell’s Julie opens to mixed reviews
An Ideal Husband – Review Round-Up
29 May 2018
Edward & Freddie Fox are a delicious double act in Wilde’s comedy
Strictly Ballroom The Musical – Review Round-Up
26 April 2018
Fake tan and flare? Is it a step too far for Strictly Ballroom?
Bat Out Of Hell – Dominion Theatre Review Round-Up
20 April 2018
Jim Steinman’s futuristic rock musical lands at the Dominion Theatre.
James Graham’s Quiz – Review Round-Up
19 April 2018
Has Graham hit the jack pot with the Who Want’s To Be A Millionaire scandal?
Instructions for Correct Assembly – Review Round-Up
15 April 2018
DIY son in a box: Bonnar and Horrocks star in Thomas Eccleshare’s new dystopian drama.
Chicago the Musical Review Round-Up
11 April 2018
Fishnet stockings and Criminals with jazz hands, Cuba Gooding Jr stars but is it All that Jazz?
Kiss of the Spider Woman at Menier Chocolate Factory – Review Round-Up
22 March 2018
A tangled web for Kiss of The Spider Woman
The Best Man starring Martin Shaw and Maureen Lipman – Review Round-Up
8 March 2018
Does Gore Vidal’s political drama stand the test of time?
Young Frankenstein – review round-up
16 October 2017
Mel Brooks’ musical comedy is alive and kicking in the West End
Ian McKellen in King Lear – review round-up
5 October 2017
Ian McKellen reigns supreme in this triumphant production.
Labour of Love – review round-up
5 October 2017
Razor-sharp political comedy staring Martin Freeman and Tasmin Greig.
Five Guys Named Moe – review round-up
18 September 2017
Light on plot, big on fun. It’s the perfect date night show.
Loot – review round-up at the Park Theatre.
29 August 2017
Does Joe Orton’s Loot still shock in 2017?
Apologia starring Stockard Channing – review round-up
8 August 2017
No apology necessary – Stockard Channing doesn’t dissapoint.
Gangsta Granny review round-up
3 August 2017
Did David Walliams Gangsta Granny steal the critics hearts?
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole review round-up
31 July 2017
Is The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole a shot in the arm for British Theatre?
Girl From The North Country – review round-up
27 July 2017
What did the critics think? The answer is blowing in the wind..
Cat On A Hot Tin Roof – review round-up
25 July 2017
Did the critics purr for Sienna Miller in Cat On A Hot Tin Roof?
Queen Anne at the Theatre Royal Haymarket – review round-up
11 July 2017
Gripping narrative, velvety dresses and big hair brings an obscure period of British history to the West End.
Reviews round-up – Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill starring Audra McDonald
28 June 2017
McDonald is utterly intoxicating as Billie Holiday
Working at Southwark Playhouse – review round-up
8 June 2017
Slick and inspiring, a production full of energy
Reviews round-up: Woyzeck starring John Boyega
26 May 2017
Was the force with John Boyega in Woyzeck?
Reviews round-up: Lettice and Loveage at the Menier Chocolate Factory
18 May 2017
It’s a bit like Marmite
Reviews round-up: The Ferryman
4 May 2017
Jez Butterworth and Sam Mendes deliver a shattering tale of passion and violence. One not to be missed.
Reviews round-up: Carousel at the London Coliseum
13 April 2017
Find out what the critics thought of Alfie Boe and Katherine Jenkins in Carousel.
Reviews round-up: 42nd Street at Theatre Royal Drury Lane
12 April 2017
A reviews round-up for 42nd Street at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane
Don Juan in Soho starring David Tennant
29 March 2017
Is David Tennant’s debauched Don Juan irresistible? Find out in our reviews round-up.
Reviews round-up: Twelfth Night starring Tamsin Greig
25 February 2017
Tamsin Greig brings dazzling comic brio to a gender-bending production at the National
Reviews round-up: The Girls at the Phoenix Theatre
22 February 2017
Find out what the critics are saying about Gary Barlow’s new musical The Girls
Reviews round-up: The Wild Party at The Other Palace
21 February 2017
Did the critics go wild for Drew McOnie’s party?
Everybody’s Talking About Jamie: Review round-up
13 February 2017
Did the critics find Everybody’s Talking About Jamie a drag?
Reviews round-up: John Tiffany’s The Glass Menagerie
6 February 2017
Was the Glass Menagerie gripping?
Reviews round-up: Dreamgirls at the Savoy Theatre
15 December 2016
Dreamgirls opens to stunning reviews
Reviews round-up: She Loves Me at the Menier Chocolate Factory
14 December 2016
Gift wrapped perfection.
Reviews round-up: The Children at the Royal Court
12 December 2016
Lucy Kirkwood’s provocative new play at the Royal Court
Reviews round-up: Wild Honey at Hampstead Theatre
9 December 2016
A reviews round-up for Michael Frayn’s Wild Honey at Hampstead Theatre.
Reviews round-up: Dead Funny at the Vaudeville Theatre
7 November 2016
Hilarious revival of a modern classic
Reviews round-up: One Night In Miami… at Donmar Warehouse
16 October 2016
Did it knock the critics out?
Reviews round-up: Shopping and Fucking at Lyric Hammersmith
13 October 2016
Is Shopping and Fucking still provocative 20 years on?
Reviews round-up: The Dresser at the Duke of York’s Theatre.
13 October 2016
Ken Stott and Reece Shearsmith shine in the much anticipated revival
Reviews round-up: Murder Ballad at the Arts Theatre
6 October 2016
Kerry Ellis is excellent and Ramin Karmiloo brings a brooding muscularity.
Reviews round-up: Travesties at the Menier Chocolate Factory
5 October 2016
Tom Hollander is comedy gold. Travesties is a must.
Reviews round-up: The Libertine at Theatre Royal Haymarket
27 September 2016
Did Dominic Cooper excite in The Libertine?
Reviews round-up: Things I Know To be True
17 September 2016
Andrew Bovell’s powerfully written play delights the critics
Reviews round-up: Labyrinth at Hampstead Theatre
9 September 2016
An exciting new thriller at Hampstead Theatre
Reviews round-up: Aladdin
19 June 2016
With elements of panto, Disney’s Aladdin is a magical night out
Reviews round-up: Titanic at Charing Cross Theatre
8 June 2016
A must see. You’re definitely entering goose-bump territory
Reviews round-up: The Go-Between at the Apollo Theatre
8 June 2016
This dark tale divides the critics
Reviews round-up: The Spoils at Trafalgar Studios
3 June 2016
Jesse Eisenberg’s performance is compelling
Reviews round-up: Kenneth Branagh’s Romeo and Juliet
29 May 2016
Branagh’s production divides the critics.
Reviews round-up: Lawrence After Arabia at Hampstead Theatre.
11 May 2016
Lawrence After Arabia doesn’t quite hit the mark
Reviews round-up: Kit Harington in Doctor Faustus
26 April 2016
Did the critics like Jamie Lloyd’s modern Faustus?
Reviews round-up: Show Boat at the New London Theatre
25 April 2016
Did Show Boat sail into the critics hearts?
Reviews round-up: Sunset Boulevard starring Glenn Close
6 April 2016
Close receives a standing ovation
Reviews round-up: People, Places & Things at the Wyndham’s Theatre
23 March 2016
Denise Gough gives an electrifying performance
Reviews round-up: The Painkiller at the Garrick Theatre
21 March 2016
Branagh and Brydon delight in this comic French farce
Reviews round-up: Luce at Southwark Playhouse
14 March 2016
Is her adopted war orphan son a terrorist, or just a boy pushing boundaries?
Reviews round-up: Motown the Musical
9 March 2016
Motown The Musical splits the critics but leaves fans clapping for more
Reviews round-up: The Master Builder at the Old Vic
4 February 2016
Ralph Fiennes delivers a magnetic performance
Reviews round-up: Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom at the National Theatre
3 February 2016
Dominic Cooke’s lively production is revelatory.
Reviews round-up: Red Velvet at the Garrick Theatre
1 February 2016
informative, entertaining, thought-provoking. Red Velvet is a must see.
Reviews round-up: Escaped Alone at the Royal Court Theatre
29 January 2016
Caryl Churchill’s wry chit-chat cradles catastrophe.
Reviews round-up: Grey Gardens at Southwark Playhouse
12 January 2016
Jenna Russell is superlative.. Don’t miss this one!
Reviews round-up: Guys and Dolls at the Savoy Theate
7 January 2016
Guys and Dolls – it’s been worth the wait!
Reviews round-up: Les Liaisons Dangereuses’ at the Donmar Warehouse
21 December 2015
Janet McTeer steals the show in Les Liaisons Dangereuses’
Reviews round-up: The Lorax at the Old Vic
18 December 2015
Does The Lorax’s zany humour and inventive songs hit the mark?
Reviews round-up: David Bowie’s off-Broadway musical Lazarus
14 December 2015
David Bowie’s Lazarus – just as you would expect, it’s like no other show.
Reviews round-up: Sheridan Smith in Funny Girl
3 December 2015
Sheridan Smith delivers a knock-out performance
Reviews round-up: Jamie Lloyds – The Homecoming
24 November 2015
The Homecoming still shocks, puzzles and amazes 50 years on
Reviews round-up: Harlequinade / All On Her Own
10 November 2015
Reviews round-up: All On Her Own / Harlequinade splits the critics
Reviews Round-up: The Winter’s Tale
10 November 2015
Dench doesn’t disappoint but does Branagh still have it? The Winter’s Tale review round-up
Reviews round-up: Cats at the London Palladium
28 October 2015
Reviews round-up: Cats at the London Palladium
Reviews round-up: Close To You Bacharach reimagined
16 October 2015
Reviews round up for Close To You Bacharach reimagined
Reviews round-up: Mrs Henderson Presents at Theatre Royal Bath
4 September 2015
Reviews round up for Mrs Henderson Presents at Theatre Royal Bath.
A reviews round-up for Hamlet starring Benedict Cumberbatch at the Barbican theatre.
26 August 2015
A reviews round-up for Hamlet starring Benedict Cumberbatch at the Barbican theatre.
Reviews: Grand Hotel at the Southwark Playhouse
10 August 2015
A reviews round-up for Grand Hotel at the Southwark Playhouse.
Reviews: Three Days in the Country at the National Theatre
7 August 2015
A reviews round-up for Three Days in the Country at the National Theatre
Reviews: Impossible at the Noel Coward theatre
7 August 2015
A reviews round-up for Impossible at the Noel Coward theatre
Reviews: What’s It All About? Bacharach at the Menier Chocolate Factory
1 August 2015
A reviews round-up for What’s It All About? Bacharach at the Menier Chocolate Factory
Reviews: Mack & Mabel at Chichester Festival Theatre
1 August 2015
A reviews round-up for Mack & Mabel
Reviews: Sinatra at the London Palladium theatre
1 August 2015
A reviews round-up for Sinatra at the London Palladium
Reviews: The Motherf**cker with the Hat at the National Theatre
19 June 2015
A reviews round-up for The Motherf**cker with the Hat at the National Theatre
Reviews: Temple at the Donmar Warehouse
28 May 2015
A reviews round-up for Temple starring Simon Russell Beale at the Donmar Warehouse.
Reviews: The Beaux’ Stratagem at the National Theatre
28 May 2015
A reviews round-up for Simon Godwin’s production of George Farquhar’s final play The Beaux’ Stratagem at the National Theatre.
Reviews: J.M Barrie’s Peter Pan at Regent’s Park Open Air theatre
25 May 2015
A reviews round-up for Peter Pan at the Regent’s Park Open Air theatre
Reviews: McQueen at the St James theatre.
20 May 2015
A reviews round-up for James Phillip’s McQueen at the St James theatre.
Reviews: Carrie The Musical
9 May 2015
A reviews round-up for Carrie: The Musical at Southwark Playhouse