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FringeReview UK 2025

A Good House

A play deeper than the satire which propels it. And subtly layered enough to brush the epic. A stunning smack between the eyes and a must-see.


Aristophanes, Sondheim, Lane The Frogs

A must-see bullseye. A nutri-bullet for the soul


As Long As We Are Breathing

Do see this exceptional and brave piece of theatrical memory.


Athena Stevens Diagnosis

Over 50 minutes, a compelling, unique and disturbing vision unravels: prophesying prophesy is invisible. That’s why as many as possible should see it.


Belly of the Beast

Belly of the Beast should be a set text in schools. And should definitely tour there.


Billy Barrett and Ellice Stevens After The Act Royal Court Downstairs

Most of all this musical is necessary. With four outstanding multi-roling performers, a message both affirmative and defiant; and with a fierce joy that makes it a must-see.


Dear England

With its nimbus of inevitability as national storytelling, it’s still groundbreaking.


Dr Strangelove

Steve Coogan reigns supreme, and a cast like John Hopkins then Giles Terera are a gift to both Coogan and the show.


Jane Upton (the) Woman

A ground-breaking play, fully deserving of its London run. Catch it there.


Joel Tan Scenes from a Repatriation

A pocket epic play, huge in its reach.


Khawla Ibraheem A Knock on the Roof

What and who can you choose is something more people are forced to decide as the century rolls. But Mariam’s plight is specific, ongoing, now far worse and essential viewing.


Robert Khan and Tom Salinsky The Gang of Three

The wittiest, wisest play I’ve seen this year, it deserves a long run, not least so we can absorb its lessons. Unmissable.


Samuel Rees and Gabriele Uboldi Lessons on Revolution

It’s intersectional, it’s personal, it’s interactive: all great reasons to see this play: unless you’re a board member of BP, or the government.


Tending

Essential theatre, essential witness and mandatory for anyone who wants to know how human we have to be, from beginning to end.


The Passenger

Essential theatre: a must-see.


Timberlake Wertenbaker Little Brother

bsorbs and remains indelible. Stella Powell-Jones is helming a quietly radical shift in Jermyn Street. And she’s taking the audience with her.