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Review: Operation Mincemeat
This is the finest new musical I’ve seen for many years. End of. The hype, the Oliviers and Tony call it right. See it.
Review: GULP!
"An expertly polished clown performance, confident and expressive through every jump, spin, fall, and crash!"
Review: All-New Nik Coppin
It could be good, it could be bad. It could be great. But either way, it will be a lot of fun.
Review: Ben Hur – Cue Fanfare
Exceptional and Outstanding epic which never ceases to amaze and amuse!
Review: Sherlock Holmes vs Arsène Lupin: A Drag Crime Caper
A legendary detective meets a master criminal . . .
Review: Godot’s To-Do List, Krapp’s Last Tape
A performance of lessness writ large: a man shrinking from his environment, the memories taking over and kicking Krapp’s mere organic matter out.
Review: Lilla Multipass: Woman (33)
Who can really have the most tote bags to “take down the patriarchy”?
Review: The Dance of Time: A New Black Comedy
Here’s hoping it returns, clearly a play with a future as long as Tom’s is apparently short.
Review: Allegra
As an example of a Peter Quilter soufflé, this is the best of his I’ve come across; and Maureen Lipman gleams with a supreme gravity-defying performance. Irresistible.
Review: Are you even Indian?
A British-born Indian woman and an Indian-born man love, spar and dance
Review: When Gary Left Annie (Almost)
A beautifully written romantic comedy with a slightly neurotic, awkward energy that makes ordinary people feel strangely lovable.
Review: Neddy Goes to Glasto
Corrina O’Beirne masters the demotic, the lyrical, the witty and metaphorical, all at once. A must-see.
Review: Flush
Timely, timeless and as real as a selfie you might wish you’d never taken when you look again. 80 minutes blink by, but you won’t miss it. Stunning.
Review: Vapists-Lantern Theatre – Farringdon Present-ish
Intriguing and stylish late night black comedy
Review: Finding Oneself (Not) in Paris
a hilarious, poignant one-woman show about learning to accept yourself because of your faults
Review: Falstaff
Mike Stoneham deserves acclaim for this one-man tour-de-farce, that keeps the Rabelaisian fires burning.
Review: The BFG
Evans and his team have transported the magic so completely it’s taken up residence. Both outstanding and a delight
Review: Dear Liar
Stella Powell-Jones and her team make the strongest possible case. A must-see for all lovers of theatre, wit, and wincing put-downs.
Review: The Constant Wife
An outstanding revival and adaptation, a faultless cast, an award-winning set too. Brighton has been lucky in its last three productions. This though is the gem. Outstanding.
Review: Glorious!
Wendi Peters sends you out singing: with all the right notes in the wrong order. Solidly recommended.
Review: The Tempest
Orlando Gough’s music stamps this production, and makes the pulleys of reinvention sing despite themselves. For that and the sweep of decolonised languages, a must-see.
Review: The Playboy of the Western World
An impossible balance, but having seen Playboy at farce-speed, it’s good to weigh in with a loquacious backbeat of despair. Wholly absorbing.
Review: Beauty and the Beast New Wolsey, Ipswich
Possibly the best pantomime now playing, it proves Stone is currently the queen of writing and scoring pantos.
Review: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
This is a virtuoso production like no other you’ll see in one twice as big with a stage twenty times as huge.
Review: Alice in Wonderland
This 23-strong cast triumph in this cavalcade of Carroll. A must-see and pretty outstanding.
Review: Little Miss Christmas
Little Miss Christmas can develop and this show doesn't outstay it's welcome. And "All I Want for Christmas" is hugely popular with everyone who sings it.
Review: Ms. Holmes & Ms. Watson
Don’t expect Sherlock, and you could be entertained by Ms Holmes. And emphatically Ms Watson.
Review: Cockfosters
Fizzing, witty uber-London without Uber and smart without telling us it is. Blissfully recommended.
Review: Here & Now
With young talent like this, no-one need worry just yet about British musical theatre. And that is the best reason to see this silly yet warm-hearted pre-Christmas cracker.
Review: David Copperfield
An outstanding production, a seasonal offering more satisfying than most pantos.
Review: Kindling
Sarah Rickman and Ciara Pouncett have assembled a superb team. They need to revisit the script once or twice more and they’ll have a winner.
Review: Wyld Woman: The Legend of Shy Girl
For Isabel Renner’s witty one-liners, production values and above all her own performance, this show ends up highly recommended.
Review: Women Only, Albert’s Bridge
Albert’s Bridge is a Stoppard rarity you’re unlikely to see again. And Women Only seems swiftly established as a tiny, semi-precious comic gem.
Review: The Lightning Thief
There’s talents you’ll want to see and hear. And a stunning set whose production values spring surprises for the audience too. Highly recommended.
Review: Who Do They Think They Are?
A finely-written show, with tensions wrought individually to a satisfying whole.
Review: A. A. Milne The Truth About Blayds
A classic revival of a minor classic. Pacily directed and with a consummate cast, this production couldn’t be bettered
Review: Excel Comedy and Mathem-antics
An Excel-ent romp through spreadsheets, maths and a genuinely emotional secret third thing.
Review: Natasha Cottriall (God Save My) Northern Soul
Time will deepen the shadows and writer/actor Natasha Cottriall shows this in the very last moment
Review: Natasha Cotriall (God Save My) Northern Soul
Time will deepen the shadows and writer/actor Natasha Cotriall shows this in the very last moment.
Review: Dear Adult
Beautifully impactful family-friendly theatre that melts even the heart of a cynic
Review: …Earnest
In a field dominated by heavy topics, …Earnest provides an hour of escape, joy, and laughter.
Review: Excel Comedy and Mathem-antics
A smart, funny, and unexpectedly moving hour where spreadsheets become both comedy and revelation.
Review: PSA: Pelvic Service Announcement
A fearless, funny, and refreshingly open solo show that turns pelvic floor taboos into comedy, music, and self-acceptance.
Review: Garry Starr: Classic Penguins
From the moment the large on-stage recliner turns to the audience, the vacuous Udderbelly theatre is full of laughter and joyful energy.
Review: The Drop of a Hat
An exceptional piece of Boy’s own drama that crinkles your stiff upper lip into wide grins.
Review: King
A high-octane solo show about a Singaporean woman discovering freedom and masculinity through her drag king alter ego.
Review: Sense & Sensibility
Austen fans can feel they’re delivered the story’s heft, if not all its socially pinched circumstance. It’s a small gem.
Review: Gimme A Sign!
A Highly Energetic, Humorous But Sensitive Combination of Comedy and Storytelling
Review: Twelfth Night
The most exuberant Shakespeare out there, and a summer last-blast to make Malvolio weep.
Review: Michael Elsener: How to Live in Paradise
Swiss satire meets soulful storytelling in a sharp, multilingual journey through politics, identity, and paradise lost.
Review: Lily Blumkin: Nice Try
A lively rummage through childhood memories and the colourful characters they inspire
Review: The Wild Washerwomen, Brighton Open Air Theatre
Ella Turk-Thompson has scored something special here.
Review: Josh Elton: Away With The Fairies
A cracking debut and well-rounded hour, brimming with charm, wit and personality.
Review: The John Smith Show
An excellent show performed by a veteran of deaf stand-up comedy looking back at his adventurous career
Review: 15:10 To Yuma
An engaging personable show about growing up in the hottest place in the United States - Smith's got great stories
Review: Adrian Lukis Being Mr Wickham
There’s nothing more charming or endearing in the West End this summer.
