The Witches
The Witches - 2023 West End History , Info & More
National Theatre (Olivier)
(Waterloo) South Bank LondonThe book follows the experiences of a young boy and his grandmother who live in a world plagued by evil, child-hating witches.
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The Witches review – frights played for fun in rollicking musical
7 / 10
If the script channels Dahl’s linguistic agility and imagination, it cleans up his darkness. The witches are more comical than abominable and there is a lo-fi cutesiness to the children’s transformations into inanimate objects (they pop sweetly out of boxes in cardboard costumes). The biggest fright comes when a phone rings in the auditorium and the High Witch loses it.
The Witches at the National Theatre review: this is the Christmas show to beat
9 / 10
Designer Lizzie Clachan gives us overarching talons, nightmare fantasies and box-of-tricks physical sets, but the show’s muted colour palette gets a bit boring. Standout songs include Luke’s Ready to Go, the Grand Witch’s insinuating hymn to childlessness Wouldn’t It Be Nice, Gran’s When I Was Young and the irresistible clap-along Get up, sung by Helga (Jersey Blu Georgia on opening night) and the younger cast members. There are occasional lacunae here but this is a polished, witty, crisply sardonic serving of Dahl. And if the other child actors sharing the central roles are as good as the ones I saw, they deserve all the plaudits.
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by Stephi Wild - January 11, 2024
All new production clips have been released from Roald Dahl's The Witches, now playing at the National Theatre in London. Check out the videos here!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 22, 2023
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by Aliya Al-Hassan - November 22, 2023
I'm sure there will be more than a few sighs of relief down the corridors of the National Theatre at the deservedly raptuous reception for The Witches, the latest attempt to bring a hit show to the stage at this lucrative time of year. 'We're not women, we're hell' is not a line you would expect at a family show, but Lyndsey Turner's production combines exuberant fun, quick-witted comedy and a positive attitude towards death to produce an entralling, clever and incredibly funny production.
by Aliya Al-Hassan - October 19, 2023
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