UK / WEST END THEATER REVIEWS

Naima Sjoholm writes an intriguing pastiche that toys with our perception of the plot. There’s a Dead Body in my Living Room is an improbably tongue-in-cheek play that mixes feminist drama, absurdism, slapstick, and physical theatre with surprising ease....

Underneath an unassuming church in Bethnal Green, Party Geek and their creative director Paul King are single-handedly reframing the Second World War with a brilliant concept and an astonishing execution....

A very young cast perform a new musical that needs work but has as good a chance as any if it gets the expertise and time in requires...

A terrifically trippy child's world on speed in a Victorian toy theatre within a theatre, conjured up by inventive 81-year-old Gilliam, and his co-director and choreographer, Leah Hausman....

Not an easy play to watch, but a fascinating analysis of some of humanity's darker corners...

The Bush Theatre's youth company meditate on growing up in an increasingly demanding world....

Ever since its first production in 1881, Gilbert and Sullivan’s Patience has brought its audiences to tears of laughter, and this production by Charles Court Opera is no exception....

The story of the Gunpowder Plot still resonates 400 years on, whether you’re a Catholic trying to navigate certain aspects of life in the UK, or if you consider the ever-present religious intolerance of various kind....

Enjoying success early in his career by composing Italian operas, towards the middle of the 18th century George Frideric Handel instead turned his attention to English oratorios. One of his more well-known works, Solomon, was recently performed as part of the 2022 BBC Proms – Sofi Jeannin conducte...

This three-day run at the Southbank Centre's Purcell Room marks a UK debut for You Know We Belong Together', Julia Hales' unsparing and uplifting celebration of living with Down Syndrome....

A sensitive and raw exploration into something that is just not talked about, despite the fact that one in eight pregnancies will end in miscarriage....

Mozart’s elaborately plotted Singspiel concerning Prince Tamino’s fish-out-of-water immersion in a fantasy land of seductive Egyptian cults, demons, and vengeful queens resists straightforward transferral to a modern setting, but this is what Opera Alegría has attempted....

After a stellar outing last year and a nomination for Best New Play at the Olivier Awards, Jack Holden’s buzzing tale of a long-lost but never forgotten gay London is back with a smirk and a tear for a limited engagement in the West End....

Based on the hit 1984 film that propelled Kevin Bacon to fame, Footloose follows the story of Ren McCormack (Joshua Hawkins), a Chicago native who is forced to move to smalltown Bomont after his parent's separation....

It’s the near-future, and the climate crisis is raging. As the generation inheriting the problem, juries of under-18s are trying individual adults for their past climate-irresponsible lifestyles....

It’s a fantastic, highly entertaining night out that will leave you speechless from beginning to end. As of right now, Wonderville is only booking until late October but, with Christmas approaching fast, it’s sure to become a festive favourite. ...

With themes such as life, death, reflection and the nature of humanity, there’s a risk that a Prom could end up feeling a touch on the heavy side – or overly gloomy – however, the pieces combine to provide as much light as shade across the course of the night. ...

Few people looking back at this season of scorching heatwaves, political upheaval and financial crisis would label it “halcyon” but, in a small room under Piccadilly Circus, an idyll of music and cabaret can be found thanks to this welcome slice of old school Hollywood pizzazz....

Only Bailey could fit Polynesian tree snails, pulling a plastic bag from his dog’s bottom and singing Coldplay’s “Yellow” in Turkish into one show so seamlessly....

Important plays that make demands on the audience, but also demand to be seen....

The experience toes the line between hen-do fun and delightfully over-the-top kitschiness.Will we edge towards a life of gun-slinging crime or become a prim and proper hometown hero during our mission to heal and rebuild?...

The Charles Court Opera company team up with Opera Holland Park in a co-production that that is just what we need right now...

Amanda Elizabeth Rischel writes a scratchy comedy infused with typically noir tropes. Directed by Rosie Frecker, it’s the debut of Stage Noir, a group of East 15 alumni who set off to increase neurodiverse representation in theatre....

Boy, has the West End missed the wit and sparkle of Kinky Boots! As part of the concert series at Theatre Royal Drury Lane, last night saw the first in two special concert-versions of the show, that served to remind audiences just what they had been missing....

This bare-bones production lacks the theatrical flesh to bulk up the sense of grandeur....