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BWW Review: TWO PALESTINIANS GO DOGGING, Royal Court
In this bloody tale of grief and revenge, the year is 2043 and Reem and her husband Sayeed have an apparently simple life: she cooks lentils and watches Arab Idol, he sells fruit and veg and, on Thursday nights, the pair pop out for a spot of al fresco group sex on contested land under the watchful ...
BWW Review: ROCKY HORROR SHOW, Richmond Theatre
It’s likely that South West London’s Richmond Theatre has never had to display a sign saying that toast and confetti will be confiscated at the front doors, but Rocky Horror Show often brings rather over-enthusiastic audience participation....
BWW Review: HAPPENINGS, The Hope Theatre
Life has a funny way of happening. We have all these preconceptions around what it should be and what’s successfully worth living that we forget that we are experiencing one. Jane (Grace Collett) is struggling with that....
BWW Review: A CLASSICAL GALA, Royal Albert Hall
A leading promoter and producer of opera, ballet and classical music for the last 50 years, the fact that Raymond Gubbay CBE is not a household name is baffling. For those who are in the know, he has been a tireless champion of the arts and has brought trailblazing innovation to many of his producti...
BWW Review: FLIGHTPATH, Jack Studio Theatre
Three actors take us on a whirlwind tour of aviation history with laughs and mystery on the way...
BWW Review: LA CLIQUE, Underbelly Festival, London
Due to its intrinsically adult nature, cabaret as an art form is a revolution that cannot be televised. And nor should it be — like some other grownup activities, it is best experienced in the flesh, preferably in company and in dark, intimate surroundings....
BWW Review: THE FATHER AND THE ASSASSIN, National Theatre
Read our critic's review. Gandhi's assassin tells his story across the backdrop of India's struggle for independence....
BWW Review: 100 PAINTINGS, The Hope Theatre
According to Google, an artist is “a person who creates paintings or drawings as a profession (or hobby)”. It’s hard to be one on a creative level, but it’s even harder when your livelihood strictly depends on your ability to create. Inspiration needs to take a backseat and discipline take o...
BWW Review: BLISS, Finborough Theatre
Fraser Grace's new play examines the impact of PTSD on a soldier returning home after witnessing the horrors of the aftermath of the Russian Revolution...
BWW Review: GREASE: THE MUSICAL, The Dominion Theatre
Audiences are in for a treat with this high-energy revival of the crowd-pleasing hit, which welcomes a new generation of talent to the stage....
BWW Review: THE HOUSE OF SHADES, Almeida Theatre
Same household, five decades. Starting from 1965, playwright Beth Steel accompanies the Websters as they live and die in a Britain that’s not on their side. From Harold Wilson’s Labour all the way across Thatcher’s Tories to Brexit, the Websters see their Nottinghamshire home turn to ruins....
BWW Review: MY FAIR LADY, London Coliseum
Expectations have been high for My Fair Lady. It is easy to see why it was such a hit on Broadway; brimming with English period tropes of top hats, Ascot races, lovable cockneys and snobbish toffs. Bartlett Sher's revival now comes to the West End. It looks stunning, but does not always hit the hi...
BWW Review: SNATCHED, Soho Theatre
Hot off the stage of the Donmar Warehouse where she starred opposite Kit Harrington in Henry V, Melissa Johns is a disabled actress whose iCloud account was hacked in 2018, leading to the release of intimate photos. Her play, Snatched, is autobiographical, documenting her struggle as a disabled woma...
BWW Review: WAITRESS, Birmingham Hippodrome
If there's such a thing as the perfect recipe for a musical, then Waitress has surely found it. Like each of Jenna's delicious freshly-baked pies, the show achieves the ideal balance of sweet and sour. By turns hilariously funny, heart-wrenchingly sad and achingly sweet, Waitress knows how to take t...
BWW Review: 4, Park Theatre
“According to my mum, I’m always doing something wrong and giving the wrong impression” we meet a quiet, lonely young woman. Except when she drinks and Maggie comes out. Her circumstantial friendship with Trixie has become co-dependency, and she’s been seeking refuge in the alcoholic numbnes...
BWW Review: CHICAGO, New Wimbledon Theatre
Chicago is a piece of musical theatre that feels as though it has been around forever. Premiering in 1975, directed and choreographed by the legendary Bob Fosse, it quickly gained an iconic status and an exhausting number of revivals followed. Currently running on Broadway, starring Pamela Anderson,...
BWW Review: WILD TANGO at Peacock Theatre
Save for COVID, German Cornejo and his company of Tango dancers have thrilled audiences with their sultry, authentic displays of the much loved Ballroom dance for countless seasons in London. It may have been predictable but it was enjoyable and well executed. Now for their return post-pandemic, the...
BWW Review: SPACE STATION EARTH, Royal Albert Hall
Seven years in the making, this eye-popping show is the brainchild of International Space Station astronaut Tim Peake and Layer Cake composer Ilan Eshkeri in collaboration with the European Space Agency....
BWW Review: SIMON AMSTELL, SPIRIT HOLE, Richmond Theatre
Those who know Simon Amstell’s comedy, know that he often focuses on shame, the concept of the ego, general anxiety and internal conflict. His new show, Spirit Hole, is certainly not a departure from these subjects, but is used as an opportunity for Amstell to focus on analysing his over-thinking ...
BWW Review: 2:22, Criterion Theatre
A new all-star cast establish a solid dynamic, but all their effort is undermined by the play's mind-boggling, twist ending....
BWW Review: THE DWARFS, White Bear Theatre
Brilliant acted play captures the London experience at that tipping point between the pursuit of youthful follies and the assumption of adult responsibilities. Let's see what BWW's critic had to say......
BWW Review: BALLET BLACK at Theatre Royal, Stratford East
Cassa Pancho’s Ballet Black turned 20 last year and to mark this milestone they celebrated with a double bill of two works seen at the Barbican earlier this year and now touring; one an out and proud affirmation on their journey as a company and the second a tribute to their ancestry and heritage....
BWW Review: THE BREACH, Hampstead Theatre
Naomi Wallace’s The Breach is the first in a trilogy of plays about different communities in Kentucky. Receiving its UK premiere at the Hampstead Theatre, Wallace’s play focuses on four teenagers who live in Louisville, Kentucky – siblings Jude (Shannon Tarbet) and Acton (Stanley Morgan) and A...
BWW Review: THE MINISTRY OF LESBIAN AFFAIRS, Soho Theatre
Playwright Iman Qureshi said she wanted to make the show “a lesbian mecca”, and she has done exactly that. As her play The Ministry of Lesbian Affairs unfolds, the theatre echoes with raucous laughter, murmurs of agreement, and gasps of outrage. The show is a true celebration of lesbian identity...
BWW Review: DOM JUAN, The Vaults
Rakes never go out of style. They are especially in fashion these days, with the likes of “capital R rake” Anthony Bridgerton being the latest gateway fantasy of millions across the world. Now, one of the most famous libertines has taken up debauched shop at The Vaults...
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