UK / West End Theater Reviews

BWW Review: WALTZ OF THE HOMMELETTES, Barbican Centre

by Louis Train — January 16, 2019

A bird, a bunny, and a baby; a shoemaker and a clock and a critter on a walk.

BWW Review: TOTEM, Royal Albert Hall

by Aliya Al-Hassan — January 17, 2019

It is easy to be wowed by Cirque du Soleil; the acts themselves are often utterly thrilling and defy any expectations of human strength, dexterity and flexibility.

BWW Review: ROSENBAUM'S RESCUE, Park Theatre

by Gary Naylor — January 16, 2019

Rosenbaum's Rescue compelling drama concerns itself with big questions (like what is truth) as they apply to a fractured family today and the interpretation of traumatic events in the past.

BWW Review: LA TRAVIATA, Royal Opera House

by Sophia Lambton — January 15, 2019

A quarter of a century after its premiere, the long-running production is still worth a shot.

BWW Review: STOP AND SEARCH, Arcola Theatre

by Gary Naylor — January 15, 2019

Gabriel Gbadamosi's writing touches on many hot button topics for 2019, but it never quite finds the characters to lend credibility and, crucially, empathy, to his contemporary and important play.

BWW Review: APPROACHING EMPTY, Kiln Theatre

by Charlie Wilks — January 15, 2019

Greed can do terrible things to a person.

BWW Review: THE QUEEN OF SPADES, Royal Opera House

by Sophia Lambton — January 14, 2019

The Royal Opera's new production sidelines the opera in favour of meaningless chaos.

BWW Review: MOTOWN THE MUSICAL, Bristol Hippodrome

by Tim Wright — January 12, 2019

Having the entire Motown back catalogue to work with must be a dream starting point for any jukebox musical.

BWW Review: ORIGINAL DEATH RABBIT, Jermyn Street Theatre

by Cindy Marcolina — January 12, 2019

Jermyn Street Theatre opens 2019 with a bang dressing the mental health discourse in a pink fluffy bunny suit.

BWW Review: IN CONVERSATION WITH GRAHAM NORTON, The Hope Theatre

by Charlotte Downes — January 11, 2019

The titular character in Batavia Productions' In Conversation with Graham Norton is a small framed photograph from Norton's BBC Radio 2 show, which has been signed.

BWW Review: THE WAR OF THE WORLDS, New Diorama Theatre

by Gary Naylor — January 11, 2019

I confess to entering the theatre with a sense of foreboding.

BWW Review: ASPECTS OF LOVE, Southwark Playhouse

by Cindy Marcolina — January 11, 2019

Written between The Phantom of the Opera and Sunset Boulevard, Aspects of Love belongs to the pool of Andrew Lloyd Webber's neglected musical.

BWW Review: SONGS FOR NOBODIES, Ambassadors Theatre

by Fraser MacDonald — January 10, 2019

As a performer, Robinson excels in her vocal talent and is sure to deliver a glorious homage to many of the great voices that are sadly no longer with us.

BWW Review: ONE NIGHT WITH... GIOVANNI SPANO, The Space @ Studio 88

by Charlotte Downes — January 10, 2019

London's newest West End Cabaret venue, The Space @ Studio 88, welcomes Giovanni Spano to sing to an intimate audience of devoted fans, one of whom has seen him at least 600 times.

BWW Review: COMING CLEAN, Trafalgar Studios

by Aliya Al-Hassan — January 12, 2019

Playwright Kevin Elyot is best known for his brilliant AIDS-era play My Night With Reg, but after being revived at Islington's King's Head Theatre, his debut play Coming Clean has now transferred to the Trafalgar Studios, exploring male gay culture, fidelity and love set in London in the early eigh

BWW Review: AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE, Union Theatre

by Gary Naylor — January 10, 2019

Phil Willmott's updating of An Enemy of the People could hardly be more timely, but falls a little flat for want of some attention to detail.

BWW Review: CHRISTINA BENNINGTON, The Crazy Coqs

by Charlotte Downes — January 8, 2019

Fresh off the Bat Out of Hell rollercoaster, Christina Bennington plays her first solo concerts to a full house at The Crazy Coqs.

BWW Review: PARADISE, Hampstead Theatre

by Cindy Marcolina — January 8, 2019

Dusty Hughes' new play sees Hampstead Theatre putting together veterans of the venue.

BWW Review: PINTER FIVE and PINTER SIX, Harold Pinter Theatre

by Marianka Swain — January 6, 2019

Jamie Lloyd's star-studded season of short Pinter plays continues with two more intriguing productions: one directed by Patrick Marber, the other by Lloyd himself.

BWW Review: SINATRA: RAW, The Crazy Coqs

by Charlotte Downes — January 5, 2019

The Purple Room, Palm Springs, 1971.

BWW Review: TIME IS LOVE / TIEMPO ES AMOR, Finborough Theatre

by Gary Naylor — January 4, 2019

BWW Review: SWAN LAKE, London Coliseum

by Aliya Al-Hassan — January 4, 2019

After a rather pedestrian version of Tchiakovsky's iconic Swan Lake by the St Petersburg Ballet at London's Coliseum in the summer, ballet fans are eager for a more immersive and emotionally charged version from the English National Ballet to kick-start 2019.

BWW Review: THE NUTCRACKER, Royal Albert Hall

by Aliya Al-Hassan — December 29, 2018

London is already blessed with two outstanding productions of the Christmas ballet The Nutcracker.

BWW Review: HOME ALONE IN CONCERT, Royal Albert Hall

by Cindy Marcolina — December 22, 2018

The Royal Albert Hall rang in the festive season with a screening of one of the most-beloved Christmas classics from the 90s.

BWW Review: BOTTOM, Soho Theatre

by Charlie Wilks — December 22, 2018

Willy Hudson walks onto the stage in nothing but a towel, asking a member of the audience to help him put his underwear on.