UK / WEST END THEATER REVIEWS

London's first full run of the Green Day musical, American Idiot, opened last night....

I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change is a musical comedy with a history over two decades. Since premiering Off-Broadway in 1996, it has been seen internationally and is currently playing Above The Arts in London, starring Julie Atherton, Gina Beck, Samuel Holmes and Simon Lipkin....

As soon as Ann Hampton Callaway and Liz Callaway walked out on to the stage, I felt an overwhelming urge to weep....

I first saw To Kill a Mockingbird on stage at my first ever visit to Regent's Park Open Air Theatre two years ago and Christopher Sergel's adaptation directed by Timothy Sheader did not disappoint. Now having transferred back to the London stage following a successful UK tour, the production is once...

Gary Naylor sees another Shakespearean treat from Iris Theatre in an oasis of calm in the very heart of bustling London....

Gary Naylor sees a version of a classic that shows plenty of teeth that snarl as well as smile....

Northampton's Royal and Derngate mark the centenary of Arthur Miller's birth with the World Premiere of The Hook - written as a screenplay in the early 1950s, but supressed by the FBI. Verity Wilde was there for BroadwayWorld....

Gary Naylor sees a era-ending La Boheme, beamed from Covent Garden around the world - fittingly so for a worldwide cast and a global landmark in opera history....

It's a delight to see a showman of the old school back in the West End. Jim Dale takes us through his music hall roots (and teenage dance classes) to pop stardom to Carry On to Hollywood, showing some nimble footwork along the way as well as vocal cords that are still in excellent shape....

Kevin Spacey's last show at The Old Vic is old-fashioned fun - and beautifully performed....

Alan Ayckbourn's time-travelling 1994 play Communicating Doors is not just a typical sci-fi production. It is filled to the brim with tension, comedy and real heart as a dominatrix named Poopay is given the chance to change the lives of a number of people....

Arthur Miller's seminal classic has been brought to the West End following its run its run in Stratford-upon-Avon....

Lindsay Posner's latest West End transfer is Noel Coward's 1924 comedy Hay Fever which is playing at the Duke of York's Theatre, following a run at the Theatre Royal, Bath and an Australia tour. Starring Felicity Kendal as retired actress Judith Bliss, Hay Fever sees each member of the Bliss family ...

THE AUDIENCE returns to the West End, with Kristin Scott Thomas in the leading role and a script tweaked to reflect changing times - Verity Wilde was there for BWW....

Robert Gould reviews Aria Entertainment's new musical THE VERB, TO LOVE for BWW....

Gary Naylor sees an important work of 20th century drama delivered with great confidence by superstar actors but, ultimately, finds it just a little too bloodless for his tastes....

Following a successful run at the Young Vic Theatre, 1927's production Golem has moved to the West End, running at the Trafalgar Studios. The show is not in any way related to Tolkein's disturbing character from The Hobbit or Lord of the Rings - although the theme of obsession is a thread that links...

Gary Naylor sees a classy cabaret perfectly staged downstairs in a cafe located in the very heart of London's throbbing West End....

I haven't approached a show with such a mix of trepidation and excitement for a very long while. For the uninitiated, Shock Treatment is the filmic 'equal' to The Rocky Horror [Picture] Show - but rather than battling transvestite aliens, Brad and Janet are caught up in a reality media nightmare as...

Gary Naylor sees a play set in a private school, packed with drama and distinguished by a tremendous set of performances by young non-professional actors....

Renowned lyricist Lesley Ross is celebrated in SimG Records latest album - Love, Lies & Lyrics. Featuring songs from several shows that Ross has contributed to with different composers, the recording gives us a variety of musical styles to enjoy. It is like putting your iPod on shuffle, not knowing ...

Ready or not, here comes Imelda! Gypsy's long overdue to the West End is a no-holds-barred triumph, with a talented cast led by powerhouse Imelda Staunton, immaculate direction and precise design. It is hard to imagine theatre better than this....

JACK THE RIPPER first premiered at London's Players' Theatre. Yet, this musical's unique original cast album would take 40 years to see the light of day. On March 30, 2015 Stage Door Records released the odd and intriguing JACK THE RIPPER (Original London Cast Album)....

In Three Lions, writer William Gaminara asks a very simple question - what happened in the Swiss hotel when David Cameron, Prince William and David Beckham gearing up for the World Cup 2018 bid? The result is a farcical comedy, which had the audience laughing loudly in the St James Theatre auditoriu...

The Demon Barber is back! With the seal approval of the highest authority in musical theatre, Tooting Arts Club have transported their pie shop from SW17 to W1 to recreate one of 2014's smash hits....