UK / WEST END THEATER REVIEWS

The personal and the political become one in this sweater vested whirlwind of a play...

Wild but tuneful adaptation of Shakespeare's comedy...

Kyle has just returned from Afghanistan. An American soldier who would do anything for his country, he was injured in a blast, losing both his legs and then some. Stripped of his pride, his job, and his manhood, he is the shell of a man. Andrew Rosendorf follows his character as he adjusts to a life...

Perhaps it’s already clear, but this is a rather subdued triple bill to bring the 22/23 season to a close. Earnest in tone and at times devastating in appeal. ...

Blazing new production of strange and unsettling musical that leaves you with much to consider...

As a first taster to opera, Opera Holland Park's Hansel and Gretel isn't a bad place to start....

What happens when the roles an actor will play in a show are left entirely to chance?...

A steroided neo-liberal dystopia is the backdrop for this literal and a metaphorical journey of self-discovery....

The Unicorn is a multifaceted, sombre look at trauma and addiction laced with deliberately unwitting humour and a penchant for benign shock. Sam Potter writes an intense, eloquent, and exciting play in both themes and delivery....

There are some things we don’t see enough in theatre. A few of these are: stories about women who love women and roles for older female-identifying actors. When these two come together, beauty often happens. Es & Flo is exactly this. Written by Jennifer Lunn, it follows Es’ condition as it threa...

There’s more than a whiff of familiarity down at London’s Waterloo at the moment; Olivier award-winning Groundhog Day is back at the Old Vic and so is Andy Karl, playing the sneering weatherman Phil Connors. We loved it, Broadway didn't, but this revival is a veritable theatrical triumph and a h...

An existential triptych of monologues slaps the audience in the face and expects them to apologise...

Whether we need another visit to the carnival of transgression that was 1920s/30s Berlin is perhaps open to question, but there's plenty of interest to be had in this new musical...

Whether We Will Rock You will attract the attention of Trading Standards is unknown but rarely has a show been so poorly named....

Written almost a century ago and premiering in London for the first time, Yours Unfaithfully has the acquired taste of a fine vintage wine. The piece is typically English with typically un-English values....

Although set in 1991, Peter Morgan’s Patriots feels urgently current. On the day that the Kakhovka Dam in Ukraine was breached, causing extensive flooding, it is sends more than a slight chill down the spine to watch such a stark portrayal of how a few throwaway decisions led to the rise of Putin ...

Going by this latest show, the Tiger Lillies are still very much kicking against the pricks, still ploughing their own particular furrow, and still staying artistically relevant....

A fun family adaptation of the Julia Donaldson picture book that will appeal to anyone who has ever found themselves in charge of the class bear....

As part of the Southbank Centre family events, Dennis and Gnasher have been visiting Royal Festival Hall along with the BBC Concert Orchestra. This family concert celebrated the iconic Beano characters in the form of their latest media iteration - Dennis & Gnasher: Unleashed, a current computer anim...

Some nights at the theatre are just special. And 3 June at Sadler's Wells for National Youth Dance Company (NYDC) performing Wayne McGregor's Novacene was definitely one of those nights. ...

One thing is certain in the world of theatre: there will always be revivals of Gypsy. The combination of Arthur Laurents' layered book, Jule Styne's razzmatazz-filled score and the incisive, character-driven lyrics by Stephen Sondheim has made the show an enduring hit....

National treasures Giffords Circus return for their annual tour of village greens and stately homes with another show, another theme and, it appears to be, another hit....

Adele Thomas' new production is a rollicking clash of carnivalesque weirdness and heartfelt desire....

A satisfying mix of historical, modern and zeitgeist repertoire for graduate students to get their teeth into....

Bullying, sexism, corruption, initiation ordeals and debauched behaviour. No, it’s not another government inquiry into the antics of the elite, but Opera Holland Park kicking off the 2023 season by way of a new and thought-provoking production of Rigoletto....