• La Pendue: La Manékine review: puppets and dreams create an utterly strange fairytale
    Sunday, January 19, 2025 from Theatre + Reviews | The Guardian
    The Pit, Barbican, London French company La Pendue’s MimeLondon curtain-raiser reimagines a Brothers Grimm tale with puppets and a one-man band Continue reading...
  • Faith Healer review – Brian Friel revival tests its audience’s belief
    Sunday, January 19, 2025 from Theatre + Reviews | The Guardian
    King’s Arms, Salford David Thacker’s production of the Irish playwright’s ambiguous play is over-emphatic in parts but transfixing in quieter moments Continue reading...
  • The Employees review – monumental event theatre with fragments from a far-flung world
    Friday, January 17, 2025 from Theatre + Reviews | The Guardian
    Queen Elizabeth Hall, London This hypnotic tale of an orbiting spaceship ponders big questions about what it means to be human Continue reading...
  • Looking for Giants review – beautifully written erotic tales of fantasy and projection
    Thursday, January 16, 2025 from Theatre + Reviews | The Guardian
    King’s Head theatre, London Cesca Echlin’s debut of three vignettes explores sadomasochistic dynamics, virtual romance and masturbatory pleasure Continue reading...
  • Cirque du Soleil: Corteo review – high-risk, high-reward acrobatics are a giddy joy
    Thursday, January 16, 2025 from Theatre + Reviews | The Guardian
    Royal Albert Hall, London A clown’s funeral procession is the pretext for some of the most skilled performers in the business to swoop, float and fly through the air Continue reading...
  • Feeling Afraid As If Something Terrible is Going to Happen review – hilarity and heartbreak
    Wednesday, January 15, 2025 from Theatre + Reviews | The Guardian
    Arts Centre Melbourne, then Sydney and Adelaide From the producers of Fleabag and Baby Reindeer, this brilliantly ambiguous one-man show poses the question: does standup comedy need to be true? Continue reading...
  • Revenge: After the Levoyah review – five embark on a plot to kidnap Jeremy Corbyn
    Wednesday, January 15, 2025 from Theatre + Reviews | The Guardian
    The Yard theatre, London Twentysomething twins, a rabbi, a Holocaust survivor and an East End thug embark on an ingenious heist movie parody that’s also a deft exploration of being Jewish today Continue reading...
  • Penn & Teller review – icons of stage magic celebrate 50 years in canny new Australian show
    Tuesday, January 14, 2025 from Theatre + Reviews | The Guardian
    The maverick magicians return to the Sydney Opera House and beyond with a delightful new tour that emphasises the audience – and the doubters More summer essentials Continue reading...
  • Tarantula review – extraordinary portrayal of the aftermath of senseless violence
    Sunday, January 12, 2025 from Theatre + Reviews | The Guardian
    Arcola theatre, London Georgie Henley delivers a tour de force performance as a teenager caught in the grip of PTSD in Philip Ridley’s comic and macabre monologue Continue reading...
  • The Maids review – Jean Genet’s chilling game of master and servant
    Sunday, January 12, 2025 from Theatre + Reviews | The Guardian
    Jermyn Street theatre, London Annie Kershaw’s subtle and artful production helps blur the line between fantasy and reality, with a magnificent cast enacting their enraged power battles Continue reading...
  • Twelfth Night review – a musically uplifting, concept-heavy RSC production
    Sunday, January 12, 2025 from Theatre + Reviews | The Guardian
    Royal Shakespeare theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon Shakespeare’s fleet-footed romance is somewhat constrained by Prasanna Puwanarajah’s direction, yet there are memorable moments Continue reading...
  • The Lord of the Rings: A Musical Tale review – a rollicking but uneven highlight reel
    Saturday, January 11, 2025 from Theatre + Reviews | The Guardian
    State theatre, Sydney Hard-working and joyful ensemble cast makes the daffy and daggy edges of this abridged Tolkien retelling easier to bear Continue reading...
  • Belly of the Beast review – harrowing moments in a trainee’s tale of school trauma
    Friday, January 10, 2025 from Theatre + Reviews | The Guardian
    Finborough theatre, London The same non-binary character, facing different challenges as a fledgling teacher and a troubled teen, share the stage in Saana Sze’s ambitious drama Continue reading...
  • Titanique review – camp musical sails into silliness with Céline Dion onboard
    Thursday, January 9, 2025 from Theatre + Reviews | The Guardian
    Criterion theatre, London It goes on and on but this madcap spoof of the blockbuster film has a sparkling cast, including Lauren Drew as Dion and Layton Williams as the iceberg Continue reading...
  • Little Shop of Horrors review – classic rock musical gets exuberant modern-day treatment
    Monday, January 6, 2025 from Theatre + Reviews | The Guardian
    Crucible theatre, Sheffield The singing is strong and the killer plant has a delightful touch of pantomime dame, but some of the schlock comic elements are slow growers Continue reading...
  • The Little Mermaid review – musical fable is a valentine to the oceans
    Friday, January 3, 2025 from Theatre + Reviews | The Guardian
    Bristol Old Vic In Sonali Bhattacharyya’s tale, Liana Cottrill’s striking and gracefully realised mermaid is driven to leave her home not for a crush on a prince but in order to save the seas Continue reading...
  • The Creakers review – McFly’s Tom Fletcher can’t make the rubbish-loving monsters take off
    Monday, December 30, 2024 from Theatre + Reviews | The Guardian
    Queen Elizabeth Hall, London This hotch-potch musical with disappointingly broad characters, jarring over-acting and lack of emotional impact falls flat Continue reading...
  • The Lightning Thief review – Percy Jackson demigod drama charms
    Monday, December 30, 2024 from Theatre + Reviews | The Guardian
    The Other Palace, London This winningly lo-fi musical with catchy songs, original choreography and a quirky spirit brings out the directness and humour of Rick Riordan’s mythical quest Continue reading...
  • The week in theatre: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof; The Little Foxes; The Invention of Love – review
    Sunday, December 29, 2024 from Theatre + Reviews | The Guardian
    Almeida; Young Vic; Hampstead theatre, London Daisy Edgar-Jones is on the prowl; Anne-Marie Duff channels Bette Davis; and Simon Russell Beale gleams in the literary afterlife Continue reading...
  • St Nicholas review – Conor McPherson’s vampire tale leaves you hungry for more
    Monday, December 23, 2024 from Theatre + Reviews | The Guardian
    Omnibus theatre, London Nick Danan is captivating as a power-hungry, parasitic theatre critic drawn into a supernatural world Continue reading...
  • Review: Review: Quiz (Noël Coward Theatre)
    Wednesday, April 11, 2018 from WhatsOnStage.com: Reviews
    James Graham's play transfers into West End after premiering in Chichester last year
  • Review: Review: Pericles, Prince of Tyr (Barbican Centre)
    Tuesday, April 10, 2018 from WhatsOnStage.com: Reviews
    Cheek By Jowl adapts Shakespeare's play
  • Review: Review: Plastic (Old Red Lion Theatre)
    Monday, April 9, 2018 from WhatsOnStage.com: Reviews
    Josh Roche directs this play, which runs in Colchester after London
  • Review: Review: Relentless Unstoppable Human Machine (Roundhouse)
    Friday, April 6, 2018 from WhatsOnStage.com: Reviews
    Pirates of the Carabina opens this year's CircusFest with slightly disappointing results
  • Review: Review: Devil with the Blue Dress (Bunker Theatre)
    Friday, April 6, 2018 from WhatsOnStage.com: Reviews
    Kevin Armento's play focuses on the sex scandal which rocked the White House while Bill Clinton was president
  • Review: Review: The Way of the World (Donmar Warehouse)
    Friday, April 6, 2018 from WhatsOnStage.com: Reviews
    William Congreve's play is revived by James Macdonald
  • Review: Review: The Country Wife (Southwark Playhouse)
    Thursday, April 5, 2018 from WhatsOnStage.com: Reviews
    William Wycherley's debauched comedy returns to London
  • Review: Review: Spring Awakening (Hope Mill Theatre)
    Wednesday, April 4, 2018 from WhatsOnStage.com: Reviews
    Luke Sheppard directs the new revival of the Tony Award-winning musical
  • Review: Review: The Fantastic Follies of Mrs Rich (Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon)
    Wednesday, April 4, 2018 from WhatsOnStage.com: Reviews
    Sophie Stanton entertains as social climber Mrs Rich in this obscure satire dusted off by Jo Davies
  • Review: Review: Pressure (Park Theatre)
    Wednesday, April 4, 2018 from WhatsOnStage.com: Reviews
    David Haig's meteorological D-Day thriller is a burst of sunshine
  • Review: Review: Random Selfies (Ovalhouse)
    Tuesday, April 3, 2018 from WhatsOnStage.com: Reviews
    Mike Kenny's new play comes to the south London venue
  • Review: Review: Beginners (Unicorn Theatre)
    Tuesday, April 3, 2018 from WhatsOnStage.com: Reviews
    Tim Crouch's new play shows the world as children see it
  • Review: Review: White Guy on the Bus (Finborough Theatre)
    Tuesday, April 3, 2018 from WhatsOnStage.com: Reviews
    Bruce Graham's zip code drama is set in the US's most divided metropolis
  • Review: Review: Trainspotting Live (The Vaults)
    Tuesday, April 3, 2018 from WhatsOnStage.com: Reviews
    The adaptation of Irvine Welsh's cult novel returns to the subterranean Waterloo venue
  • Review: Review: Coraline (Barbican Theatre)
    Friday, March 30, 2018 from WhatsOnStage.com: Reviews
    Neil Gaiman's fantasy novel becomes an opera by Mark-Anthony Turnage
  • Review: Review: The Inheritance (Young Vic)
    Thursday, March 29, 2018 from WhatsOnStage.com: Reviews
    Stephen Daldry directs this seven-hour epic by Matthew Lopez
  • Review: Review: A Streetcar Named Desire (NST City)
    Thursday, March 29, 2018 from WhatsOnStage.com: Reviews
    RTST Sir Peter Hall Director Award winner Chelsea Walker directs this revival of Tennessee Williams' play
  • Review: Review: The Mikado (The King's Head Theatre)
    Wednesday, March 28, 2018 from WhatsOnStage.com: Reviews
    A riot of fun as Charles Court Opera takes a G&S ride from Islington to Titipu.
  • Review: Review: Ruthless (Arts Theatre)
    Wednesday, March 28, 2018 from WhatsOnStage.com: Reviews
    The Broadway comedy musical makes its West End premiere in this production from Richard Fitch
  • Review: Review: Vincent River (Park Theatre)
    Tuesday, March 27, 2018 from WhatsOnStage.com: Reviews
    Louise Jameson stars in this revival of Philip Ridley's play
  • Review: Review: Songs For Nobodies (Wilton's Music Hall)
    Tuesday, March 27, 2018 from WhatsOnStage.com: Reviews
    Bernadette Robinson stars as five iconic singers in this one-woman show by Joanna Murray-Smith
  • Review: Review: Miss Nightingale (London Hippodrome)
    Monday, March 26, 2018 from WhatsOnStage.com: Reviews
    The musical returns after running at the Vaults last year
  • Review: Review: Macbeth (Royal Opera House)
    Monday, March 26, 2018 from WhatsOnStage.com: Reviews
    Russian diva Anna Netrebko returns to Covent Garden as the monstrous Lady M.
  • Review: Review: The Motherf**ker with the Hat (Sherman Theatre)
    Friday, March 23, 2018 from WhatsOnStage.com: Reviews
    Stephen Adly Guirgis' urban drama arrives in Cardiff following a run at Tron Theatre
  • Review: Review: Storm Cycle II: Things Come Apart (Tabernacle Church, Cardiff)
    Friday, March 23, 2018 from WhatsOnStage.com: Reviews
    Matt Trueman reviews the second in the cycle of National Theatre of Wales' six productions which explore truth and testimony
  • Review: Review: Assassins (Pleasance Theatre)
    Friday, March 23, 2018 from WhatsOnStage.com: Reviews
    The musical is revived at Pleasance Theatre
  • Review: Review: Agnes Colander (Ustinov Studio)
    Thursday, March 22, 2018 from WhatsOnStage.com: Reviews
    Trevor Nunn directs the revival of Harley Granville-Barker's newly-discovered piece
  • Review: Review: Misty (Bush Theatre)
    Thursday, March 22, 2018 from WhatsOnStage.com: Reviews
    Arinzé Kene premieres his new show in west London
  • Review: Review: The Last Ship (Northern Stage)
    Thursday, March 22, 2018 from WhatsOnStage.com: Reviews
    Sting's musical about Tyneside arrives in Newcastle ahead of a UK tour
  • Review: Review: Kiss of the Spider Woman (Menier Chocolate Factory)
    Thursday, March 22, 2018 from WhatsOnStage.com: Reviews
    Declan Bennett and Samuel Barnett star in this new stage adaptation of Manuel Puig's novel
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