Comedy
No need for explanations here, but if you need a laugh then this is the category for you! You’ll find reviews of all the shows that have had us rolling in the aisles on this page.
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Review: Drill Baby Drill, Club Silly
A chaotic production, told from the point of view of a polar bear, with an important message about the small actions we can take to help safeguard our future.
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Review: Maya Ricote: Ay Am!, Soho Theatre
Telenovela melodrama becomes inventive physical comedy, but the hour-long show could use a little more substance.
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Review: You Are All Resources, Bread and Roses Theatre
An HR nightmare you’ll absolutely want to be part of.
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Review: Hay Fever, Wyndham’s Theatre
A perfectly pleasant, intermittently funny comedy of manners, but not contagious.
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Review: The “How Are You?” Game, Etcetera Theatre
A clever solo show that combines laugh-out-loud comedy and tender moments for a refreshing take on mental health.
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Review: Table 17, Kiln Theatre
A charismatic rom-com that occasionally struggles to match its charm with substance.
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Review: Look up at the Stars, The Hen and Chickens Theatre
Star and writer of eighties Doctor Who reunite for an impressively acted, bittersweet one-woman love letter to the golden age of British cinema.
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Review: DAD, Golden Goose Theatre
A man paces around his garden looking anxious and concerned. He’s soon joined by another man who turns out to be his estranged brother, summoned because their elderly father, who has dementia, has been missing for two days. The two…
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Feature: Shedinburgh Lands At The Young Vic
From online during lockdown to a fully live event, ET looks at how Shedinburgh has successfully established itself.
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Review: Three Men in a Boat, Rose Theatre
Funny, energetic and winningly performed, this busy adaptation loses its way whenever it reaches for insights beyond Jerome K. Jerome’s timeless original.