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: Gangbang, Seven Dials Playhouse
A strong send up of mob movies. If you're a fan of the genre, Hughie Shepherd-Cross's play will make you laugh a great deal.
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Review: The Count of Monte Cristo, Theatre at the Tabard
A humorous reimagination of Defoe's classic novel, skilfully written to still capture his essential questioning of moral responsibility
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Review: Sh!t Theatre: Or What’s Left Of Us, Soho Theatre
A surreal and singular creative triumph that develops slowly, gripping you with its macabre approach and witty humour, and culminates in a poignant ending that sticks.
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Review: Lynn Faces, New Diorama Theatre
Punk and Alan Partridge collide in this hilarious comedy with DIY songs about snazzy cardigans and sex people and, behind the comedy, a hard-hitting story of moving on from abuse.
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Review: Trestle, Jack Studio Theatre
This highly original slice of everyday life will warm your heart.
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Review: Count Dykula, Soho Theatre
A stand-out show that champions the beauty of being different.
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Review: The Screen Test, Seven Dials Playhouse
An aspiring starlet in 1930s Hollywood keeps on searching for her big break in this stellar one-woman production
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Review: We’ll Always Have Paris, Union Theatre
A staged reading of a play about grief and the murkiness of online dating, full of charm and humour, that makes you forget it’s done script in hand.
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Review: Holiday, Drayton Arms Theatre
A convoluted tale of noughties sisterhood that brims with playfulness and bubbles with potential.
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Review: Thanks For Having Me, King’s Head Theatre
A balanced and thoughtful exploration on approaches to love, with a lot of good humour along the way.