Musicals
The triple-threat of music, dance and drama and another staple of the London theatre scene. There are plenty of musicals on the West End, but it’s the Off West End where you’ll find the new stuff, so don’t be afraid to jump in!
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Review: Million-Dollar Quartet, Arts at Marble Arch
Musical talent is not enough to pull off this group biopic with troubling historical omissions
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Review: The Last Ship, Theatre Royal Drury Lane
Sting’s The Last Ship sails into Drury Lane with plenty of noise, spectacle and shouting, but little heart or humour.
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Review: Mamma Mia, Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield
A fun, high-energy party of a musical, peppered with timeless ABBA classics and excellent performances.
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Review: Love’s Labour’s Lost, Bridewell Theatre
The lads can’t keep a promise so the girls call the shots in this cracking musical version of the Bard’s play
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Review: Twelfth Night, Drayton Arms
A joyous and engaging production that sets this popular Shakespearean comedy to a funky disco beat, combining language from the 1600s with dance moves from the 1970s.
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Review: You & It, King’s Head Theatre
A musical that tackles love, loss and artificial intelligence, but where the emotional circuitry never quite manages to connect
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Review: A Marriage of Inconvenience, Etcetera Theatre
One modern-day predicament plus two very different approaches equals a funny show with room to grow.
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Review: Around the World in 80 Days, The Actors Church
Offers a literal breath of fresh air, marvellous music and fabulous physical performances
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Review: Firebrand, The Water Rats
The bare bones of an historical, queer musical, entertainingly presented
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Review: Under the Influence, Underbelly Bristo Square
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