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: Come From Away, Montgomery Theatre, Sheffield
A hugely impressive production of this brilliant, but difficult show, with everything coming together perfectly, blending humour and emotion to recreate a moving true story.
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Review: Franz & Marie, Charing Cross Theatre
A charming folk-musical adaptation of Büchner’s unfinished masterpiece, Woyzeck. Brilliantly performed along with a captivating score, but somewhat at odds with its source material.
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Review: Into the Woods, Noël Coward Theatre
A luscious and hugely entertaining Olivier Award-winning production of Sondheim’s musical, giving familiar fairy tales an adult makeover.
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Review: The Musical Medea, Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Some great foot-tapping music and singing, but shame about the words!
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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