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: Avenue Q, Shaftesbury Theatre
Bold, brilliant and unexpectedly relatable, Avenue Q hilariously captures the absurd reality of adulthood.
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Review: Operation Mincemeat, Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield
A remarkable true story, lovingly turned into an exciting, innovative and witty musical, with five superb actors providing top quality entertainment.
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Review: I Was a Teenage She-Devil, The Other Palace
A cartoonish rock musical with more volume than heart
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Review: Sister Act, London Oratory Theatre
The best am dram production I’ve seen in a long time – filled with beautiful vocals, an energetic ensemble and a fabulous feeling of sisterhood!
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Review: Seven Drunken Nights: The Story Of The Dubliners, New Wimbledon Theatre
A musical tribute let down by clunky storytelling but buoyed by terrific songs, skilled playing, and just enough infectious Irish spirit.
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Review: Lifeline, Southwark Playhouse
This ambitious new musical celebrates Alexander Fleming’s discovery of penicillin, and warns of the deadly danger of antimicrobial resistance.
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Review: A Mirrored Monet, Charing Cross Theatre
A new musical about French impressionist artist Claude Monet is the aural equivalent of painting by numbers
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Review: The Wrong They Knew, Chickenshed
A dynamic, time-slipping musical that manifests the power of inclusion and collaboration, championing difference and imagining a better world.
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Review: RUTH, Wilton’s Music Hall
A strong central performance cannot save this show from its lack of depth and structural weaknesses.
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Review: Choir Of Man, New Wimbledon Theatre
A slick, crowd-pleasing pub musical with strong vocals and staging, but its drink-led audience interaction, laddish tone and lack of story leave it feeling contrived.