Reviews
Reviewing is at the heart of what we do. Here you’ll find all the reviews that our wonderful team have written. If you want to find something more specific, why not pick a genre of show instead from the menu.
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Review: Acosta Danza – A Decade In Motion, Sadler’s Wells
A showcase of Cuban artistry across time and space.
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Review: The Weir, Harold Pinter Theatre
Conor McPherson’s affecting 1990s debut is revived with a starry cast to win over London audiences all over again.
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Review: English Kings Killing Foreigners, Soho Theatre
Ingenious, funny and sharp, English Kings Killing Foreigners is a clever interrogation of Shakespeare, nationalism, theatre, and performance.
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Review: WOW! Said the Owl, Little Angel Theatre
Based on the book written and illustrated by Tim Hopgood, this delightful page to stage adaptation of WOW! Said the Owl has returned to Little Angel Theatre and re-nested in the Studios, just round the corner from their main building.…
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Review: Sorry I Can’t Come Into Work, My Cat Died, Canal Cafe Theatre
A work in progress that offers plenty of promise and with some stroking could really purr.
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Review: Reunion, Kiln Theatre
A spectacular ensemble brings warmth, tension, and black comedy to a stormy family gathering.
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Review: Dancing at Lughnasa, Crucible Theatre, Sheffield
Dancing at Lughnasa is the first production at Sheffield Theatres directed by the new Artistic Director, Elizabeth Newman. The play is set in Donegal in 1936 and tells the story of the five Mundy sisters who live together in the…
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Review: The Doctor Will See You Now, The Tramshed
A darkly comedic and unsettlingly familiar play, The Doctor Will See You Now explores the chaos, exhaustion, and quiet despair of a broken healthcare system.
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Review: Esther Manito: Slagbomb, Soho Theatre
A fearless, high-energy performance that blends razor-sharp wit with honesty and heart, even if it doesn’t reinvent the genre.
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Review: Vera; Or, The Nihilists, Jack Studio Theatre
Oscar Wilde and a Russian militant named Vera – a marriage made in heaven?