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: Little Angel Theatre’s Miniature Travelling Circus, Little Angel Theatre
Expect thrills, spills and a really stinky dog in this wonderfully vintage circus show that will leave the kids beaming.
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Review: Pandora, Coronet Theatre
An hour of entertaining physical theatre that never quite rises above the scatological shock value of its grimy subject matter.
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Book Review: Plays from Contemporary Hungary: ‘Difficult Women’ and Resistant Dramatic Voices
This edited volume does a masterful job at lifting the curtain for us all on an important and vibrant European stage.
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Book Review: Global Jewish Plays: Five Works from Jewish Playwrights from around the World
A collection of undeniably original plays highlighting sociopolitical issues rarely brought to the stage.
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Book Review: Dance in Musical Theatre. A History of the Body in Movement.
An excellent collection of essays that gives refreshing insight into the history of dance in musical theatre.
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Review: Mariposa, The Place
A queer retelling of Puccini’s Madame Butterfly, Mariposa brings a timeless story into the modern mindset with creative and dramatic storytelling through movement.
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Review: Deepstaria, Sadler’s Wells
A fascinating presentation of the latest technology alongside the startling strength and creativity of the Wayne McGregor Company.
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Review: Cruel Intentions, New Wimbledon Theatre
A story across three decades: an 18th-century play morphing into two 20th-century films and now a 21st-century jukebox musical. Sadly proof that pedigree does not always correlate to perfection.
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Book Review: Ryan Craig: Plays Against the Tide
A selection of fine plays from a talented Jewish playwright, given resonance by current political climes.
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Book Review: Contemporary British Musicals: Out of the Darkness
An occasionally evasive investigation of the contemporary British musical canon that still brings insight into recent productions.