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: Son of a Bitch, Southwark Playhouse
A raw and unfiltered exploration of motherhood.
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Review: Birdsong, Alexandra Palace Theatre
A strong ensemble performance and arresting use of sound design make for a moving, immersive take on Sebastian Faulks’ classic text
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Review: Mary Poppins – The Musical, Theatre Royal Plymouth
A technically strong and impressive show, marred by the lack of an emotional core which makes for a brash product with little light and shade.
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Review: What a Gay Day!, Bridge House Theatre
A joyous romp celebrating Larry Grayson’s life, Oh What A Gay Day! offers a glimpse into prime time 1970s TV alongside a heart-warming and illuminating insight into the life of the performer himself.
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Review: Mr Jones – An Aberfan Story, Union Theatre
Both intimate and breathtaking in its scope, this daring exploration of loss will leave you breathless.
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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.