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: Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Oxford Playhouse
An emotionally devastating depiction of lives staged, stories written and coping with truth that is too hard to bear.
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Review: Rosa Garland: Primal Bog, Soho Theatre
A hilariously captivating combination of clowning and live art, Primal Bog disgustingly and joyously explores taboo and desire, pushing the boundaries of theatre to its limits.
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Review: Flying Ant Day, Union Theatre
A dysfunctional family finds their way towards reuniting in the midst of loss in this enjoyable, funny and thought-provoking play.
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Review: The Red Prince, Lion and Unicorn Theatre
Well-crafted contemporary political commentary delivered with real power, precision and punch.
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Review: Brazen Hodgepodge, Drayton Arms Theatre
A wonderfully silly show that will have you giggling all the way to the Tube.
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Review: YLLANA The Opera Locos, Sadler’s Wells
Musical mayhem with mime and melancholic nuances
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Review: Blink, King’s Head Theatre
‘This is a true story,’ Jonah (Joe Pitts) tells us. ‘This is a love story. This is our love story.’ And so it is, but it’s a far from conventional one. Jonah was brought up on a farm – or,…
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Review: Bird Grove, Hampstead Theatre
Much is left unsaid in this frustrating back story of author George Elliot’s life
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Review: Grindr Mom, Waterloo East Theatre
Through a sea of ‘headless torsos’, this comic Mormon mommy monologue proves bears and otters aren’t only to be found in an Attenborough documentary.
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Review: Swans Are F****** Arseholes, Canal Café Theatre
A muddle of a play that abandons its timely AI revenge-porn premise for incoherent plotting and erratic characters — redeemed a little by fleeting flashes of sharp, comic writing.