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: The Signalman, Bridewell Theatre
An atmospheric and genuinely unsettling adaptation of Dickens’ ghost story
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Review: The Master Builder, Arcola Theatre
David Edgar’s condensed Ibsen benefits from an established cast and striking design
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Review: Six Kinds of Wednesday, Bread and Roses Theatre
A biting new musical with teeth and heart
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Review: PIA, The Barbican
Visually rich with a touching narrative but sometimes hard to follow.
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Review: Garry Starr: Classic Penguins, The Other Palace
A naked, anarchic romp through literary classics, turning the Penguin bookshelf into a playground for maximalist clowning.
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Review: You’ll See, Polka Theatre
An exquisite paper puppetry performance that distils the essence of James Joyce’s opaque opus into a sparkling storytelling triumph for children.
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Review: The Play’s The Thing, White Bear Theatre
Mixing humour into a fairly dark tale of the horrors of post-university friendship collapse.
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Review: Every Ghost Story Ever, Barons Court Theatre
It might not really be every ghost story ever, but it is a whole lot of fun as Billy Morton dissects the genre with utter silliness.
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Review: Eshu at the Crossroads, The Albany
A visually inventive dance adventure blending Afro-Cuban rhythms, puppetry and playful storytelling.
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Review: Terry’s: An American Tragedy About Cars, Customers, And Selling Cars To Customers, The Pleasance
A sometimes singing, sometimes dancing look at American consumerism that goes hard on the fun