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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Bromley Bedlam Bethlehem, Old Red Lion Theatre – Review
an intense, sometimes bumpy ride ultimately wins through with superior storytelling
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INK, Tristan Bates Theatre – Review
A tasting menu of nine short, sharp, witty plays that leaves you fully sated
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Amour, Charing Cross Theatre – Review
Having only lasted two weeks on Broadway in 2002 Amour has finally moved across the pond to try its luck closer to its French setting, with its London debut at the Charing Cross Theatre. Its hard to work out who…
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The Reality, Cervantes Theatre – Review
The Reality is one of those ‘Marmite effect’ plays. If you enjoy your philosophy lessons and revel in conversations that have a more confusing end than beginning, then you’ll probably love it. However, if you run away from grandiose discourses…
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The Astonishing Singing Fish!, Jack Studio Theatre – Review
The Astonishing Singing Fish! is sweet, charming, and tremendously funny.
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Out of Water, Orange Tree Theatre – Review
Zoe Cooper’s Jess and Joe Forever, premiered in 2016, was my favourite show of the year. An exuberant hit of sweet, sticky romcom, and a nourishing examination of class, gender and rural English life, it fizzed with the joy of…
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Neck Or Nothing, Pleasance Theatre – Review
Is mental health funny? Is it acceptable to laugh about depression? Fledgling Theatre, makers of Neck or Nothing, definitely vote yes. The good news is they have created a warm, accessible and laugh-out-loud show as a result. It might well…
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Ain’t Misbehavin: The Fats Waller Musical, Southwark Playhouse – Review
This musical will make you smile!
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Mark Thomas: Our NHS at 70, Battersea Arts Centre – Review
a hilarious, informative, moving, and inspiring tribute’
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Little Death Club, Underbelly – Review
Black clad, sparkly and glamorous, Bernie Dieter is the suitably bawdy host to the Little Death Club, inspired by the Kabarett Club of the Weimar republic. Following the lifting of censorship laws the Weimar club performances were dominated by two…