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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Unexploded Ordnances (UXO), Barbican – Review
An engaging but somewhat confused evening of boundary-pushing performance.
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H.R.Haitch, Union Theatre – Review
A right Royal romp through an alternative 2011, where prince-in-disguise Bertie and his fiancée, pub chef Chelsea, are about to turn Daily Express readers potty.
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213 Things About Me, Battersea Arts Centre – Review
Despite the play’s moving subject matter, 213 Things About Me fails to engage with the audience and can feel heavy.
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A Gym Thing, Pleasance Theatre – Review
An intensely physical and high octane journey through bigorexia and body dismorphia that could do with an emotional punch.
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Fox Hunting, The Courtyard Theatre – Review
A disturbing, though thoroughly absorbing study of gang culture and knife crime in London.
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Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch – Review
A toe-tapping musical adaptation of the iconic early noughties drag queen movie, with live music impressively integrated into the action.
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Afternoon Tea, Millfield Arts Centre – Review
Flawless entertainment in this hilarious and heart-warming family comedy about a cross-cultural wedding.
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Response 3: Reality & Quarry, Old Red Lion – Review
Pros: Identity and the self are touchingly portrayed by a cracking cast of fabulous actors. Cons: The whole show felt a touch too long, especially in the baking hot Old Red Lion! I had no idea what to expect upon entering…
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The Swallow, Cervantes Theatre – Review
A moving play about two strangers united by the loss of a loved one during the Orlando terror attack.
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The Writer, Almeida Theatre – Review
Thrilling, driven and vivid in its quest for freedom of expression, this play will pull the rug from beneath your feet.