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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Twelfth Night, Greenwich Theatre – Review
So cleverly brought together, the partnerships between direction, creation and performance result in a show that’s both hysterical and touching.
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Whisper House, The Other Palace – Review
Unexceptional wartime musical with superfluous spooks.
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Threads, The Hope Theatre – Review
Pros: Samuel Lawrence’s powerful and committed approach to an intense character. Cons: The play maintains an exaggerated level of tension which prevents the audience from truly relating to the characters, and makes for quite uncomfortable viewing. I’m all for a good…
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Shit-Faced Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing, Leicester Square Theatre – Review
It might be very much a one joke pony, but that one joke has so much to offer it’s worth seeing again and again.
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2 Become 1 – The 90s Pop Musical, King’s Head Theatre – Review
While the bones of a decent plot were abandoned early on, there is no denying the entertainment value in a confident and supremely energetic production.
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Ready or Not, Arcola Theatre – Review
A pertinent, intelligent and often funny tragedy about war, fear and family.
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Men & Girls Dance, The Place – Review
A unique, timely and unforgettable dance work that will make you laugh, cry and think.
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It Is So Ordered, Pleasance Theatre – Review
Pros: The performers have energy and commitment. Cons: Incoherent plot and characterisation. Little variation. Having overcome the travails of TFL, and with drink in hand, I made my way from the spacious bar at The Pleasance, past the main theatre and…
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Key Change, Battersea Arts Centre – Review
A piece that gives insight into prison life.
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It’s Not Yet Midnight…, Roundhouse – Review
A spectacular demonstration of physical abilities by a company with a strong ethos which could benefit from more theatrical direction.