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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Honk!, Union Theatre – Review
A joyful family musical with a simple aesthetic that cannot disguise its high production values.
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Chinglish at Park Theatre – Review
This show will transport you to China and make you fall in love with every single character.
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Custody, Ovalhouse – Review
A raw, visceral and, above all, human show. Powerful poetry in play form. Everything theatre should be.
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Triple Threat, Soho Theatre – Review
Irreverent, bold and outrageous, this show is just something else.
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Incident at Vichy, Finborough Theatre – Review
This Holocaust drama is powerful in its message and delivery, while maintaining a subtlety and elegance in its execution.
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Adam & Eve… and Steve, King’s Head Theatre – Review
The script never quite matches the promise of the plot and lacks real belly laughs, but a bright and talented cast sees it through to a satisfactory conclusion.
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The Caucasian Chalk Circle, Greenwich Theatre – Review
Pros: Interesting staging, combined with well-rehearsed choreography and movement. Cons: A tad confusing at times and doesn’t work hard enough to fulfil Brecht’s wish of making the audience think. Brechtian theatre is difficult, both in meaning and in staging, so any…
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Escape the Scaffold, Theatre 503 – Review
An ambitious, if occasionally incoherent, production.
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A Woman Alone, Etcetera Theatre – Review
Misses the mark on Fo’s biting, dark comedy.
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Big Guns, The Yard Theatre – Review
A pioneering piece of theatre with a provocative script that promises maybe a little too much.