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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Oresteia, Almeida – Review
A marathon performance of a bloody saga with very impressive acting.
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A Doll’s House, The Space – Review
Ibsen’s tale of domestic repression may well have been daring in 1879, but feels more like a dusty museum piece now.
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Dirty Special Thing, Platform Theatre – Review
This engaging production is a great reflection of Generation Arts’s commitment to fostering the talent of marginalised aspiring actors.
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Stop! The Play, Trafalgar Studios – Review
An ode to that one awful play that every theatre practitioner or goer has been involved in or seen and hated,but has great stories to tell in the aftermath to make everyone laugh. A collation of all those stories for…
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Signor Baffo’s Restaurant,The Watermans Centre – Review
Some enjoyable moments of silliness, but there’s not much more to this children’s show.
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The Harvest, Soho Theatre – Review
The ideal combo of effortless humour with a subtly dark undertone.
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Paradise Lost (Lies Unopened Beside Me), Battersea Arts Centre – Review
A good show with real potential to develop into a great one.
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Fatherland & Until You Hear That Bell, The Place – Review
Two autobiographical studies, featuring very different approaches to narrative structure.
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City Stories, St James Theatre – Review
Good music doesn’t make up for storytelling which is tedious and portentous.
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The Clockmaker’s Daughter, Landor Theatre – Review
A genuinely original new musical with an eye-catching set design and a superstar lead.