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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Review: The Monkey’s Paw, The Hope Theatre
A classic ghost story beautifully presented.
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Review: Hot Mess, Southwark Playhouse
A big success for Hot Mess
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Review: The Secret Garden, Tower Theatre
Edwardian perennial The Secret Garden flowers once again as The Tower Theatre Company sow the seeds of a new stage adaptation. This community-based ensemble nurtures a charming retelling that blooms with garlands but lacks gothic grit.
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Review: Deciphers, Coronet Theatre
A deeply generous contemporary dance piece exploring parallel stories of the immigrant experience.
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Review: New Frontiers: Trailblazers, Hackney Empire
An orchestra without a conductor blends Telemann, Rebel, and Vivaldi with dance and storytelling to celebrate the energy and intimacy of live orchestral music, enveloping the audience in a symbiotic relationship.
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Review: The Maids, Donmar Warehouse
A visually stylish The Maids that captures Genet’s obsession with image, but loses the dark tension that makes his play truly unsettling.
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Review: Black Sabbath – The Ballet, Sadler’s Wells Theatre
A heavy metal ballet that is a fan-pleasing tribute.
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Review: Made you Look, Theatre Peckham
Theatre Peckham’s Young, Gifted and Black season celebrating young Black artists opens explosively, with acerbic writing and feverish performance from Ty’rone Haughton.
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Review: H.P. Lovecraft’s From Beyond, Old Red Lion Theatre
This darkly atmospheric drama keeps up the suspense as threats from both the human world and beyond are revealed.
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Review: Frankenstein, Bridge House Theatre
This ambitious, impressive gothic tale offers drama, humanity and authenticity, portraying a monster just like Mary Shelley envisaged.