West End/ SOLT venues
We’ve expanded our definition of West End to include those big venues that whilst not physically in the West End, budget wise are very similar. Think of places like Southbank Centre or Royal Albert Hall. Generally these are the venues that are members of the Society of London Theatre and eligible for all the big award ceremonies. Whilst we don’t attend lots of these shows, now and again it’s fun to savour the glitz and glamour they can offer.
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Review: Hay Fever, Wyndham’s Theatre
A perfectly pleasant, intermittently funny comedy of manners, but not contagious.
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Review: Pastoral, Barbican Theatre
Combines hints of the sounds, movement and images of the natural world to create evocative scenes.
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Review: Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, @sohoplace
West End’s newest theatre packs a punch with its latest production. With a star studded cast, it has big expectations to live up to and that it certainly does.
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Review: Flamenc Oh!!, Peacock Theatre
A flamenco romp featuring superb dancers, a terrific guitarist, a wonderful singer, and enough audience participation to test your patience.
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Review: Rhythm Riot, Sadler’s Wells
Three strikingly different ballets, each showcasing the importance of rhythm, enhanced by a superb live orchestra...
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Review: Million-Dollar Quartet, Arts at Marble Arch
Musical talent is not enough to pull off this group biopic with troubling historical omissions
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Review: The Last Ship, Theatre Royal Drury Lane
Sting’s The Last Ship sails into Drury Lane with plenty of noise, spectacle and shouting, but little heart or humour.
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Review: Still Life, Theatre Royal Drury Lane
Noël Coward’s Still Life has been given a new life
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Review: As You Like It, Shakespeare’s Globe
This is Shakespearean comedy at its very best in a performance that throws the extraordinary language around with lighthearted revelry.
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Review: Abigail’s Party, Harold Pinter Theatre
A fantastic version of a classic piece and a tremendously fun night out