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: Next To Normal, National Cinemas
A powerful, emotional, and timeless musical experience on the big screen.
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Review: Muerta de Amor, Sadler’s Wells
Impassioned artistry from a masterclass of progressive flamenco.
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Review: TRAPLORD, Sadler’s Wells
A visceral, poetic journey through black masculinity
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Review: The Sticky Dance, Sadler’s Wells
Take a space, add dancers, beautiful lighting and music, small children and tape: it all adds up to an overwhelmingly joyful, empowering and creative experience.
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Review: Mrs Warren’s Profession, Garrick Theatre
A garden, a mother, a daughter, and a looming line of work. Bernard Shaw’s searing social commentary springs eternal with Imelda Staunton and Bessie Carter as head gardeners.
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Review: Pop Off, Michelangelo! Underbelly
Artistic references mixed with modern, which results in a hilariously silly show.
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Review: Ballet Flamenco Sara Baras: Vuela, Sadler’s Wells
A flamenco masterpiece in four acts
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Review: Milk, Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre
A timely, hugely powerful articulation of the relentless human impact of disaster
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Review: ALiCE, Sadler’s Wells
A visually striking contemporary dance reimagining of Alice in Wonderland, bold in style but muddled in narrative cohesion.
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Review: The Crucible, Shakespeare’s Globe
A gripping and timely Crucible that finds a natural home in the shadowed timbers of the Globe.