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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Love’s Labour’s Lost, Theatre Royal Haymarket – Review
Properly hilarious production with some big laughs in one of the West End's most sumptuous theatres.
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Much Ado About Nothing, Theatre Royal Haymarket — Review
A festive take on a Shakespeare favourite that embraces the play’s darker undertones as well as the fizzy fun.
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The Woman in Black, Fortune Theatre – Review
Pros: A perfect venue dripping with atmosphere and an eerie sense of expectation. Cons: Hysterically shrieking members of the audience breaking the tension. Plays in the West End are often short lived as they can rarely depend on customers returning…
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Pride and Prejudice, Jermyn Street Theatre – Review
A unique take on a classic story that welcomes you with open arms with its expert humour.
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Disaster!: A 70s Disaster Movie Musical, Charing Cross Theatre – Review
A brilliantly entertaining send up of disaster movies.
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An Inspector Calls, Playhouse Theatre – Review
A well realised production with excellent staging and strong performances which feels more timely now than ever.
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Bits of Me are Falling Apart, Soho Theatre – Review
Edmondson’s performance is worth seeing, even if the narrative lacks drama.
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Lunch and The Bow of Ulysses, Trafalgar Studios – Review
Faultless performances in a masterful production of two Berkoff relationship plays.
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Straight to the Heart, Above the Arts – Review
A collection of moving and comic stories for a theatrical lunch-time escape.
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Girls, Soho Theatre – Review
Heartache and laughter in this engaging production that grieves lost innocence and celebrates stolen moments of childhood.