A play that says a lot of clever and long words never quite explains why!

A show that flip-flops around so many ideas without ever pinning its flag to a single one

A unique and witty insight into the modern world.

At times beautiful and at times confusing, but always weird.

A musical that has potential. It is clearly made with affection, but is currently lacking in rigour.

A tense, intimate play about memory and relationships, let down by a confused ending.

A complex story about family dichotomy and traumatic pasts

A show of passion let down by site-specific elements and uncomfortable immersion.

It somehow left me cold and disinterested

It’s no secret amongst my family and friends: Matilda is without doubt my favourite musical of all time. I’ve seen it 15 times. So this production of another Roald Dahl classic, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, was really going to have to go some to compete. But I just love that story so it was off to a fighting start! The show sells itself as ‘a world of pure imagination’ drawing from Dahl’s original book and the Warner Brothers’ film. ...