Barbican Theatre
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Estelle Warner7 days agoReview: End of the World and Hard-Boiled Wonderland, Barbican
A dazzling, immersive spectacle that’ll have you questioning your own dreams for theforeseeable future.
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Dean Wood2 weeks agoReview: Pastoral, Barbican Theatre
Combines hints of the sounds, movement and images of the natural world to create evocative scenes.
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Mary Pollard12 August 2026Review: Death Note: The Musical, The Barbican
An epic, big budget, polished production with a talented cast, lacking the psychological drama of the gripping source material.
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Mike Carter5 June 2026Review: High Society, The Barbican
No hat-trick for The Barbican. High-quality fun as it is, their third Cole Porter revival in recent years doesn’t quite…
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Mike Carter9 May 2026Feature: Have you heard? It’s in the stars!
The official press launch of Cole Porter’s High Society
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Rosie Wood19 December 2025Review: Twelfth Night, Barbican Theatre
An entertaining and visually impactful spectacle.
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Mary Pollard8 December 2025Review: Univers, The Barbican
A simply beautiful multisensory experience of joyful wonder that allows the very young to playfully explore their universe .
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Mary Pollard10 October 2025Review: Change Tempo, The Barbican
A mismatched double-bill of dance demonstrating great talent but with mixed results.
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Mary Pollard28 September 2025Review: Lacrima, Barbican Theatre
An impressive insight into outsourced exploitation and ethics, with extravagance that veils the deepest human tragedy.
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Mary Pollard2 May 2025Review: Krapp’s Last Tape, Barbican Centre
A meticulously articulate evocation of meaninglessness, with a superb performance that hypnotises and wearies in equal measure.
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