London Theatre Reviews

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London Theatre Reviews

David Threlfall as King Lear in King Lear at the Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester. Photo by Helen Murray
London Theatre Reviews

Review Roundup: KING LEAR at the Royal Exchange Theatre

The reviews are in for King Lear at the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester, the production that marks the theatre’s 50th anniversary and brings David Threlfall back to its stage after 27 years.

Jed Berry as Seymour and Maisie Smith as Audrey with Audrey II in Little Shop of Horrors at Hope Mill Theatre. Photo by Danny Kaan
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Review Roundup: LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS at Hope Mill Theatre

The reviews are in for Little Shop of Horrors at Hope Mill Theatre in Manchester, which had its press night on 7 October and runs until 28 November before moving to Liverpool Playhouse from 3 December to 9 January.

The four Ninas, Maya Bartley O'Dea, Samantha Begeman, Nina Bowers and Gemma Barnett, on screen in NINA at Battersea Arts Centre. Photo by Ali Wright
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Review Roundup: NINA at Battersea Arts Centre

The reviews are in for NINA, the debut play by director Caroline Williams, which she co-directs with Deborah Pearson at Battersea Arts Centre.

The investigators gather round a table in The Haunting of Hill House. Photo by Pamela Raith
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Review Roundup: THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE at Richmond Theatre

The reviews are in for The Haunting of Hill House, Stef Smith’s new stage adaptation of Shirley Jackson’s 1959 novel, from its week at Richmond Theatre on 6-10 October.

Ray Fearon as Troy Maxson and Madeline Appiah as Rose Maxson in Fences. Photo by Tyler Fayose
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Review Roundup: FENCES at the Lyric Hammersmith

The London reviews are in for Fences, Headlong’s touring revival of August Wilson’s Pulitzer-winning 1985 play, which has reached the Lyric Hammersmith after opening at Leeds Playhouse.

Shinya Matsuda as the Gatekeeper with dancers as unicorns in End of the World and Hard-Boiled Wonderland at the Barbican Theatre
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Review Roundup: END OF THE WORLD AND HARD-BOILED WONDERLAND at the Barbican Theatre

The reviews are in for End of the World and Hard-Boiled Wonderland at the Barbican Theatre. The first stage version of Haruki Murakami’s 1985 novel, directed and choreographed by Philippe Decouflé for HoriPro and led by…

The company of Don Black's From The Heart at the Garrick Theatre. Photo by Eamonn B Shanahan
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Review Roundup: DON BLACK’S FROM THE HEART at the Garrick Theatre

The reviews are in for Don Black’s From the Heart, the lyricist’s cabaret-style revue, which opened at the Garrick Theatre on 8 October for a run of 15 performances.

The company of Rent at the Tom Stoppard Theatre. Photo by Pamela Raith
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Review Roundup: RENT at the Tom Stoppard Theatre

The reviews are in for Rent, Luke Sheppard’s 30th anniversary revival of Jonathan Larson’s rock musical, which opened on 8 October at the Tom Stoppard Theatre, the renamed Duke of York’s.

A scene from Blood of My Blood at the Royal Court Theatre
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Review Roundup: BLOOD OF MY BLOOD at the Royal Court Theatre

Reviews are in for Blood of My Blood, the debut play by Joy Nesbitt, which has opened in the Jerwood Theatre Upstairs at the Royal Court Theatre.