London Theatre Reviews

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London Theatre Reviews

Jean-Luke Worrell as Mahlik and Matthew Jordan as Lawrence in Aggy at the King’s Head Theatre. Photo by Zoë Birkbeck
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Review Roundup: TELL ME STRAIGHT / AGGY at the King’s Head Theatre

The first reviews are in for Tell Me Straight / Aggy, Paul Bradshaw’s double bill of queer London plays, now running at the King’s Head Theatre in Islington after a run at the Park Theatre in March.

The company of Ilford Boy around the family dinner table at the Donmar Warehouse. Photo by Helen Murray
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Review Roundup: ILFORD BOY at the Donmar Warehouse

The notices are in for Ilford Boy, the second play from Danny Lee Wynter, which had its press night at the Donmar Warehouse on 20 October in a production directed by Tim Sheader.

The company of Martin Guerre waving ribbons in a village celebration at the Old Vic. Photo by Helen Maybanks
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Review Roundup: MARTIN GUERRE at the Old Vic

The reviews are in for Martin Guerre, the Boublil and Schönberg musical that Matthew Warchus has cut to 90 minutes and staged in the round as his last production as artistic director of the Old Vic.

Leonor Correia, Tobias Turley and the company of Disney’s High School Musical. Photo by Matt Crockett
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Review Roundup: DISNEY’S HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL at the Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre

The reviews are in for Disney’s High School Musical, the first UK non-replica staging of the stage version of the 2006 film, which has moved from Salford to the Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre with Harry Judd as Coach…

David Suchet as Thomas Becket preaching from the pulpit of St John the Divine in Murder in the Cathedral. Photo by Marc Brenner
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Review Roundup: MURDER IN THE CATHEDRAL at St John the Divine, Richmond

The notices are in for the Orange Tree Theatre’s revival of Murder in the Cathedral, which has left its Richmond home during building work and taken T.S.

The company of Ted Huffman’s staging of 4.48 Psychosis for the Royal Opera, photographed in 2016
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Review Roundup: 4.48 PSYCHOSIS at the Linbury Theatre

The reviews are in for 4.48 Psychosis, Philip Venables’ opera on Sarah Kane’s final play, which the Royal Opera revived on 17 October in the Linbury Theatre at the Royal Opera House.

Kate O’Flynn as Iris at the press secretary’s lectern in Caryl Churchill’s Triumph at the Almeida Theatre. Photo by Marc Brenner
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Review Roundup: TRIUMPH at the Almeida Theatre

The notices are in for Triumph, Caryl Churchill’s new play of barely a quarter of an hour, running for a single week at the Almeida Theatre.

Allison Cook and Rodney Earl Clarke as Mrs and Mr X.E. in ENO’s Angel’s Bone at the London Coliseum. Photo by Tristram Kenton
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Review Roundup: ANGEL’S BONE at the London Coliseum

The reviews are in for Angel’s Bone, Du Yun and Royce Vavrek’s Pulitzer Prize-winning opera about human trafficking, which English National Opera opened at the London Coliseum on 16 October after its UK premiere at…

Two of the Gang of Three on a leather Chesterfield sofa in front of the bookshelves at Richmond Theatre
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Review Roundup: THE GANG OF THREE at Richmond Theatre

The reviews are in for The Gang of Three, Robert Khan and Tom Salinsky’s political comedy-drama about Roy Jenkins, Denis Healey and Tony Crosland, the Labour heavyweights who each wanted to lead the party and could…