London Theatre Reviews

Honest, first-hand reviews of the shows playing in London. What worked, what did not, who stood out and whether it is worth your evening — so you can book with your eyes open.

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The Crucible
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The Crucible Review

This is quite simply a magnificent production of a magnificent play and not to be missed. Throughout its 3.5 hours playing time it gripped one of the most diverse audiences I've seen in a West End theatre.

Thriller Live
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Thriller Live Review

Thriller Live has become something of a fixture on Shaftesbury Avenue for the last few years, in fact they’ve just announced they’re taking bookings until April 2015 – it’s that popular.

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Skylight Review

Top celebrities in top plays are the glory of the West End and you can currently catch national treasure Bill Nighy and film star Carey Mulligan (lately starring in Baz Lurman's Great Gatsby) at the beautiful Wyndham's…

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The Pearl Fishers Review

I’ve seen the power of the ocean represented by English National Opera very successfully, on the stage of the Coliseum, several times in recent years.

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1984 Review

Headlong’s 1984 is fiercely intelligent and ingeniously realised at The Playhouse Theatre George Orwell’s world-famous novel of a terrifying dystopian future has had a wide and varied treatment on stage and screen, but…

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The Pajama Game Review

Yay, it feels like summer is finally here! The perfect time to welcome one of the sunniest, funniest and most romantic Broadway musicals ever written, back to the West End.

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Cosi Fan Tutte Review

Most people don't associate opera with romantic comedy but ten days after the grand misery of The Thebans I was back at the Coliseum to enjoy English National Opera in a much more playful mood.

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Thebans Review

If you're nervous, as I've been in the past, that you might be confused and bored by opera you need have no such fears about the Thebans.

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Handbagged Review

The Queen and Margaret Thatcher take over The Vaudeville Theatre in Moira Buffini’s award-winning play about woman, power and politics.