On Stage
A sumptuous cavalcade of music and dance. | By Johnny Fox
★★★★★
An enchanting performance at Sadler's Wells. | By Tiffany Pritchard
★★★★☆
A play about a boy with a perpetual grin. | By Paul Ewing
★★★★☆
A production that Shakespeare himself would be proud of. | By Hari Mountford
★★★★☆
Unrelentingly bleak and tired. | By Holli-Mae Johnson
★★☆☆☆
Lashings of silliness. | By BelindaL
★★★★★
Not an evening for the squeamish. | By Sam Smith
★★★★☆
An insightful look at millennial life. | By Chris Bridges
★★★★☆
A riot of noise and colour. | By Holli-Mae Johnson
★★★★☆
See the festive classic at London Coliseum. | By Sam Smith
★★★★☆
A loving homage to the cult TV show. | By Harry Rosehill
★★★☆☆
Marcus Brigstocke sucks the razzle dazzle out of everything that surrounds him. | By Londonist Staff
Based on the true story of a KGB double agent. | By Harry Rosehill
★★★★☆
Bernard Shaw at his most eccentric and whimsical. | By Neil Dowden
★★★☆☆
High energy from the get-go. | By Sophia Shluger
★★★★☆
One for those who remember the 1980s TV adaptation. | By Phillipa Ellis
★★★☆☆
Stomping choreography, dramatic events, window-shattering singing. | By Johnny Fox
★★★☆☆
"Deliciously surreal". | By Chris Bridges
★★★★☆
Julius Caesar meets A Midsummer Night's Dream. | By Neil Dowden
★★★☆☆
Three men, an organ and a glittering headdress. | By Chris Bridges
★★★★★
Not a Lloyd Webber classic. | By Johnny Fox
★★★☆☆
A classic Christmas adventure. | By Sam Smith
★★★★★
Dancing tropical fruits and all. | By Will Noble
★★★★☆
Think twice about a story you thought you knew. | By Johnny Fox
★★★★★
Wretched entertainment. | By M@
A feelgood show to charm and delight. | By Johnny Fox
★★★★☆
If you only see one variety show this year... | By Franco Milazzo
★★★★★
Family-friendly fun. | By Phillipa Ellis
★★★★☆
An airtight performance. | By Hannah Foulds
★★★★★
Boy scout seriousness, classical references and painful puns. | By Johnny Fox
★★★☆☆
Examining the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. | By Hari Mountford
★★★★☆
Has it still got the same magic? | By Johnny Fox
★★★★☆
Not for the faint-hearted. | By Will Noble
Clunky scene shifts and laboured laughs. | By Chris Bridges
★★★☆☆
Next generation romance. | By Sophia Shluger
★★★★☆
Escapism of the highest quality. | By Sam Smith
★★★★☆
See Svetlana Zakharova in Amore. | By Tiffany Pritchard
★★★★★
This immersive offering of Pussy Riot's ordeal is more parody than protest art. | By Kyra Hanson
★★★☆☆
A sultry and thought-provoking performance. | By Chris Bridges
★★★★☆
Brockley Jack revives the well-worn classic. | By Holli-Mae Johnson
★★★☆☆
Still as relevant as it was 2,500 years ago. | By Sam Smith
★★★★☆
Not a tartan bonnet in sight. | By Johnny Fox
★★★★☆
A play that needs more comedy. Or closure. Or both. | By Sophia Shluger
★★☆☆☆
An uplifting and empowering show at Soho Theatre.
| By David Lloyd-Davies
★★★★☆
An ideal Christmas outing that's far classier than pantomime. | By Londonist Staff
★★★★☆
A tighter script makes for a convincing show. | By Johnny Fox
★★★★☆
Inexplicable lip syncing and tedious storylines. | By David Lloyd-Davies
★☆☆☆☆
This one seems familiar to modern-day audiences. | By Sam Smith
★★★★☆
An eggy, horror version of Groundhog Day. | By Will Noble
★★★☆☆
This Pooter needs a reboot. | By Johnny Fox
★★☆☆☆
Radical ballet is in town. | By Sam Smith
★★★★☆
Thrilling stuff. | By Paf Mohammed
★★★★★
Comedy duo returns to Soho Theatre. | By David Lloyd-Davies
★★★★☆
Perfectly pitched and delightfully uncomplicated family fun. | By Phillipa Ellis
★★★★★
Raucous, riotous, and rough and ready. | By Chris Bridges
★★★★☆
Richard Bean's work isn't quite an equal for the impressive venue. | By Johnny Fox
★★★☆☆
The best panto you’ll see before Christmas. Or next Christmas. | By Johnny Fox
★★★★★
Last chance to see. | By Tiffany Pritchard
★★★★☆
Something to see, whatever you look for in a ballet. | By Sam Smith
★★★★★
For fans of dark comedy. | By Johnny Fox
★★★☆☆
Four acts of pontification and laboured aphorisms. | By Johnny Fox
★★★☆☆
It may not be for everyone... | By Sam Smith
★★★★★
A state-of-the-nation play that looks at the nature of Englishness. | By Neil Dowden
★★★☆☆
This is the dawning of the age of Aquarius. | By Franco Milazzo
A frisky soufflé of a play. | By Stuart Black
★★★☆☆
Laughs abound in this Stoppard classic. | By Harry Rosehill
★★★★☆
Girl From The North Country. | By Franco Milazzo
It's what the London theatre scene has been Krave-ing. | By Laura Reynolds
A bad car crash of a musical. | By Franco Milazzo
★★☆☆☆
Salacious supergroup comes together. | By Will Noble
★★★★☆
The Lyric's summer show has arrived. | By Lydia Manch
This'll tickle your funny bone. | By Johnny Fox
★★★★☆
A classic with a novel twist. | By Franco Milazzo
A Gay Fantasia. | By Neil Dowden
Follow in the footsteps of the Fab Four. | By Zoe Craig
This revival of The Treatment is especially poignant today. | By Harry Rosehill
Who could ask for anything more? | By Johnny Fox
Movie star comes to Barbican. | By Franco Milazzo
Architectural drama. | By Londonist Staff
Gary Barlow on songwriting duties. | By Sam Smith
★★★★☆
Bigger and better than ever. | By Johnny Fox
Books, beds, bibles and beer. | By Zoe Craig
Dreamgirls finally comes to London 35 years after it debuted in the US. | By Franco Milazzo
★★★☆☆
Hygge, Austen and Hamilton. | By Zoe Craig
20th anniversary production of international hit.
| By Neil Dowden
★★★★☆
Walk and gawk during this wonderful circus show. | By Franco Milazzo
★★★★☆
Love's Labour's Lost and Much Ado About Nothing, set either side of the first world war. | By Laura Kressly
The Almeida's production resonates in wake of Brexit. | By Tiffany Pritchard
★★★★★
