On Stage
On Stage
By Neil Dowden

Kunene And The King Explores Legacy Of Apartheid

A bit too cosy, with a sentimental ending.

 ★★★☆☆
On Stage
By Matthew Holder

Where’s The Soul In Faustus: That Damned Woman?

This reimagining of the classic story is a bit flavourless.

 ★★☆☆☆
On Stage
By Mike Clarke

Carmen At The ENO Has Sun, Sea And Sangria

Carmen gets a change of scene.

 ★★★☆☆
On Stage
By Neil Dowden

The Sugar Syndrome Reveals Bitter Aftertaste Of Cybersex

Travel back to the early noughties.

 ★★★☆☆
Comedy
By Lydia Manch

Police Cops: The Comedy Trio Has A Badass New Show

There will be butts.

 ★★★★☆
On Stage
By Mike Clarke

Theatre Review: Uncle Vanya At Harold Pinter Theatre

Conor McPherson’s reworking nicely millennial-ises Chekhov's original.

 ★★★★☆
On Stage
By Franco Milazzo

Of Medicine And Women: The Welkin At National Theatre

Noble intent, laborious delivery.

 ★★★☆☆
On Stage
By Hari Mountford

There's A Reason Everybody's Talking About Jamie, Still

New cast, same feel-good vibes.

 ★★★★☆
On Stage
By BelindaL

The Sunset Limited Is A Compelling 90 Minute-er

Is it all black and white?

 ★★★★☆
On Stage
By Franco Milazzo

Wrong Is The Magic Word: Magic Goes Wrong At Vaudeville Theatre

The Wrong Brothers get it right again.

 ★★★★☆
On Stage
By Chris Bridges

Witty And Fresh: Scenes With Girls At Royal Court Theatre

A look at gender politics that’s utterly now.

 ★★★★★
On Stage
By Hannah Foulds

Impressionist Matt Forde Offers Some Brexit Relief At Soho Theatre

Funniest? Johnson and Farage, of course.

 ★★★☆☆
On Stage
By Alannah Dorli Jones

Beryl Goes The Distance At Arcola Theatre

A cycling play which freewheels to victory.

 ★★★★☆
On Stage
By Hannah Foulds

Frank Skinner At Garrick Theatre: Showbiz Revelations From A Comedy Great

A captivating storyteller.

 ★★★☆☆
On Stage
By Neil Dowden

Coming Clean Frankly Explores The 'Rules' Of Relationships

Theatre that isn't shy.

 ★★★☆☆
On Stage
By James FitzGerald

Shackleton And His Stowaway Is A Tale Of Glorious Failure

At the Park Theatre.

 ★★★☆☆
On Stage
By Paul Ewing

Scrounger Wheels Disability Discrimination Into The Spotlight At Finborough Theatre

A sharp and incisive piece on how discrimination affects disabled people.

 ★★★★☆
On Stage
By Mike Clarke

La Bohème Is A Bohemian Rhapsody In Covent Garden

Richard Jones takes on Puccini.

 ★★★★☆
On Stage
By Franco Milazzo

Lexicon Has High-Flying Hijinks Galore

London's number one circus venue delivers again.

 ★★★★☆
On Stage
By Johnny Fox

Flannelled Fools And Farcical Flappers: The Boy Friend At Menier Chocolate Factory

It seems to have escaped almost everyone involved that it was intended as a satire.

★★★☆☆
On Stage
By Will Tizard

Love Is A Battleground In Ellams’ Three Sisters At National Theatre

Brave, deeply human heroines connect with Chekhov’s original characters in a world just as doomed.

 ★★★★☆
On Stage
By Neil Dowden

Frozen Relationships Thaw In Christmas Drama Snowflake

An entertaining, heartwarming show.

 ★★★☆☆
On Stage
By Johnny Fox

Curtains The Musical Needs To Pull Itself Together

Lacking the stylish way of the original.

 ★★★☆☆
On Stage
By Will Tizard

Who Needs A Manger When A Neurotic Reindeer Will Do? The Nativity Panto At King's Head Theatre

Fresh, snappy and snarky, this holiday Vaudeville warms the cockles

 ★★★★☆