Reviews

Read the latest theatre reviews of plays, musicals, dance, opera and cabaret—covering the West End, London fringe, regional UK and international productions. Our expert critics offer in-depth insights on the most talked-about shows across the performing arts.

Road review

“Timely, shattering revival”

Road review

Royal Exchange, Manchester

Selina Cartmell’s revival of Jim Cartwright’s 40-year-old debut, starring Lucy Beaumont, Johnny Vegas and Shobna Gulati, zooms in on the tragedy of this bleakly poetic play

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind review

“Powerful potential”

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind review

Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon

The Battle review

“Playful but inert Blur vs Oasis comedy”

The Battle review

Birmingham Rep

Macbeth review

“Gamely piles on different ideas”

Macbeth review

Hull Truck Theatre

Saint Joan review

“Distinctive take”

Saint Joan review

Citizens Theatre, Glasgow

Deep Azure review

“Relentlessly imaginative”

Deep Azure review

Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, Shakespeare’s Globe, London

Dracula review

“Lacks bite”

Dracula review

Noël Coward Theatre, London

Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny review

“Makes a fair shot of balancing stylistic incongruity”

Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny review

London Coliseum

After Miss Julie review

“Plenty of purposeful movement”

After Miss Julie review

Park Theatre, London

The Human Voice review

“Supreme performance skills”

The Human Voice review

The Lyric Theatre, Belfast

Who Let the Gods Out review

“Seamless and pacy”

Who Let the Gods Out review

Polka Theatre, London

Ballet Icons Gala

“Glittering”

Ballet Icons Gala

London Coliseum

Sweetmeats review

“Full of smart contradictions and small subversions”

Sweetmeats review

Bush Theatre, London

Giselle review

“Marianela Núñez and William Bracewell are breathtaking”

Giselle review

Royal Opera House, London

1.17am, or until the words run out review

“Nothing here is trite or easily solved”

1.17am, or until the words run out review

Finborough Theatre, London

Shadowlands review

“Heart-warming, but lacks punch”

Shadowlands review

Aldwych Theatre, London

Cynthia Erivo in Dracula at the Noël Coward Theatre – review round-up

Review Round-Ups

Cynthia Erivo in Dracula at the Noël Coward Theatre – review round-up

Shadowlands starring Hugh Bonneville at the Aldwych Theatre – review round-up

Shadowlands starring Hugh Bonneville at the Aldwych Theatre – review round-up

Man and Boy at the National Theatre – review round-up

Arcadia at the Old Vic, London - review round-up

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Noël Coward Theatre, London

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind review

Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon

Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny review

London Coliseum

Deep Azure review

Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, Shakespeare’s Globe, London

Shadowlands review

Aldwych Theatre, London

The Human Voice review

The Lyric Theatre, Belfast

The Battle review

Birmingham Rep

After Miss Julie review

Park Theatre, London

Saint Joan review

Citizens Theatre, Glasgow

Road review

Royal Exchange, Manchester

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