Romeo and Juliet review
Transported into a sharp-suited, effortlessly chic 1950's Verona, Kenneth Branagh's latest Shakespearean offering packs a promising punch. Choosing a starry cast to tell the star-crossed lovers tale, Branagh's Romeo and Juliet is quite unlike other versions of the tragic classic, in a way that...
The Comedy About A Bank Robbery review
Continuing their takeover of the West End, Mischief Theatre prove once again that they are well worthy of their Olivier Award, with The Comedy About a Bank Robbery stealing the hearts, and laughs, of London. Whilst The Play That Goes Wrong books into its third year, it seems the LAMDA graduates...
Show Boat review
After a hugely successful run at the Sheffield Crucible, Daniel Evans' revival of the marvellous musical Show Boat sailed into the New London Theatre. Opening for previews on April 9th, Show Boat enjoyed an official press night on April 25th. Already impressing audiences and critics alike, the...
Doctor Faustus review
Jamie Lloyd's revamped version of Doctor Faustus is a strong case of not getting what is advertised on the tin, or in this case, the poster. In fact, it's a case of not getting what you asked for and definitely not getting what you wanted. Lloyd’s Faustus is a production that rides on...
Show Boat review
After a successful run at the Sheffield Crucible, Hammerstein musical Show Boat sails into the New London Theatre with all of the grace and gusto that the West End needs. Following the departure of the highly acclaimed War Horse, the musical has big shoes to fill in the expansive venue. Although...
Sunset Boulevard review
Dramatic, delusional and diva-esque are just some ways to describe Norma Desmond, the protagonist in the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical Sunset Boulevard. Hollywood icon Glenn Close plays the fictional fallen star with perfection, as she makes her West End debut at the London Coliseum. Based on the...
NotMoses review
On paper, NotMoses sounds like the perfect comedy; a wailing baby is cast back into the Nile by a Princess, in favour of a quieter kid. One becomes Prince Moses, whilst the other becomes NotMoses, a disgruntled slave at the receiving end of every joke. There’s potential there, partly because...
Motown the Musical review
Even with a list of supporting characters including the likes of Gladys Knight, Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder and Jackie Wilson, there’s no mistaking that the star of Motown the Musical is Berry Gordy, not least because he wrote the book to the show. As the founder of the Motown record label,...
Bad Jews review
Funerals tend to be a time when families are brought closer together. But not for this set of Jewish cousins… Bad Jews is comprised of only four cast members; Jewish brothers Liam and Jonah, Melody, Liam’s girlfriend, and Daphna, their handful of a cousin. A swish Manhattan studio apartment,...
Nell Gwynn review
Jessica Swale’s play Nell Gwynn was a big success for Shakespeare’s Globe last autumn, so it is of little surprise to see it transfer to the West End in the superb production directed by Christopher Luscombe. Full of warmth and real wit, an intelligence about the role of women in theatre and a...
