Category: Theatre review

Posted in Cabaret Live Music Theatre review

Review: Tosh Wanogho-Maud – Songs + Stories, Piano Smithfield

A bit of cabaret for me with Tosh Wanogho-Maud’s really rather excellent Songs + Stories “Something I’m…

Posted in Dave Malloy Lucy Kirkwood Musicals National Theatre Theatre Theatre review

Review: The Witches, National Theatre

Lucy Kirkwood and Dave Malloy’s riotous musical take on The Witches is a spectacular success at the…

Posted in Bush Theatre Theatre Theatre review

Review: Feeling Afraid As If Something Terrible Is Going To Happen, Bush Theatre

Samuel Barnett is spectacular in Marcelo Dos Santos’ excellent Feeling Afraid As If Something Terrible Is Going…

Posted in Orange Tree Theatre Theatre Theatre review

Review: She Stoops to Conquer, Orange Tree Theatre

A beautifully judged festive treat – She Stoops to Conquer is a rolicking good time at the…

Posted in Theatre Theatre review Timberlake Wertenbaker West End

Review: The Mongol Khan, London Coliseum

A supersized Mongolian epic arrives at London Coliseum in The Mongol Khan “Was she impregnated by some…

Posted in Kiln Theatre Musicals Theatre Theatre review

Review: Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York), Kiln Theatre

Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) has great performances at the Kiln Theatre but stretches…

Posted in LGBTQ+ Theatre Theatre review West End

Review: Backstairs Billy, Duke of York’s Theatre

Penelope Wilton is resplendent as the Queen Mother in new comedy Backstairs Billy at the Duke of…

Posted in Kenneth Branagh Shakespeare Theatre Theatre review West End

Review: King Lear, Wyndham’s Theatre

Kenneth Branagh’s would-be bold reimagining of King Lear is a real disappointment at the Wyndham’s Theatre “Men…

Posted in Shakespeare Theatre Theatre review Turbine Theatre

Review: ShakeItUp – The Improvised Shakespeare Show, Turbine Theatre

You couldn’t make it up…except they do! ShakeItUp: The Improvised Shakespeare Show makes for an entertaining hour…