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Read in-depth reviews of West End shows, offering expert opinions and audience reactions to the latest theatre performances.

Othello at the Theatre Royal Haymarket Review: Trust Issues, Toxic Men, and Toby Jones as the OG Traitor

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Othello at the Theatre Royal Haymarket Review: Trust Issues, Toxic Men, and Toby Jones as the OG Traitor

Tom Morris's Othello takes a classic, unembellished approach — no modern-day updates, no flashy r...

5 Nov, 2025 | By Hay Brunsdon

Wendy and Peter Pan review: A grown-up fairytale that grabs you - Hook, line, and sinker

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Wendy and Peter Pan review: A grown-up fairytale that grabs you - Hook, line, and sinker

First staged by the RSC in 2013 and now flying high at the Barbican, Wendy and Peter Pan by Ella ...

29 Oct, 2025 | By Sian McBride

Mary Page Marlowe review: Fragmented, funny, and full of heart

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Mary Page Marlowe review: Fragmented, funny, and full of heart

“It feels like a different person was going through that,” it’s a thought most of us have felt, e...

13 Oct, 2025 | By Sian McBride

Review Roundup: What are the critics saying about Mary Page Marlowe?

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Review Roundup: What are the critics saying about Mary Page Marlowe?

Mary Page Marlowe marks Oscar winner Susan Sarandon’s long-awaited West End debut and reunites no...

9 Oct, 2025 | By Sian McBride

The Importance of Being Earnest (Noël Coward Theatre) Review

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The Importance of Being Earnest (Noël Coward Theatre) Review

High energy, high camp, and fabulously unhinged: Wilde’s wit is fully unbuttoned

There’s clear...

1 Oct, 2025 | By Hay Brunsdon

Clarkston review: A tender, and heart-breaking journey of self-acceptance

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Clarkston review: A tender, and heart-breaking journey of self-acceptance

Samuel D. Hunter has a gift for capturing the quiet ache of everyday lives. Continuing the themes...

26 Sep, 2025 | By Sian McBride

Review Roundup: What are the critics saying about The Weir?

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Review Roundup: What are the critics saying about The Weir?

Set in a rural Irish pub, The Weir explores the quiet, mysterious rhythms of everyday life as a g...

22 Sep, 2025 | By Hay Brunsdon