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

Fizzing with fun: Plied and Prejudice keeps spirits high

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Fizzing with fun: Plied and Prejudice keeps spirits high

It’s a vermouth universally acknowledged that liquor and literature go hand in hand. From F. Scot...

18 Aug, 2025 | By Sian McBride

A Man For All Season review: More than worth seeing

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A Man For All Season review: More than worth seeing

Lawyer, judge, social philosopher, author, statesman, theologian, and noted Renaissance humanist:...

13 Aug, 2025 | By Sian McBride

Every Brilliant Thing (@sohoplace) Review: Life-affirming, heartwarming and poignant

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Every Brilliant Thing (@sohoplace) Review: Life-affirming, heartwarming and poignant

Going to the theatre One-man plays Plays that successfully mix pathos with ...

8 Aug, 2025 | By Hay Brunsdon

Good Night, Oscar at the Barbican Review: Sean Hayes Stuns in a Haunting Portrait of Genius and Collapse

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Good Night, Oscar at the Barbican Review: Sean Hayes Stuns in a Haunting Portrait of Genius and Collapse

Most modern audiences won’t know the name Oscar Levant—once a household figure famed for his dazz...

7 Aug, 2025 | By Hay Brunsdon

Saving Mozart review: A modern classic that doesn’t miss a beat

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Saving Mozart review: A modern classic that doesn’t miss a beat

The concert album dropped online three years ago, but the new songs, which use Mozart's music as ...

6 Aug, 2025 | By Sian McBride

A Role to Die For review: A farcical romp that has a license to thrill

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A Role to Die For review: A farcical romp that has a license to thrill

It feels like we’ve been waiting 007 million years to find out who will be the next Bond. With ca...

1 Aug, 2025 | By Sian McBride

Review Roundup: What are the Critics saying about Oliver!

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Review Roundup: What are the Critics saying about Oliver!

Lionel Bart's Oliver! has had audiences asking for more after the award-winning musical returned ...

30 Jul, 2025 | By Rebecca Young