London Theatre Reviews

Musical Reviews...

	Backbeat A highly watchable and generally well-crafted production.(Londontheatre.co.uk); This show left me bored and depressed. (Telegraph) more...

	Billy Elliot The greatest British musical I have ever seen (Telegraph); Enjoyable (Independent) more...

	Blood Brothers Believable acting, fantastic delivery and brilliant direction all made for a truly memorable night out. (Christopher George) more...

	Ghost The Musical Enthralling (Londontheatre.co.uk); Mostly lacks: heart and soul (Guardian) more...

	Jersey Boys This piece remains very much a jukebox musical (Stage); Slickly animated production (Evening Standard) more...

	Legally Blonde Mediocre (Londontheatre.co.uk);Enjoyable from start to finish (Independent); Energetic and amusing (Standard); Fun (Times) more...

	Les Miserables The whole production is a wonderful piece of musical theatre (Gary Mack) more...

	The Lion King This is a dazzling show with the heart of a lion (Telegraph); A beautiful dazzle of invention and imagination (Evening Standard) more...

	Mamma Mia! Don't go to the show expecting any gripping story line, just go with the mind of enjoying the songs, reminiscing and having a lot of fun. (londontheatre.co.uk) more...

	Matilda The Musical The best new British musical since Billy Elliot.(Telegraph); Cracking Christmas fun. (Londontheatre.co.uk). more...

	Phantom of the Opera Continues to wow audiences and cast its magical spell. (Gary Mack) more...

	Rock of Ages A fun, though undemanding, night out (Londontheatre.co.uk); unpleasant pile of theatrical poo. more...

	Shrek The Musical Entertaining (Londontheatre.co.uk); Likeable mixture of wit and humanity (Telegraph); Lacks memorable tunes (Guardian); Energetically amusing (Daily Mail) more...

	Thriller Live A great night out (Daily Telegraph); Immensely enjoyable (Independent) more...

	We Will Rock You A super high energy show (londontheatre.co.uk); A trite and tacky storyline (Independent) more...

	Wicked Witty, enjoyable (Telegraph); I enjoyed very little (Independent) more...

	Wizard of Oz A soullessly efficient production (Telegraph); Exhilarating new production (Independent) more...

Drama Reviews...

	Collaborators Dream-casting of Alex Jennings and Simon Russell Beale as a Stalin (Telepraph), Has a quirky vitality (Guardian). more...

	Freedom (Fringe) There are moments of inventive humour, these are insufficient to compensate for either the lack of momentum, or character and plot development.. (Londontheatre.co.uk). more...

	Juno and the Paycock There is much here to applaud. (Independent); A creditable and enjoyable revival (Londontheatre.co.uk). more...

	King John It is the sheer quality of this production that makes Shakespeare's work shine. (Londontheatre.co.uk). more...

	Man In The Middle (Fringe) Intriguing and, at times, quite riveting. (Londontheatre.co.uk); Worth a wiki-look. (Telegraph). more...

	The Madness Of George III A very fine performance by David Haig (Londontheatre.co.uk); Haig is simply magnificent (Telegraph) more...

	The Mousetrap The story, whilst sensational and full of silly coincidences, is actually quite good. (londontheatre.co.uk) more...

	The Pitmen Painters Moving and, in many ways inspirational.(Londontheatre.co.uk); Deeply moving and continuously entertaining (Telegraph). more...

	Richard II A beautiful and moving production (Telegraph); A Richard II that has many virtues (Guardian). more...

	Sense & Sensibility (Fringe) Helen Tennison's production is both creative and inventive (Londontheatre.co.uk). more...

	Three Days In May The play proves both riveting and moving(Telepraph); It is very watchable(Londontheatre.co.uk) more...

	Travelling Light Mildly entertaining, but not very much else. (Londontheatre.co.uk); The show is often inventive and amusing (Telegraph). more...

	War Horse Genius isn't too strong a word to describe this astonishing production (Daily Telegraph); Be sure not to miss this stunning show (The Times) more...

	The Woman in Black A brilliant thriller that is a must see! (londontheatre.co.uk) more...

Comedy Reviews...

	The Comedy Of Errors As the National’s fun alternative to Christmas shows, this hits the spot (FT); Engaging, well-paced and good fun (Londontheatre.co.uk). more...

	The Ladykillers The show works and, at its considerable best, works triumphantly (Telegraph); Works very well as a slapstick farce. (Guardian). more...

	Noises Off The show works and, at its considerable best, works triumphantly (Telegraph); Works very well as a slapstick farce. (Guardian). more...

	She Stoops to Conquer Great deal to admire and applaud (Londontheatre.co.uk); Fresh, spirited and often blissfully funny staging (Telegraph) more...