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Avenue Q  There’s something almost refreshing in several of the jaunty-sounding songs
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Billy Elliot  The greatest British musical I have ever seen (Telegraph); Enjoyable (Independent)
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Blood Brothers  Believable acting, fantastic delivery and brilliant direction all made for a truly memorable night out.
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Chicago  Delectable feast of wit, fun, nostalgia music and songs (Evening Standard); Hot revival with plenty of sass (Stage) more... |
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Grease  How under-sexed, how under-done and under par (Evening Standard); Unaffecting production, as a jukebox masquerading as a musical. (Independent) more... |
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Hair  Rather old hat (Londontheatre.co.uk); A vibrant, joyous piece of living theatre (Guardian); Theatrical bliss (Telegraph); Exhilarating (Times) more... |
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Into the Woods  Splendid (Londontheatre.co.uk); Oscillates between excellence and mediocritye (Guardian); Casts a pretty potent spell (Telegraph) more... |
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Jersey Boys  This piece remains very much a jukebox musical (Stage); Slickly animated production (Evening Standard) more... |
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Legally Blonde  Mediocre (Londontheatre.co.uk);Enjoyable from start to finish (Independent); Energetic and amusing (Standard); Fun (Times)
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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... |
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Love Never Dies  A great night out (Londontheatre.co.uk); Much to enjoy (Guardian); Dismally implausible plot (Times); Lloyd Webber’s finest show since original Phantom (Telegraph)
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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)
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Oliver!  A cracking night of tuneful entertainment (Telegraph); A masterpiece is restored, but not in its fullest glory (Independent)
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Sister Act  More enjoyable on stage than it did on film (Daily Telegraph); A rather sweet, sentimental film has been hyped up, coarsened... (Times)
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Sweet Charity  There's little to fault here in production terms. What lets it down is the book. (Londontheatre.co.uk); A joy (Telegraph); An ingratiating, exuberant show (Standard) more... |
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Wicked  Witty, enjoyable (Telegraph); I enjoyed very little (Independent)
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All My Sons  Mesmerising (Londontheatre.co.uk); Stunning production (Telegraph); It is time to bring out the superlatives (Guardian)
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Danton's Death  A fascinating play, but it never became truly compelling (Londontheatre.co.uk); Thrilling production (Telegraph)
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Earthquakes in London  Spectacular production (Telegraph); Frequently mesmerising (Evening Standard); Generally engrossing (Guardian)
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Ghost Stories It's about as scary as an afternoon in the park with Bambi (londontheatre.co.uk)
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Henry IV Parts 1 & 2 Highly enjoyable and immensely watchable particularly because of Roger Allam's thoughtful, compelling and distinctive performance..
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The Mousetrap The story, whilst sensational and full of silly coincidences, is actually quite good. (londontheatre.co.uk)
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The Prince of Homburg  Lucid, often beautifully lyrical new version (Daily Telegraph); The highly-strung wit of Kleist’s verse is lost in a welter of rhetoric."(Evening Standard)
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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)
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La Bete  Sparkles with intelligent wit (Londontheatre.co.uk); Intelligent production (Guardian); Begins brilliantly only to turn dismally flat (Telegraph)
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Educating Rita  The partnership in this intimate and intriguing two-hander works well on many levels. (Londontheatre.co.uk)
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Prisoner of Second Avenue  It's amusing and enjoyable (Londontheatre.co.uk); What the evening delivers in clever one-liners, it lacks in corresponding emotional thoroughness (Telegraph)
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Shirley Valentine Meera Syal's performance is totally absorbing...an entertaining and enjoyable play (Londontheatre.co.uk)
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