This is the sort of play that was once a staple of the West End: a well-made, old-fashioned drama, full of heart and craft, that could open there 'cold', without a prior run in a subsidised or... Read more
London Theatre Reviews
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See what our reviewers thought about all the latest London theatre offerings with our full theatre reviews listings! From classic dramas to new musicals, our editorial team have written about what they loved and what they didn’t. View our London Theatre Guide reviews below or visit the reviews archive for closed shows.
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During one of the intervals for The Inheritance, newly transferred from the Young Vic where it premiered in March to the West End's Noel Coward Theatre, I ran into Martin Sherman, who wrote one of... Read more -
For the very first time, a theatre space has popped up inside one of the country’s grandest buildings: the Natural History Museum. Nestled between artefacts and exhibits is a new auditorium inside... Read more -
This production of Measure for Measure was programmed six months ago, as outgoing artistic director Josie Rourke’s penultimate production at the theatre. While it is a searing commentary about gender... Read more -
Originally premiered at Boston's Colonial Theatre in 1935 before transferring to Broadway's Alvin Theatre (now the Neil Simon), Porgy and Bess has its roots firmly in the traditions of musical... Read more -
Sir David Hare is effectively the house playwright of the National Theatre, now premiering his 17th original play there (plus adaptations of Lorca, Brecht and Pirandello). But we are observing the... Read more -
Not so much offering the height of a dramatic storm as a gentle, elusive breeze of a play, Florian Zeller's latest observant theatrical miniature of family relationships is full of studied - and... Read more -
Emma Rice staged Twelfth Night as her exit production from the main stage of Shakespeare's Globe last year after an all-too-brief tenure as its artistic director, and now Kwame Kwei-Armah chooses the... Read more -
Harold Pinter, who died 10 years ago, has had his work regularly produced at the theatre that since 2011 has born his name, formerly the Comedy on Panton Street, most recently with revivals of The... Read more -
The second part of the Pinter at the Pinter season of shorter works from the influential playwright's career sees season director Jamie Lloyd return to a pair of shorter, early plays The Collection... Read more
