London Theatre Reviews

'After Sunday' review — this strong debut play addresses male mental health with humanity, empathy and humour

Read our review of Sophie Griffin's drama After Sunday, now in performances at the Bush Theatre to 20 December.

'The Hunger Games' review — this new stage version of the epic dystopian tale lacks cohesion and spectacle

Read our review of The Hunger Games, starring Mia Carragher as Katniss Everdeen, now in performances at the Troubadour Canary Wharf Theatre to 25 October 2026.

'Coven' review — this stirring new musical puts a feminist spin on 17th-century witch trials

Read our review of Coven, starring Gabrielle Brooks, Allyson Ava-Brown, Shiloh Coke and Diana Vickers, now in performances at the Kiln Theatre to 13 December.

'Romeo a Juliet' review — this trailblazing Welsh-language production makes Shakespeare's tragedy sing anew

Read our review of Romeo a Juliet, directed by Steffan Donnelly, now in performances at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse to 8 November.

'The Makropulos Case' review — Katie Mitchell brings multimedia and feminist revisionism to this bold expressionist opera

Read our review of Leoš Janáček’s The Makropulos Case, now in performances at the Royal Opera House to 21 November.

'Othello' review — David Harewood's hotheaded general has a wonderfully wicked scene partner in Toby Jones

Read our review of Shakespeare's tragedy Othello, directed by Tom Morris, now in performances at the Theatre Royal Haymarket to 17 January 2026.

'Dead Man Walking' review — this extraordinary contemporary opera has the force of a thunderclap

Read our review of Dead Man Walking, starring Christine Rice and Michael Mayes, now in performances at the London Coliseum to 18 November.

'The Line of Beauty' review — Alan Hollinghurst's literary epic comes to the stage tingling with ache and allure

Read our review of The Line of Beauty, directed by Michael Grandage, now in performances at the Almeida Theatre to 29 November.

'Wendy & Peter Pan' review — this rip-roaring adventure sprinkled with fairy dust is a spectacular family treat

Read our review of the Royal Shakespeare Company's Wendy & Peter Pan, now in performances at the Barbican to 22 November.

'The Assembled Parties' review — this elegantly elegiac family drama is a heartfelt study of mortality

Read our review of The Assembled Parties, starring Tracy-Ann Oberman and Jennifer Westfeldt, now in performances at the Hampstead Theatre to 22 November.