Reviews

  • Here There Are Blueberries – Review

    There are evenings in the theatre when applause feels almost inappropriate — not because the work has been ineffective, but because clapping seems too tidy a response to what you’ve just absorbed. Here There Are Blueberries at Theatre Royal Stratford East is one of those evenings. Read more

  • Shadowlands – Review

    Shadowlands – Review

    At the Aldwych Theatre, Shadowlands unfolds with a quiet confidence that feels almost radical. There is no spectacle here, no emotional overstatement. Read more

  • The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry – Review

    The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry – Review

    Last night’s press night for The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry at the Theatre Royal Haymarket confirmed what many had hoped: a genuinely moving, joyously theatrical and deeply affecting new musical that honours Rachel Joyce’s beloved novel while making its own bold, imaginative leaps. From belly laughs to quiet tears — often within minutes of… Read more

  • American Psycho – Review

    American Psycho at the Almeida Theatre is as slick, unsettling and darkly exhilarating as Bret Easton Ellis’s notorious novel, and as culturally incisive as the cult film that followed. Read more

  • Playboy of the Western World – Review

    The Playboy of the Western World, originally written for the stage by John Millington Synge and first performed in 1907, this three-act Hibernian-English play is an Irish classic. Though its debut was met with protests and riots, the play’s exploration of Ireland’s rich history makes it well-suited for a large-scale production. Read more

  • Embrace – Review

    EMBRACE is a bold, tender, and strikingly assured debut from Glitter Bloke Productions that announces the arrival of an exciting new voice in queer theatre. At its heart, EMBRACE understands something deeply true: that coming out, grief, desire, and intimacy can feel profoundly isolating, even when we know others are living through the same moments alongside… Read more