Category: West End Reviews

  • West End Theatre Review – The Gielgud Theatre Playing at the Gielgud Theatre until 4th October 2026, Oliver!, directed by Matthew Bourne (Mary Poppins)  comes to London after premiering at the Chichester Festival Theatre in 2024. It follows Charles Dickens’ story of Oliver, a young orphan, who grows up in a workhouse but then is sold to an undertaker…

  • West End Theatre Review – The Apollo Theatre As part of its tour, Mischief’s Christmas Carol Goes Wrong is playing at the Apollo Theatre from 6th December until 26th January, before going to Nottingham, Aylesbury, Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Canterbury. This show is written by Henry Lewis, Henry Shields, and Jonathan Sayer, and directed by Matt DiCarlo (Moulin Rouge). After…

  • West End Theatre Review – The Duchess Theatre As the last stop of their 2025 tour, Degrees of Error took over the Duchess Theatre for one night, to improvise a murder mystery play – and so of course, hilarity ensued.  Led by Agatha Crustie and Jerkins (an audience member who was chosen at random by…

  • Theatre Review – The National Theatre Written by Nima Taleghani and directed by Indhu Rubasingham (the first play that she has directed as the National Theatre’s new Artistic Director), this refreshing interpretation of The Bacchae follows Euripides’ classic tragedy whilst subtly injecting it with contemporary themes. Some more prominent than others, the timeless themes of feminism and masculinity,…

  • West End Theatre Review – Theatre Royal Haymarket A transfer from the National Theatre, Till the Stars Come Down is playing at the Royal Theatre Haymarket until the 27th September 2025.  Set on the day of Sylvia (Sinéad Matthews) and Marek (Julian Kostov)’s wedding, this play covers many themes – all of which make it very topical. At its…

  • West End Theatre Review – The Ambassadors Theatre Created and written by Jethro Compton and Darren Clark, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button initially played at the Southwark Playhouse and following a very successful run there, transferred to the Ambassador’s Theatre in October 2024.  At its core, this musical revolves around Benjamin Button as he…

  • West End Theatre Review – The Noel Coward Theatre Running in the Noel Coward Theatre until 5th September 2025, Mischief’s Comedy about Spies departs from their beloved ‘Goes Wrong’ genre and delves into something that is more akin to The Comedy about a Bank Robbery – their West End smash hit from 2016.   Directed by Matt DiCarlo (Play that Goes Wrong,…