Category: West End Reviews
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West End theatre review – The London Coliseum Fresh off a successful UK tour and 7 years since it was last on the West End, Kinky Boots is strutting back on to stage for a limited run at the London Coliseum – from 17th March until 11th July 2026. Starring Strictly pro Johannes Radebe as Lola and Matt Cardle as Charlie…
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West End Theatre review – The Adelphi Theatre (PR/Gifted) Coming off the back of its highly acclaimed 2024 studio cast album, Rosie: A New Musical came to the West End for a semi- staged one night only concert – and from the synopsis and the cast involved, it promised to be a spectacular evening. However, despite the strong…
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West End Theatre Review – Theatre Royal Haymarket Playing at the Theatre Royal Haymarket from 29th January until 18th April, The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry is a hilariously funny musical that tugs at the heartstrings, and makes you think about how life should be lived. It is a journey of self-discovery, an exploration of grief – and ultimately,…
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West End Theatre Review – The Cambridge Theatre Every month the Olivier award winning Showstopper! takes over the Cambridge Theatre on the West End, and with help from the audience, the cast improvise an entire musical. This means everything: from the songs and plot to the music and lighting is completely made up on the stage –…
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West End Theatre Review – The Adelphi Theatre This Olivier Award winning musical, directed by John Rando (Mr Saturday Night), is playing at the Adelphi Theatre until 12th April 2026, and Great Scott! If you haven’t done so, this musical should be one that you go to see before it is too late! Much like the…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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,…
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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…
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