Alex Wood

“A production that has lost none of its magic.”

“Sting gives a spirited performance as the illness-riddled foreman Jackie White, bringing his real-life experience living in Wallsend and landing the show some-much needed heart.”

“A play written in the 1980s speaks loudly today and makes another fine addition to the Royal Court’s 70th anniversary season.”

“It's an odd night of theatre, but their presence makes it a thrilling one.”

“Adrian Lester delivers his best performance in donkeys’ years as Cyrano, at times playfully camp, other times sardonically steely as the tragic hero.”

“It means the show is constantly an amusing ride, but never really flashes its teeth.”

“It’s a bold, essential piece of theatre that the West End should always look to have on its stages.”

“The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry is a rare beast: a musical that asks you to feel deeply without ever making you feel foolish for doing so.”

“This autumn it’s a sure-fire comedy cracker for all seasons.”

“It’s uneven, yet relentlessly arresting. Sahota must be commended for her ambition here – the landing may not be perfect, but the sequence of flourishes certainly wows.”

“Where Soleimanpour’s text really shines is its place at the heart of in-the-round West End space @sohoplace – the cauldron-shaped auditorium allows the audience to feel complicit, communally engaged and unavoidably linked to Mohammed’s antics.”

“The material itself still has shortcomings – its treatment of mental illness feels more slapdash and non-...”

“All in all, it amounts to a killer addition to the musical pantheon.”

“Two Strangers is as good a night out in the West End as you can get.”

“There may be mighty players, but this occasionally feels like less than the sum of its parts.”

“Provoking fevered reactions – many audible gasps or sobs were heard after a variety of plot beats – while being resolutely, brazenly assured in its craft, makes Standing at the Sky’s Edge a towering feat of contemporary musical theatre.”

“At the end of it all – it’s not hard to imagine this charming the pants off a mainstream theatregoing audience – with tunes to delight and a cockle-warming account of a vastly successful occasion.”