Aliya Al-Hassan

“It’s fun, flashy, and has magical moments.”

“To Kill a Mockingbird is a brilliant production for all audiences.”

“Lipman is a delight to watch in this nostalgic and touching play.”

“This is theatre and theatrical invention at its finest.”

“An entertaining night out, but not a memorable one.”

“The script is intelligent and often very funny, but also there are some slow-moving sections to the dialogue, which occasionally comes across as clunky.”

“Rude, crude and totally unsuitable for children; it's great to have it back.”

“There’s much to enjoy in this production, but it needs to be more focused to authenticate its own identity.”

“Manville is magnificent and really gets her teeth into the woman who is both cruel and highly manipulative.”

“The production is a technical feat, but is so caught up in its own cleverness that it forgets one of the most intrinsic appeals of theatre; to connect an actor to an audience through their live presence on stage.”

“Kavanaugh's direction feels a little pedestrian overall, despite much use of the revolve, but this is a slow-burner of a production. Plodding in parts, but ultimately devastating.”

“Funny, affecting and tender, The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry is a production that unashamedly pulls on every emotion to touch the hardest of hearts.”

“Carrie Cracknell's magnificent revival has huge amounts of humour and heart, which is not always a given with Stoppard's work.”

“She now returns to the Duke of York's stage in truly compelling form as Susan.”

“It's quite a combination, but Patrick Marber's production is a sparkling, comedic masterpiece.”

“The songs come thick and fast and are all a delight.”

“It is a deft and masterful achievement.”

“Fun, frothy and outrageous, it may be just too silly for some, often feeling like going on some sort of psychedelic trip into the chaotically fevered mind of delirious panto dame.”

“The production is distinctly lacking in memorable tunes or truly witty lines.”

“But overall, the production fails to rise above feeling contrived: it doesn't ring true that Manuel fails to ask Irene to leave as soon he tires of her and it also seems odd that Irene herself would run to the door, but not actually leave when things take on a more sinister tone.”

“Poetic and poignant, this potentially great revival feels a little too uneven to soar.”