Franco Milazzo

“The heartfelt acting among a capable cast is let down both the songbook and the script.”

“An independent director may have lopped a good half-hour off the running time without detriment to the play.”

“It's an alluring performance that moulds itself around a challenging script.”

“Ayckbourn struck gold with this play and its riches shine just as brightly now.”

“Now You See Me Live is only a magic show in one sense of the word.”

“McDermott takes fractured storylines and fractured thoughts and, like kintsugi, creates a whole (using not gold paint as the Japanese do) but an endearing sense of hope for the future.”

“Choose the genius immersive play that blows away this self-serving spin-off that any self-respecting Scot would likely label 'pure shite'.”

“Sheader’s production has earned its confidence the hard way, across a decade and several postcodes, and this latest stop is worth catching on the strength of everything around its reluctant, golden-voiced centre.”

“Despite all that, and factoring in a running time of close to three hours, the man and his motivations remain frustratingly opaque.”

“War Horse still holds up as an uplifting night out.”

“What you are left with is a production that is less than the sum of its parts.”

“The show suddenly becomes as fresh as ever.”

“In a city spoiled for theatrical hauntings, Paranormal Activity struggles to justify itself beyond brand recognition and a famous name above the title.”

“Even with its unpromising title, this really is a remarkable piece of work despite being crafted from the same loathsome material as the average West End musical: sentimentality.”

“Whether this coincidence is by chance or something else, it speaks to the relative lack of dramatic creativity in Inter Alia, at least in contrast to its famous predecessor.”

“Every possible source of humour is mined good and hard and yet it feels that - with the exception of the opening sequence - no barrels are being scraped.”

“The Mongol Khan invades the West End's biggest theatre with a show sure to set tongues wagging.”

“Hussain’s splatter gun approach to obvious societal evils makes some intriguing points but misses more than it hits, especially in the early parts of Word-Play.”

“With irresistible performances and inspired staging, this has the potential to send London a little crazy this summer.”

“The opportunity to ditch the highly underwhelming book with its strained dialogue and daft plot has been missed and the show is the worse for it.”

“Van Hove's direction is generally nothing to write home about here but there's a saving grace metaphorically (and literally) at the death.”

“In terms of sheer unadulterated fun, Moulin Rouge! The Musical is hard to beat.”