North West End

“The Bridge portrays a gruelling bureaucratic nightmare in an intimate, darkly funny and deeply human story.”

“It was a neat bow on top of a stellar play.”

“The Revlon Girl is a moving, thoughtful, and beautifully performed play about grief, community, and the difficult business of carrying on after unimaginable loss.”

“While the foundations of this project are strong, the piece in the whole feels a little underpowered and inconsistent in what is certainly a tricky play to mount.”

“Brown's remarkable stage presence, combined with the suspense and uncertainty woven throughout the show, creates an evening that is as thought-provoking as it is entertaining.”

“It's a charming, funny, surprising and heartfelt production that leaves the audience with plenty of emotional jolts, both happy and sad.”

“Baby is often very funny and deeply touching, carried by a performance that makes its small stage feel alive with possibility.”

“With a continuously reconfiguring set and a stellar cast, Jane Eyre is a dazzling exploration of forgiveness and resilience.”

“Ugly Bucket masterfully uses fast-paced clowning and high-energy physical theatre to translate these heavy, verbatim testimonies into a visceral, visually arresting experience.”

“This new adaptation by Conor McPherson has arrived at the Harold Pinter Theatre with a stellar cast, Stephen Mangan as Lopakhin, Kristen Scott Thomas as Lyubov Andreevna (Luba) and Ruby Bentall as Sharlotta.”

“If you love musicals, you have to see this show, and if you don’t love musicals, then you still have to see this show.”

“‘Who Killed Marilyn?’ is a creative and engaging way of telling a familiar story, with enough intrigue to make its destination feel worth waiting for, with the sensation of mentally turning another page, eager to discover where the next disclosure would lead.”

“Wilson's Fences is a respectful, well-acted take on a landmark play.”

“Warm, polished and consistently well performed, 'From the Heart' offers both an affectionate portrait of its subject and a rewarding evening of song.”

“It's alive and breathing but I'm not sure on where the journey really took me and placed me at the end.”

“With an incredibly talented cast, atmospheric live music and a story that stays with you long after the curtain falls, this is a production that deserves to be experienced.”

“What The Animals Say is an entertaining, foul-mouthed and frequently hilarious two-hander, elevated by two committed performances.”

“Parts of it work well, other parts are disjointed and are ultimately unsatisfying in how they carry the plot forward.”

“But witnessing is not necessarily theatre.”

“‘The Last Ship’ is an impressive technical achievement with excellent work from Morrison, Bennett and McNamee.”

“The Urmetazoan ultimately becomes less about whether humanity can survive on another planet and more about what we carry with us when we leave someone behind.”

“Three Men in a Boat is quite close to a comedic masterpiece that shines in every aspect – music, stage design, direction, puppetry and, of course, comedy.”

“It had the feeling of an undergraduate production wanting to be outrageous but lacking any original ideas.”

“This is a career-defining performance from Tilda Swinton and, hopefully, an indication of more stage work to follow.”

“Million Dollar Quartet captures the essence of this remarkable story with creativity, energy and real flair.”

“Fire Fire is an impressively crafted production... the play does not reduce climate action to a simple question of right and wrong.”

“Wilkinson is a skilled writer and Night City has sharp and hilarious one liners throughout, but the play felt more complex than it needed to be.”

“For a story about one of the twentieth century's greatest composers, this feels like a missed opportunity.”

“With clever staging and a mesmerising performance, Jeeves Takes Charge is full of laughs from beginning to end.”

“Mischief Comedy’s latest theatrical assault on the funny bone is riotously entertaining, breathtakingly well executed and, quite simply, one of the funniest shows I have seen in a very long time.”

“I smiled my way through this production and there were moments of awe.”

“Matthew Bourne’s ‘The Car Man’ at the Sheffield Lyceum is utterly stupendous.”

“In The Gruffalo , Tall Stories successfully capture the magical warmth of the original book while creating an enchanting piece of children’s theatre that will bring a big smile to grown up faces too.”

“Springwood is a play with an interesting premise that doesn’t quite work.”

“The sword fighting sequences designed by Bethan Clark took my breath away: it would be worth seeing the production just for these.”

“This production sadly felt a little bit too ‘corny’ and repetitive in places, plus lacked a real sense of depth, characterisation and charisma.”

“The humour is on point and never dragged out.”

“Monsoon proves themself to be an exceptional dramatic performer, embodying Garland with remarkable precision.”

“Overall, this production feels fresh dynamic and unique in its delivery.”

“Despite a few irregularities within the prose, Winsome Pinnock's The Authenticator is an 'illuminating' and thought-provoking play.”

“This play is beautifully crafted by Stella Powell-Jones with edge, wit and precision.”

“While Mates in Chelsea is an entertaining watch, it struggles to find purpose.”

“A fusion of farce, panto-type jokes, physical comedy, all with a bit of Dickens, Brief Expectations is ingenious and hilarious in equal measure, a must-see for a great night out.”

“A great musical expertly done with laugh out moments.”