Familiar territory revisited with humour and pathos: Laura Gilbert reviews Ian Hislop and Nick Newman’s play about a satirical newspaper in WWI.
West End & Central
28 March 2017
Reviews • West End & Central
Review: Don Juan in Soho at Wyndham’s Theatre
Wyndham's Theatre ⋄ Until 10 June 2017
By Eleanor Turney
An absolute bastard, but a charming one: Eleanor Turney reviews David Tennant in Patrick Marber’s update of Molière.
27 March 2017
Reviews • West End & Central
Review: Roman Tragedies at the Barbican
Barbican Theatre ⋄ 17 - 19 March 2017
By Rafaella Marcus
Raw and new and believable: Rafaella Marcus and David Ralf team up to produce a long-form review of Ivo van Hove’s six-hour Roman Tragedies.
24 March 2017
Reviews • West End & Central
Review: Love In Idleness at the Menier Chocolate Factory
Menier Chocolate Factory ⋄ 10 March - 29 April 2017
By Brendan Macdonald
Caught between a weighty Rattigan drama and a fizzy feel-good farce: Brendan Macdonald reviews Trevor Nunn’s combining of Less than Kind and Love in Idleness.
23 March 2017
Reviews • West End & Central
Review: The Kid Stays In The Picture at the Royal Court
Royal Court, Jerwood Downstairs ⋄ 11 March - 8 April 2017
By Holly Williams
“The artifice of attempting to recreate a life is laid bare” in Simon McBurney’s staging of Robert Evans’ biography. Review by Holly Williams.
22 March 2017
Reviews • West End & Central
Review: An American In Paris at the Dominion Theatre
Dominion Theatre ⋄ 4 March - 30 September 2017
By Rosemary Waugh
A musical for ballet fans: Rosemary Waugh reviews the London premiere of An American In Paris.
14 March 2017
Reviews • West End & Central
Review: Julie Cunningham Double Bill at the Barbican
Barbican Pit ⋄ 8 - 11 March 2017
By Ka Bradley
From ‘anarcho-punk ballet’ onwards: Ka Bradley reviews a double bill from Julie Cunningham and Company.
13 March 2017
Reviews • West End & Central
Review: Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead at The Old Vic
Old Vic ⋄ 25 February - 29 April 2017
By Rosemary Waugh
When Harry met Daniel met Tom: Rosemary Waugh reviews the 50th anniversary production of Tom Stoppard’s riff on Hamlet.
13 March 2017
Reviews • West End & Central
Review: The Miser at the Garrick Theatre
Garrick Theatre ⋄ 1 March - 3 June 2017
By Amelia Forsbrook
Hits the contemporary spot: Amelia Forsbrook reviews Sean Foley and Phil Porter’s adaptation of Molière.
11 March 2017
Reviews • West End & Central
Review: My Country; A Work in Progress at the National Theatre
National Theatre ⋄ Until 22 March 2017, followed by a UK tour
By Corrie Tan
An amuse bouche of a political documentary: Corrie Tan reviews the National Theatre’s response to Brexit.
10 March 2017
Reviews • West End & Central
Review: Travesties at the Apollo Theatre
Apollo Theatre ⋄ Until 29 April 2017
By Tim Bano
The excuse is the faintness of memory: Tim Bano reviews Travesties (with diagrams, footnotes and poetry).
10 March 2017
Reviews • West End & Central
Review: Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? at the Harold Pinter Theatre
Harold Pinter Theatre ⋄ 22 February - 27 May 2017
By Fergus Morgan
Strips the drama down to its essence: Fergus Morgan reviews Imelda Staunton and Conleth Hill in Edward Albee’s portrait of marital dysfunctionality.
10 March 2017
Reviews • West End & Central
Review: a profoundly affectionate passionate devotion to someone (-noun) at the Royal Court
Royal Court, Jerwood Upstairs ⋄ 28 February - 1 April 2017
By Gillian Greer
The unsettling feeling of studying the alchemy of love: Gillian Greer reviews debbie tucker green’s new play at the Royal Court.
9 March 2017
Reviews • West End & Central
Review: Limehouse at the Donmar Warehouse
Donmar Warehouse ⋄ 2 March - 15 April 2017
By Fergus Morgan
A compelling political debate about the heart and soul of the British left: Fergus Morgan reviews the world premiere of Steve Waters’ new play about the Limehouse declaration.
4 March 2017
Reviews • West End & Central
Review: Othello at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse
Sam Wanamaker Playhouse ⋄ 23 February - 22 April 2017
By Sally Hales
A Third Way for Shakespeare: Sally Hales reviews Ellen McDougall’s vision of Othello.