Pushing back the tide: Emily Davis writes on Florian Zeller’s study of depression.
West End & Central
5 September 2019
Reviews • West End & Central
Review: Hansard at National Theatre
By Simon Gwynn
Beat ’em up: Simon Gwynn writes on a pugnacious but uneven Tory party satire.
4 September 2019
Reviews • West End & Central
Review: Appropriate at Donmar Warehouse
By J N Benjamin
A cryptic racism: J N Benjamin writes on Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ haunting story, set on a cicada-ridden plantation.
29 August 2019
Reviews • West End & Central
Review: Fleabag at Wyndham’s Theatre
By Alice Saville
“You don’t need me to tell you about Fleabag”: Alice Saville writes on a theatrical homecoming for Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s much-loved feminist antihero.
2 August 2019
Reviews • West End & Central
Review: Tree at Manchester International Festival
By Alice Saville
Star power: Alice Saville writes on Idris Elba and Kwame Kwei-Armah’s South Africa-set immersive show.
20 July 2019
Reviews • West End & Central
Review: The Night of the Iguana at Noel Coward Theatre
6 July - 28 September
By Rosemary Waugh
Weather patterns: Rosemary Waugh writes on James Macdonald’s production of Tennessee Williams’ ‘messy, weird’ play.
17 July 2019
Features • Dialogues • West End & Central
Some remorselessly petty quibbles with West End shows
By Exeunt Staff
Exeunt’s writers have some unashamedly petty bones to pick with theatre world’s biggest hits, past and present.
14 July 2019
Reviews • West End & Central
Review: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
27th June - 11th July 2019
By Kate Wyver
All budget, no splendour: Kate Wyver writes on a West End revival of Lloyd Webber’s beloved kids’ musical.
13 July 2019
Reviews • West End & Central
Review: Peter Gynt at National Theatre
By Alice Saville
Pig-nosed whimsy: Alice Saville writes a poem in response to Hare’s firmly unpoetic rewrite of Ibsen’s verse drama.
12 July 2019
Reviews • West End & Central
Review: Jellyfish at National Theatre
By Amy Borsuk
Deciding for yourself: Amy Borsuk writes on Ben Weatherill’s tender, inclusive love story.
11 July 2019
Reviews • West End & Central
Review: Jesus Christ Superstar at Barbican Theatre
By Hailey Bachrach
Divine designs: Hailey Bachrach writes on the visual splendour and religious themes of a slick take on Webber and Rice’s hit musical.
11 July 2019
Reviews • West End & Central
Review: A Midsummer Night’s Dream
By Nkenna Akunna
Casa Amour: Nkenna Akunna unearths Love Island parallels in Dominic Hill’s soapy Shakespeare update.
10 July 2019
Reviews • West End & Central
Review: seven methods of killing kylie jenner
By Emily Davis
The internet isn’t a choice anymore: Emily Davis crafts a gif-strewn response to Jasmine Lee-Jones’ extremely online debut play.
9 July 2019
Reviews • West End & Central
Review: the end of history… at Royal Court
By Ava Wong Davies
That wandering feeling: Ava Wong Davies writes on Jack Thorne’s meandering exploration of a family’s story.
27 June 2019
Reviews • West End & Central
Review: The Hunt at Almeida Theatre
17th June - 3rd August 2019
By Ava Wong Davies
“You’re ignoring me”: Ava Wong Davies battles with her doubts about Rupert Goold’s slick but uncomfortable narrative of male innocence.