Deliberately timeless: Francesca Street reviews Matthew Whittet’s “hopeful, nostalgic love letter to adolescence”.
Venues: Lyric Hammersmith
5 February 2017
Reviews • OWE & Fringe
Review: Fantastic Mr Fox at the Lyric Hammersmith
Lyric Hammersmith ⋄ 25 January - 19 February 2017
By Gillian Greer
What Nigel Farage would probably call ‘rampant socialism’: Gillian Greer reviews Arthur Darvill and Sam Holcroft’s adaptation of Roald Dahl.
17 October 2016
Reviews • London Theatre • OWE & Fringe
Review: Shopping and Fucking at the Lyric Hammersmith
Lyric Hammersmith ⋄ 7th October - 5th November 2016
By Holly Williams
Nineties naffness: Holly Williams reviews the first revival of Mark Ravenhill’s play in 20 years.
27 September 2016
Reviews • London Theatre • OWE & Fringe
Review: Things I Know To Be True at Lyric Hammersmith
Lyric Hammersmith ⋄ 10th September - 1st October 2016
By David Ralf
Ritually killing the nuclear family: David Ralf reviews Frantic Assembly’s latest show at the Lyric, Hammersmith.
17 May 2016
Reviews • London Theatre • OWE & Fringe
Review: Pleasure at Lyric
Lyric Hammersmith ⋄ 11th - 14th May 2016
By Brendan Macdonald
“The highlight is actually a silent one”: Brendan Macdonald reviews Mark Simpson and Melanie Challenger’s convention-defying opera.
5 March 2016
Reviews • London Theatre • OWE & Fringe • Reviews
Review: A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Lyric
Lyric Hammersmith ⋄ 19th February - 19th March 2016
By Annegret Märten
Filter Theatre serve up “a likeable and knowing custard pie of a show”.
22 January 2016
Reviews • OWE & Fringe
Herons
Lyric Hammersmith ⋄
By Alice Saville
“The pooling water ripples with endlessly skimmed swearwords” at director Sean Holmes’ stylish staging of Simon Stephen’s child gang drama.
2 December 2015
Reviews • OWE & Fringe
Cinderella
Lyric Hammersmith ⋄ 21st November - 3rd January
By Alice Saville
Magic and sparkle.
7 October 2015
Reviews • OWE & Fringe
Tipping The Velvet
Lyric Hammersmith ⋄ 19th September - 24th October
By Alice Saville
Smoke and mirrors.
5 May 2015
Reviews • OWE & Fringe
Bugsy Malone
Lyric Hammersmith ⋄ 11th April - 1st August 2015
By Natasha Tripney
Bring the happy.
21 March 2013
Reviews • OWE & Fringe
Steptoe and Son
Lyric Hammersmith ⋄ 19th March - 16th April 2013
By Tom Wicker
Sitcom memories.
23 January 2013
Reviews • OWE & Fringe
Metamorphosis
Lyric Hammersmith ⋄ 17th January - 9th February 2013
By Catherine Love
Monstrosity of our own creation.
11 October 2012
Reviews • West End & Central
Desire Under The Elms
Lyric Hammersmith ⋄ 3rd October - 10th November 2012
By Catherine Love
A lust-laden study.
11 October 2012
Reviews • OWE & Fringe
Chavs
Lyric Hammersmith ⋄ October 3rd - 5th 2012
By Carmel Doohan
Nuance and class.
10 May 2012
Reviews • OWE & Fringe
Three Kingdoms
Lyric Hammersmith ⋄ 3rd May - 19th May 2012
By Daniel B. Yates
A pyre of muscle fibres.