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Without a doubt, A Strange Loop is one of the most highly anticipated Broadway transfers of Summer, 2023. This musical is about a black, queer writer writing about a black queer writer, writing about a black queer writer… well, you get it! The name says it all.
Read MoreThe Crucible is a well-known story based on the horrors of the Salem Witch Trials. Written by Arthur Miller, this powerhouse of a play is complex yet easy to follow and leaves the audience engrossed throughout.
Read MoreThe famous rock musical We Will Rock You is playing at London Coliseum. Despite being 21 years old the musical celebrating Queen's greatest hits has never sounded and looked fresher thanks to an incredible cast.
Read MoreSoho Place’s starry new production of Brokeback Mountain is a story you likely already know - but that doesn’t make it any less devastating to watch.
Read MoreCalling all hopeless romantics: sappy, showy and sentimental, Aspects of Love has all of the trappings of your favourite guilty pleasure romance novel. Andrew Lloyd Webber’s dreamy musical comes to Shaftesbury Avenue for a limited season at the Lyric Theatre.
Read MoreFeeling nostalgic for the 90s lately? Help is on the way, dear! The hit Broadway transfer Mrs. Doubtfire arrives at the Shaftesbury Theatre for a season of pie-smashing, bosom-burning, vacuum-dancing hilarity.
Read MoreAin’t Too Proud may just have the best music in the West End - and they know it. Running at Prince Edward Theatre, the jukebox musical tells the story of Motown megahit The Temptations.
Read MoreIt’s scrappy street urchins versus media magnates in Disney’s blockbuster musical Newsies.
Read MoreIf you are looking for a show that is going to boost your mood, get you moving in your seat and give you goosebumps, then Dirty Dancing is the show for you...
Read MoreSam Mendes tells the captivating story of three Jewish immigrants who went on to profoundly shape America...
Read More“A highly physical and very silly comedy, the play features cast and crew of the 'Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society' attempting to stage a 1920s murder mystery - and everything that can go wrong, does."
"Those familiar with the Christie canon will find it easy to spot the murderer among this roll-call but this is not the only point of seeing the production. This is a beautifully preserved example of a country house murder mystery, a throwback to theatre-going in the thirties."
★★★★
— John Thaxter, The Stage
Read More"It’s not easy being green, but that doesn’t stop Wicked from being a solid West End favourite."
★★★★
— Jessie Thompson, Evening Standard
Read More"The car is the undoubted star of this musical version of the much-loved 1985 movie. It arrives on stage in a flash of blue light, and every time it reappears, it roars, it soars, and burns up the streets of Tim Hatley's stunning designs which cleverly combine sets, backdrops and electronics."
★★★★
— Sarah Crompton, WhatsOnStage
Read More“Wow. Rebecca Frecknall’s new revival of Kander and Ebb’s musical set in interwar Berlin is a stunning, breathlessly exciting theatrical happening. It feels loyal to the 1966 original yet astonishingly contemporary, and properly immersive."
★★★★★
— Nick Curtis, Evening Standard
Read More“From the second you enter you know what to expect: a musical with a heart of gold that seeks to entertain and overwhelm in equal measure. It is so over the top, it's irresistible."
★★★★
— Sarah Crompton, WhatsOnStage
Read More“British theatre hasn't known anything like it for decades and I haven't seen anything directly comparable in all my reviewing days. It's a triumph."
★★★★★
— Dominic Cavendish, Daily Telegraph
Read More“I would seriously question whether any other show on the planet bar ‘Les Misérables’ could get away with junking its original production and carrying on as if nothing had changed."
★★★★
— Andrzej Lukowski, Time Out
Read More“'The Book of Mormon’ is, above all, very funny, breathing three-dimensional, all-singing, all-dancing life into the absurdities of literal Mormon dogma without ever being particularly mean."
★★★★
— Andrzej Lukowski, Time Out
Read More“Matilda is a gem... Now, as it bursts onto the London stage, it seems every bit as enchanting - a winter warmer but with a nice side-order of surrealism."
★★★★★
— Henry Hitchings, Evening Standard
Read More“Incredible special effects, stunning costumes and jaw-dropping scenery bring Elsa and Anna’s journey to life in a whole new way."
★★★★★
— Douglas Mayo, British Theatre.Com
Read More“Apart from having some of the finest pop songs ever written, ‘Mamma Mia!’ is the ultimate feel-good tale of love conquering all."
★★★★★
— Veronica Lee, The Guardian
Read More“There is a reason that Andrew Lloyd Webber’s tale of operatic shenanigans in 19th-century Paris has proved to have such longevity."
★★★★★
— Scott Matthewman, The Reviews Hub
Read More“The ecstatic crowd reaction showed that people were fully immersed."
★★★★★
— David Smyth, Evening Standard
Read More"For a global blockbuster, 'The Lion King's absolute theatricality is astonishing."
★★★★
— Ben Walters, TimeOut
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