PARTY SEASON★★★UK Tour
PARTY SEASON Royal and Derngate Theatre ★★★ “You’ll be laughing one minute and welling up the next” Wardrobe Ensemble’s latest creation, ‘Party Season’ – premiering at the Royal & Derngate ahead of its UK tour – delivers sharp humour and real poignancy, capturing the chaos and tenderness of new parenthood.
A DOLL’S HOUSE★★★★Almeida Theatre
A DOLL’S HOUSE Almeida Theatre ★★★★ “the performances are solid and nuanced” At one point, Nora, drowning in debt and deception, dances in a sexy nurse outfit for her husband and her best friend – two birds with one stone. Spoiler alert: it is a profoundly unsexy moment. Nora is
I WAS A TEENAGE SHE-DEVIL★★★The Other Palace
I WAS A TEENAGE SHE-DEVIL The Other Palace ★★★ “Almost sung through, and brilliantly so, the musical has still to find its voice” The rock musical, “I Was a Teenage She-Devil”, opens with a bang; and as though aware that the only way is up, it keeps the energy levels
FICKLE EULOGY★★★Circle and Star Theatre
FICKLE EULOGY Circle and Star Theatre ★★★ “a jack of all trades, struggling to fully realise the richness of the themes it taps on” Art reckoning with the covid-19 pandemic is still emerging, rather than established, with many of us only beginning to process its impact from a distance. Fickle
SEVEN DRUNKEN NIGHTS★★★New Wimbledon Theatre
SEVEN DRUNKEN NIGHTS New Wimbledon Theatre ★★★ “We haven’t learned a lot, but the craic has been grand” The New Wimbledon Theatre’s website categorises “Seven Drunken Nights” as a concert. The press release’s headline claims it is the ‘story of the Dubliners’ – one of Ireland’s most iconic folk bands.
WAITRESS★★★½UK Tour
WAITRESS Theatre Royal Brighton ★★★½ “Funny, moving and musically rich” A small-town diner, a troubled marriage and a gift for baking pies might not sound like the ingredients for a hit musical, but Waitress proves otherwise. Jessie Nelson adapts the 2007 film by Adrienne Shelly for the stage, with music
LIFELINE★★½Southwark Playhouse Elephant
LIFELINE Southwark Playhouse Elephant ★★½ “has real ambition and compelling music but the theatrical execution isn’t quite there yet ‘Lifeline’ – the first musical ever staged at the UN – premieres in London with an urgent mission: to spotlight the growing threat of antibiotic resistance and critical need for responsible
EGGS AREN’T THAT EASY TO MAKE★★★Riverside Studios
EGGS AREN’T THAT EASY TO MAKE Riverside Studios ★★★ “a funny and heartwarming production” Claire and Lou are swiping through a sperm donor app when they’re stopped in their tracks by the substandard offerings available. As they start to consider Claire’s best friend Dan as an alternative candidate, a host
SOLERA★★★★★Sadler’s Wells Theatre
SOLERA Sadler’s Wells Theatre ★★★★★ “An intoxicating blend of tradition and modernity” For Paco Peña, and his renowned Flamenco Dance Company, there is no division between the old and the new. His show, “Solera”, which returns to Sadler’s Wells for the third time takes its title from the Andalusian system
RIKI LINDHOME: DEAD INSIDE★★★★★Soho Theatre
RIKI LINDHOME: DEAD INSIDE Soho Theatre ★★★★★ “a standout piece of theatre comedy that nails the laughs while landing something far deeper” Riki Lindhome – perhaps channelling her inner therapist from hit series ‘Wednesday’ – turns the lens on herself in ‘Dead Inside’, a raw, razor sharp rollercoaster about female
CHOIR BOY★★★★Theatre Royal Stratford East
CHOIR BOY Theatre Royal Stratford East ★★★★ “The dialogue crackles with energy and drama, with each performer wearing their personality with complete conviction” Tarell Alvin McCraney’s 2012 play “Choir Boy” is essentially a coming-of-age story set in a select boarding school for boys which tackles the themes of bullying, identity,
THIS IS NOT ABOUT ME★★★★Soho Theatre
THIS IS NOT ABOUT ME Soho Theatre ★★★★ “an assured and inventive debut” We are housed, it seems, in a Fisher Price Activity Centre. With writer/designer Hannah Caplan’s hand-made staging, there are multitudes of textures: flaps that open, macramé cobwebs, hiding places for puppets, fuzzy felt objects, hand-stitched graffiti and
IN THE PRINT★★★★★King’s Head Theatre
IN THE PRINT King’s Head Theatre ★★★★★ “biting, bold and flexes some real theatrical muscle” Robert Khan and Tom Salinsky’s taut 90 minute political thriller, ‘In The Print’, delivers a riveting reimagining of the 1986 Wapping dispute, diving into the fight for survival between union leader Brenda Dean and media
MOONLIGHT★★★UK Tour
MOONLIGHT Eventim Apollo ★★★ “An impressive four-piece band is on hand to lift the show from its strained narrative” The new rock musical, “Moonlight – The Philip Lynott Enigma” opens with Thin Lizzy’s erstwhile lead guitarist, Eric Bell, delivering a few reminiscences about his time with Phil Lynott. Describing him
FLORA – A NEW MUSICAL★★★Pavilion Theatre
FLORA – A NEW MUSICAL Pavilion Theatre ★★★ “visually stunning, perfectly capturing the bleak Island coast” Flora, a new musical about the life of Scottish heroine Flora MacDonald, promises to be a triumphant, epic retelling of her life and story beyond her famed accomplishment. There are certainly glimmers of it
THE ISLAND OF MOOR★★½Hope Theatre
THE ISLAND OF MOOR Hope Theatre ★★½ “there is a fascinating truth at the heart of the story” Whether deliberate or not (and kudos if deliberate) a warm odour hangs over the tight theatre space ahead of The Island of Moor. It has a potent kick, familiar to anyone who
