London Theatre Reviews

Read in-depth reviews of West End shows, offering expert opinions and audience reactions to the latest theatre performances.

Texts, social media alerts, phone calls and voice notes ping on to the white brickwork of the ‘Ka...

29 Aug, 2025 | By Sian McBride

It’s a vermouth universally acknowledged that liquor and literature go hand in hand. From F. Scot...

18 Aug, 2025 | By Sian McBride

Lawyer, judge, social philosopher, author, statesman, theologian, and noted Renaissance humanist:...

13 Aug, 2025 | By Sian McBride

Going to the theatre


One-man plays


Plays that successfully mix pathos with ...

8 Aug, 2025 | By Hay Brunsdon

Most modern audiences won’t know the name Oscar Levant—once a household figure famed for his dazz...

7 Aug, 2025 | By Hay Brunsdon

The concert album dropped online three years ago, but the new songs, which use Mozart's music as ...

6 Aug, 2025 | By Sian McBride

It feels like we’ve been waiting 007 million years to find out who will be the next Bond. With ca...

1 Aug, 2025 | By Sian McBride