Reviewed for The Reviews Hub: The act of rape, its effect on the victims and the difficulties with prosecuting attackers, is such a serious subject that one can feel guilty at laughing during Nina Raine’s new play for the National and Out of Joint, Consent. And yet, such laughter is deliberate and necessary: Raine’s darkly…
Category: West End
The Girls, Phoenix Theatre, London ★★★★★
The latest iteration of Calendar Girls may be the best yet
Fast food, singing staff – Leon Shaftesbury Avenue opens its doors
Originally written for Musical Theatre Review: Shaftesbury Avenue is one of the main arteries of London’s theatreland. It is also one of its borders: as the street curves northeastwards from Piccadilly Circus to Cambridge Circus, theatres from the Lyric and Apollo up to the Palace adorn its northern side while to the south, cafés and…
Broadway star Audra McDonald returns to London
Audra McDonald is to return to London’s West End in April for four concerts at Leicester Square Theatre, where she completely sold out her shows last year.The Broadway legend, who has won a record 6 Tony Awards, will be joined on stage this time by host & pianist Seth Rudetsky, who last month starred in…
Peter Pan, National Theatre ★★★★★
A movingly hilarious production that combines the magical nature of Never Land and the transformative power of storytelling with the melancholia inherent in Barrie’s writing
School of Rock, New London Theatre, London ★★★★
Some of this musical’s best moments are lifted verbatim from the source film, but this is Lloyd Webber’s most fun work in a long while
A Pacifist’s Guide to the War on Cancer, National Theatre ★★★★
As a musical alone, it’s missing something: but when that fourth wall comes down…
In photos: A Pacifist’s Guide to the War on Cancer
Bryony Kimmings’ National Theatre/Complicite musical, photographed by Mark Douet
Lunch & The Bow of Ulysses, Trafalgar Studios 2, London ★★★★
Nigel Harman directs two related Steven Berkoff one-act plays
Murder Ballad, Arts Theatre ★★★★
A new one-act musical takes the narrative murder ballad style and crafts an enjoyable, if short, mystery
The Naked Magicians, Trafalgar Studios, London ★★★★
Have a raucous time with the Aussie duo’s stripped-down magic
Groundhog Day, Old Vic, London ★★★★
The latest movie adaptation succeeds despite some jarring tonal changes
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