Theatre Review Roundups
What did London theatre critics say about current shows? How did they rate them? Which shows are the Best Value?
Best Value West End & Large Scale Theatre Shows (Limited Runs)
- Retrograde
- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
- Tom Hiddleston & Hayley Atwell in Much Ado About Nothing
- The Years
- Dear England (National)
- Alterations (National Theatre)
- Jonathan Bailey in Richard II
- Oliver!
- The Last Laugh
- Titanique
- Inside No 9: Stage/Fright
- Fawlty Towers
- Unicorn
- Clueless the Musical
- Oedipus with Rami Malek (Old Vic)
- Brian Cox in The Score
- Elektra with Brie Larson
- Cate Blanchett in The Seagull
Best off-West End Theatre Shows
Shows ranked by critics’ average rating
- Tom Hiddleston & Hayley Atwell in Much Ado About Nothing 4.7★
- The Years 4.4★
- Oliver! 4.4★
- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button 4.3★
- Retrograde 4.2★
- Kyoto (@sohoplace) 4.1★
- Dear England (National) 4.0★
- Jonathan Bailey in Richard II 4.0★
- Punch (Young Vic)
- Cate Blanchett in The Seagull 3.8★
- Inside No 9: Stage/Fright 3.6★
- Fawlty Towers 3.6★
- The Last Laugh 3.5★
- Titanique 3.5★
- Cymbeline (Globe) 3.4★
- Clueless the Musical 3.3★
- Alterations (National Theatre) 3.3★
- Unicorn 3.1★
- Brian Cox in The Score 3.1★
- Backstroke (Donmar) 3.1★
- Dracula, A Comedy of Terrors (Menier) 3.0★
- Oedipus with Rami Malek (Old Vic) 2.9★
- Elektra with Brie Larson 2.5★
Long running West End shows
Latest Theatre Review Roundups
- Retrograde
- Dear England (National)
- Dracula, A Comedy of Terrors (Menier)
- Clueless the Musical
- Punch (Young Vic)
- Cate Blanchett in The Seagull
- Brian Cox in The Score
- Alterations (National Theatre)
- The Last Laugh
- Backstroke (Donmar)
- Tom Hiddleston & Hayley Atwell in Much Ado About Nothing
- Jonathan Bailey in Richard II
- Unicorn
- The Years
- Brie Larson in Elektra
- Oedipus with Rami Malek (Old Vic)
- Kyoto (@sohoplace)
- Inside No 9: Stage/Fright
- Cymbeline (Globe)
- Oliver!
- Titanique
- The Devil Wears Prada with Vanessa Williams
- The Years
- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Transferring to the West End
Past Shows
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Paul’s recent video reviews on YouTube
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