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 (2024)
- Ballet Shoes (National)
- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
- The Lehman Trilogy
- Ncuti Gatwa in The Importance of Being Earnest
- Waiting For Godot
- Oedipus
- John Simm in A Christmas Carol (Old Vic)
- Why Am I So Single?
- Fawlty Towers
- Hadestown
- Starlight Express
- Mean Girls
- Steve Coogan in Dr Strangelove
- The Devil Wears Prada with Vanessa Williams
- MJ The Musical
- Lily Collins in Barcelona
- The Duchess (of Malfi) with Jodie Whittaker
Best off-West End Theatre Shows
Shows ranked by critics’ average rating
- The Lehman Trilogy 4.6★
- Ballet Shoes (National) 4.3★
- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button 4.3★
- The Producers (Menier) 4.2★
- Oedipus 4.1★
- John Simm in A Christmas Carol (Old Vic) 3.9★
- Waiting For Godot 3.9★
- Starlight Express 3.9★
- Ncuti Gatwa in The Importance of Being Earnest 3.8★
- Mean Girls 3.7★
- Why Am I So Single? 3.6★
- Fawlty Towers 3.6★
- Hadestown 3.6★
- Punchdrunk’s Viola’s Room 3.4★
- MJ The Musical 3.1★
- Steve Coogan in Dr Strangelove 3.0
- The Devil Wears Prada with Vanessa Williams 2.8★
- The Glorious Revolution (New Diorama) 2.8★
- Lily Collins in Barcelona 2.6★
- The Duchess (of Malfi) with Jodie Whittaker 2.3★
Long running West End shows
Latest Theatre Review Roundups
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- The Producers (Menier)
- Ballet Shoes (National)
- The Devil Wears Prada with Vanessa Williams
- Ncuti Gatwa in The Importance of Being Earnest
- John Simm in A Christmas Carol (Old Vic)
- The Glorious Revolution (New Diorama)
- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
- Lily Collins in Barcelona
- Steve Coogan in Dr Strangelove
- The Duchess (of Malfi) with Jodie Whittaker
- Oedipus
- The Lehman Trilogy
- Waiting For Godot
- Why Am I So Single?
- Starlight Express
- Mean Girls
- Punchdrunk’s Viola’s Room
- Fawlty Towers
- MJ The Musical
- Hadestown
- Guys And Dolls
- Witness For The Prosecution
Past Shows
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Paul’s recent video reviews on YouTube
The Devil Wears Prada with Vanessa Williams - review with photosThe Curious Case of Benjamin Button - The Musical - reviewNcuti Gatwa in The Importance of Being Earnest at the National theatre - review with photosSteve Coogan in Dr Strangelove - review with 16 photosOedipus with Mark Strong and Lesley Manville - reviewDavid Oyelowo in Coriolanus - National Theatre - reviewMichael Sheen in Nye - review with 33 PhotosDavid Tennant in Macbeth - the critics' verdict #short #londontheatreThe year's funniest show? The Cabinet Minister at The Menier
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