Theatre Review Roundups
What did London theatre critics say about current shows? How did they rate them? Which shows are the Best Value? Click on the title for the full reviews roundup
Limited Run London Shows ranked by critics’ average rating (out of 5)
- Into The Woods 4.4⭑
- Inter Alia with Rosamund Pike 4.0⭑
- John Proctor Is The Villain (Royal Court) 4.0⭑
- Avenue Q 3.9⭑
- Romeo & Juliet with Sadie Sink & Noah Jupe 3.9⭑
- Paranormal Activity 3.8⭑
- One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest 3.7⭑
- Summerfolk (National) 3.7⭑
- The Holy Rosenbergs (Menier) 3.7⭑
- Copenhagen (Hampstead) 3.6⭑
- The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry 3.6⭑
- Les Liaisons Dangereuses (National) 3.5⭑
- A Doll’s House (Almeida) 3.4⭑
- Broken Glass (Young Vic) 3.4⭑
- Oh Mary! 3.3⭑
- Teeth ‘n’ Smiles with Self Esteem 3.2⭑
- Shadowlands 3.2⭑
- Kinky Boots with Johannes Radebe 3.1⭑
- Dracula with Cynthia Erivo 3.1⭑
- The Authenticator (National) 3.0⭑
- Sorry, Prime Minister 2.9⭑
Best Value West End & Large Venue Shows (Limited Runs)
- Summerfolk (National)
- One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest
- Into The Woods
- Avenue Q
- Paranormal Activity
- Inter Alia with Rosamund Pike
- Romeo & Juliet with Sadie Sink & Noah Jupe
- Inter Alia with Rosamund Pike
- Les Liaisons Dangereuses (National)
- The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
- Oh Mary!
- Shadowlands
- Kinky Boots with Johannes Radebe
- Sorry, Prime Minister
- Teeth ‘n’ Smiles with Self Esteem
- Dracula with Cynthia Erivo
Off-West End Theatre Shows
Latest Theatre Review Roundups
- Avenue Q
- One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest
- Copenhagen (Hampstead)
- A Doll’s House (Almeida)
- Inter Alia with Rosamund Pike
- The Authenticator (National)
- Kinky Boots with Johannes Radebe
- Les Liaisons Dangereuses (National)
- Romeo & Juliet with Sadie Sink & Noah Jupe
- John Proctor Is The Villain (Royal Court)
- Teeth ‘n’ Smiles with Self Esteeem
- Summerfolk (National)
- The Holy Rosenbergs (Menier)
- Broken Glass (Young Vic)
- Dracula with Cynthia Erivo
- Sorry, Prime Minister
- The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
- Shadowlands
- Oh Mary!
- Paranormal Activity
- Into The Woods
Best Value Long Running West End Shows
Transferring or returning to the West End
- 1536 (2 May)
Past Shows
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