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 4.6⭑
- Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (sohoplace) 4.4⭑
- Kimberly Akimbo (Hampstead) 4.2⭑
- Pride (National) 3.9⭑
- Jesus Christ Superstar 3.9⭑
- Avenue Q 3.9⭑
- Rent 3.8⭑
- Paranormal Activity 3.8⭑
- Triumph (Almeida) 3.6⭑
- Man To Man with Tilda Swinton (Royal Court 3.6⭑
- Bloodsport (Stratford East) 3.6⭑
- The Cherry Orchard with Kirstin Scott Thomas 3.5⭑
- Golden Boy with Josh O’Connor (Almeida) 3.5⭑
- As You Like It (Globe) 3.5⭑
- TRU (Menier) 3.3⭑
- Oh Mary! 3.3⭑
- Martin Guerre (Old Vic) 3.2⭑
- Hay Fever with Christine Baranski 3.2⭑
- The Standard of Living 3.2⭑
- Love’s Labour’s Lost (Globe) 3.1⭑
- Thelma & Louise (Young Vic) 3.1⭑
- Some Woman (Dorfman) 3.0⭑
- Beetlejuice the Musical 2.9⭑
- Sinatra The Musical 2.8⭑
- Affluenza (Riverside Studios) 1.4⭑
- Who Killed Marilyn? 1.4⭑
Best Value West End & Large Venue Shows (Limited Runs)
Off-West End Theatre Shows
- Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (sohoplace)
- Kimberly Akimbo (Hampstead)
- Triumph (Almeida)
- Man To Man with Tilda Swinton (Royal Court
- Bloodsport (Stratford East)
- Golden Boy with Josh O’Connor (Almeida)
- As You Like It (Globe)
- TRU (Menier)
- Martin Guerre
- Love’s Labour’s Lost (Globe)
- Thelma & Louise (Old Vic)
- Some Woman (Dorfman)
- Affluenza (Riverside Studios)
- Who Killed Marilyn? (Emerald Theatre)
Latest Theatre Review Roundups
- Martin Guerre (Old Vic)
- Triumph (Almeida)
- Some Woman (Dorfman)
- The Cherry Orchard with Kirstin Scott Thomas
- Rent
- Affluenza (Riverside Studios)
- Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
- Hay Fever with Christine Baranski
- The Standard of Living
- TRU (Menier)
- Thelma & Louise (Young Vic)
- Golden Boy with Josh O’Connor (Almeida)
- Man To Man with Tilda Swinton (Royal Court
- Bloodsport (Stratford East)
- Kimberly Akimbo (Hampstead)
- As You Like It (Globe)
- Who Killed Marilyn?
- Love’s Labour’s Lost (Globe)
- Jesus Christ Superstar
- Sinatra The Musical
- Beetlejuice the Musical
- Avenue Q
- Oh Mary!
- Into The Woods
- Paranormal Activity
Best Value Long Running West End Shows
Transferring or returning to the West End
- Pride (The Bridge) 3.9⭑ (12 Nov)
- The Guilty with Russell Tovey 3.9⭑ (16 January)
- John Proctor Is The Villain (2 Feb 2027)
- Death Note: The Musical 3.5⭑ (23 March 2027)
Past Shows
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