The London theatre critics liked the characters and the comedy in Katori Hall's The Hot Wings King but found it overlong ...

It is becoming almost commonplace for new musicals to take on heavy subject matter and the London theatre critics have been complimentary to Next To Normal for the way it uses music to convey the woman's state of mind ...

The London theatre critics loved Hello,Dolly! and they adored Imelda Staunton in the title role ...

We’re promised-  sorry, trigger-warned- about racist language, sexual violence, and of course a naked Kit Harington. So, is Slave Play the most shocking play in the West End? ...

'Satisfyingly labyrinthine' or 'too many irons in the fire'? The London theatre critics have their say about a new play covering the ramifications of a sexual assault at an Oxbridge college ...

Hampstead Theatre Downstairs Sarah Power's second play sees a teenage woman balancing home life with an alcoholic father and sixth form with a new friend. Jaz Woodcock-Stewart directs. Not many critics took the journey to Hampstead but those that did enjoyed it. [Links to full reviews are included but a ...

Were the critics ready for Jeremy O. Harris' Slave Play with its sex scenes, racist language and a naked Kit Harington? ...

What did the critics think of the UK premiere of Dominique Morriseau’s 2016 play about Detroit factory workers facing redundancy? ...

It was a manga comic and an anime TV series, now it's a musical on the West End stage. The London theatre critics loved the stars but had mixed feelings about the show ...

The original 1999 production of Complicite’s Mnemonic is legendary for its use of experimental theatre. Did the critics think this updated revival was still powerful? ...

Andrew Lloyd Webber's Starlight Express is back in a new production at the Troubadour Wembley Park. Were the critics carried away by the trains and roller skates? ...

The critics were enchanted by this new open air theatre production of the classic children’s story ...

Tina Fey’s musical version of her movie script took six years to get from Broadway to the West End. Was it worth the wait? The London theatre critics had mixed feelings ...

What did the London theatre critics think of James Corden’s return to the West End stage? ...

James Graham, of Dear England fame, has written a stage version of Boys From The Blackstuff, the legendary TV series from the early 1980s. How does it translate onto the stage? And was it worth the effort? ...

Does Adrian Dunbar make or mar Cole Porter’s Kiss Me Kate at the Barbican theatre in London? The critics are divided ...

How many more low budget British musical comedies can the West End accommodate? The critics are pleased it found room for Kathy and Stella Solve a Murder! ...

This is a review of a new British musical by Kit Buchan and Jim Barne with the feel of an old fashioned romcom. Sam Tutty from Evan Hansen and Dujonna Gift star as two very different people who meet before a wedding ...

Theatre Royal Haymarket The critics were agreed that Lindsay Posner's production of Arthur Miller’s classic, originally presented in Bath, was traditional, old fashioned even, but disagreed on whether this was a good or bad thing. Few could resist comparing it with Ivo Van Hove’s legendary minimalist production. Dominic West was ...

Ben Whishaw is the star attraction in an ensemble theatre piece in which three actors produce a live film based on the book by Maggie Nelson ...