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RENT. Full Company. Credit Pamela Raith

Olivia GarrettRent review: Stranger Things star leads electric 30th anniversary revival ★★★★☆

HAY FEVER. Richard E. Grant (David Bliss) and Christine Baranski (Judith Bliss). Photo Marc Brenner (3)

Olivia GarrettHay Fever review: Richard E Grant brings chaos to more than just Celebrity Traitors in perfectly ludicrous play ★★★★☆

3. Michelle Dockery (Helen) in Bloodsport: After Helen of Troy. Credit Tristram Kenton.

Olivia GarrettBloodsport: After Helen of Troy review – Michelle Dockery's Helen shows how women saying 'no' is a political act in Ava Pickett play ★★★☆☆

Aunt Tracy lying on the ground taking a picture of the cast of Kimberly Akimbo holding a cake

Joanna MagillKimberly Akimbo review: Maria Friedman triumphs in this quirky, affecting musical ★★★★☆

Cate Blanchett and Nina Hoss on stage with a projected screen of their faces

Joanna MagillElectra/Persona review: A masterclass in stage acting from Cate Blanchett and Nina Hoss ★★★☆☆

Xander Pang and cast of Death Note: The Musical all stood around one another looking ahead across the stage.

Katelyn MensahDeath Note: The Musical review – A superb manga-to-stage adaptation ★★★★★

An image from Cats the musical, with several of the cat characters lined up, pointing towards the moon, with a foresty landscape behind them.

Joanna MagillCats review: A polished production of Lloyd Webber's baffling o-puss ★★★☆☆

Trainspotting the musical

Olivia GarrettTrainspotting the Musical review: Not everything needs to be a musical ★★☆☆☆

Olivia GarrettMidnight at the Never Get review: Spellbinding new musical is Ben Platt's finest hour ★★★★★

Sam Ryder in Jesus Christ Superstar

Olivia GarrettJesus Christ Superstar review: Take a bow Sam Ryder, you've just given us the show of the year ★★★★★

Sandra Oh (Alice) and Tom Mison (Stefan) lying together on a sofa

Joanna MagillThe Misanthrope review: Sandra Oh is this production's saving grace ★★☆☆☆

Ensemble cast on stage of grand house hallway

Joanna MagillHigh Society review: Helen George and Felicity Kendal throw the party of the season ★★★★☆

Tom Sturgess in War Horse 2026 cradling horse Joey's head

Joanna MagillWar Horse review: a celebration of British literature and puppetry ★★★☆☆

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Olivia GarrettBeetlejuice the Musical review: What in the Tim Burton did I just watch? ★★★★☆

Jinx Monsoon as Judy Garland singing on stage in an orange suit with a backing band and chandelier in the background

Joanna MagillEnd of the Rainbow review: Jinkx Monsoon is the embodiment of Judy Garland ★★★★☆

The company of Avenue Q posing together and smiling

Joanna MagillAvenue Q review: a crude and hilarious must-see musical ★★★★☆

Lesley Manville and Aidan Turner on the stage of Les Liaisons Dangereuses

Joanna MagillLes Liaisons Dangereuses review: A deliciously sinful experience ★★★★☆

Three waitresses played by Carrie Hope Fletcher, Sandra Marvin and Evelyn Hoskins, in the musical Waitress are in a diner making a pie, with Carrie Hope Fletcher as Jenna blowing flour out of her hand with a mixing bowl on the table

Laura RutkowskiWaitress review: Carrie Hope Fletcher new staging is served to perfection ★★★★★

Sadie SInk and Noah Jupe in Romeo and Juliet

Olivia GarrettRomeo & Juliet review: Shakespeare meets Black Mirror in Sadie Sink's West End debut ★★★★☆

Teeth 'n' Smiles by David Hare ; Production ; Cast: Rebecca Lucy Taylor, Michael Fox, Phil Daniels, Michael Abubakar, Roman Asde, Bill Caple, Joseph Evans, Damien James, Samuel Jordan, Aysha Kala, Jojo Macari, Gregor Milne, Christopher Patrick Nolan, Noah Weatherby, Guy Amos, Daniel Crespin, Levi Heaton ;

Olivia GarrettTeeth 'N' Smiles review: Self Esteem is the British female rock star we never had ★★★☆☆

Beverly Knight as Sister Rosetta Tharpe gesturing on stage beside a seated Ntombizodwa Ndlovu

Joanna MagillMarie & Rosetta review: Beverley Knight's powerhouse performance brings a forgotten musical hero into the spotlight ★★★★☆

OUR TOWN by Thornton Wilder ; Theatre Production (Rose Theatre & Welsh National Theatre) ; Cast: Rithvik Andugula, Peter Devlin, Aisha May Hunte, Rebecca Killick, Alfie Llewellyn, Rhodri Meilir, Christina Modestou, Kimberley Noble, Yasemin Özdemir, Sian Reese Williams, Nia Roberts, Michael Sheen, Kingdom Sibanda, Gareth Snook, Gareth Tempest, Jâms Thomas, Matthew Trevannion, Rhys Warrington ; Director: Francesca Goodridge ; Creative Associate: Russell T Davies ; Designer: Hayley Grindle ; Movement Director: Jess Williams ; Lighting Designer: Ryan Joseph Stafford ; Composer, Sound Designer, Musical Director: Dyfan Jones ; Casting Director: Sam Jones CDG ; Assistant Director: Dena Davies ; Rose Theatre Kingston & Welsh National Theatre ; London, UK ; 28 February 2026 ; Credit and copyright: Helen Murray ; www.helenmurrayphotos.com

Olivia GarrettOur Town review: Michael Sheen's all-Welsh production brings life, loss and some much-needed perspective to London ★★★★☆

Olivia GarrettDracula review: Cynthia Erivo bites back at doubters but is let down by overproduction ★★★☆☆

Hugh Bonneville as CS Lewis in Shadowlands

Michael SidhuShadowlands review: Hugh Bonneville shimmers in tender exploration of love, faith and loss ★★★★☆

Cast of Harold Fry standing on stage surrounded by lights

Perry O'BreeThe Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry review: Gut-wrenchingly gorgeous ★★★★☆

Ben Daniels (Gregor Antonescu) and Laurie Kynaston (Basil Anthony) in Man and Boy at the National Theatre, kneeling on a table with a cast list in the background

Joanna MagillMan and Boy review: Terence Rattigan's forgotten play is buoyed by a stellar cast ★★★☆☆

Michael SidhuParanormal Activity review: Theatre horror that startles rather than haunts

Olivia GarrettInto the Woods review: Bridge Theatre revival is a sheer force of nature

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