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Reviews
Irving Berlin’s Top Hat – The Musical, A Chichester Festival Theatre Production at Birmingham Hippodrome | 03 March 2026 untul 08 March 2026, then on tour ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review by David Gray & Paul Gray
“A tap-happy joy of a show.”
Photo credit: Johan Perrson
The Lightning Thief, The Percy Jackson Musical, Birmingham Hippodrome | Tue 24 February 2026 ‘til Sat 28 February, then on tour ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review by David Gray & Paul Gray
“A big, bold, and hugely enjoyable, family-friendly show.”
Photo credit: Johan Persson
Unpopular, Send in the ClownsThe Door, Birmingham Rep | 30 January 2026, on till 31 January 2026 then on tour ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review by David Gray & Paul Gray
“A wild, raucous, bawdy and utterly BRILLIANT rollercoaster-ride of a show!”
Photo credit: Graham Braidwood
Cable Street by Tim Gilvin & Alex Kanefsky, Marylebone Theatre, 35 Park Road, London NW1 | until 28 February 2026 ⭐⭐ Review by William Russell
“Relevant, worthy, well performed but exhausting.”
Photo credit: Johan Persson
Jo – The Little Women Musical, Music by Dan Redfield, World Premier Concert, one night only Drury Lane Theatre | 25 January 2026 ⭐⭐⭐ Review by William Russell
“Tuneful but tedious albeit well performed.”
Photo credit: Roger Alarcon
Boys in the Buff Words and Music by Chris Burgess, The Golden Goose Theatre, 146 Camberwell New Road, London SE5 | Until 10 January 2026 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review by William Russell
“Amusing, tuneful, naked distraction”.
Photo credit: Peter Davies
Into the Woods Book by James Lapine | Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim The Bridge, 3 Potters Fields Park, London SE1 | Until 18 April 2026 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review by William Russell
“Into those woods one more magical time”.
Photo credit: Johan Persson
Red, 29th November 2025, Rayne Theatre at Chickenshed, 290 Chase Side, London, N14 4PE until 10 January 2026 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review by Mary-Ellen Dyson.
“…expect a fun-filled family afternoon.”
Photo Credit: Leda Omran.
My Fair Lady. Book & Lyrics Alan Jay Lerner. Music by Frederick Lowe. The Mill at Sonning, Reading RG46TY, until 17 January 2026, 4☆☆☆☆. Review: William Russell.
“Lerner and Lowe classic well performed and spectacularly staged.”
Photo Credit: Pamela Raith.
Ride the Cyclone. Book, music & lyrics by Jacob Richmond & Brooke Maxwell. Southwark Playhouse, the Elephant, London until 10 January 2026, 4☆☆☆☆. Review: William Russell.
“A whirlwind of a show.”
Photo Credit: Danny Kaan.
Moulin Rouge! The Musical, Birmingham Hippodrome, 16 October 2025, until 16 November 2025, then touring, 5☆☆☆☆☆. Review: David Gray & Paul Gray.
“A thrilling, exhilarating and lavish new take on the jukebox musical.”
Photo Credit: Matt Crockett.
Love Quirks Book by Mark Childres, Music & Lyrics by Seth Bisen-Hersh. The Other Palace Studio, 12 Palace Street, London until 12 October 2025, 3☆☆☆. Review: William Russell.
“Hard to love quirks.”
Photo Credit: Anna Clare Photography.
Extraordinary Women by Sarah Travis & Richard Stirling based on the novel by Compton Mackenzie. Jermyn Street Theatre, London until 10 August 2025, 4☆☆☆☆. Review: William Russell.
“The Magnificent Seven to the rescue.”
Photo Credit: Gilroy Theatre.
The Addams Family – The Musical Comedy, Birmingham Hippodrome 11 July 2025, until 12 July, then on tour, 4☆☆☆☆. Review: David Gray & Paul Gray.
"A horribly funny show.”
Photo Credit: Pamela Raith Photography.
Hercules. Music by Alan Menken, Lyrics by David Zippel, Book by Robert Horn & Kwame Kwei-Armah. Theatre Royal Drury Lane, booking until 28 March 2026, 3☆☆☆ Review: William Russell.
“All Greek to me.”
Photo Credit: Disney's Hercules (Luke Brady) Photo by Matt Crockett ©Disney
Tina – The Tina Turner Musical, Birmingham Hippodrome, Weds 18 June 2025, until Sat 28 June, then on tour, 5☆☆☆☆. David Gray & Paul Gray.
“A powerful and uplifting show given a knockout performance.”
