GOD OF CARNAGE
Good acting hampered by terrible sightlines and bland script about adults acting like children...
VANYA
A streamlined and modernised adaptation that begs the question of why it needed to be written...
A MIRROR
A provocative piece about writers and the stories they create, slightly let down by a wobbly middle...
THE ARC: A TRILOGY OF NEW JEWISH PLAYS
A trilogy of funny, quirky, and entertaining short plays meant to showcase the Jewish outlook on things...
THE EFFECT
A fluffy play masquerading as a deep analysis of human relationships...
JEWELS (The Australian Ballet)
A beautiful, if slightly uneven, performance of Balanchine's classic...
THE ROYAL BALLET SCHOOL SUMMER PERFORMANCE (Royal Ballet)
A spectacular evening of joyous ballet performances...
CUCKOO
Cluky, muddled, and largely pointless script about pitfalls of modern technology dragged along by excellent cast...
DEAR ENGLAND
The story of the England's football team that's full of inside jokes and cheap laughs, most of which aren't funny unless you're a massive football fan...
DR SEMMELWEIS
A surprisingly engaging, if somewhat fictionalised, retelling of the life story of the 19th century Hungarian pioneer of antiseptic procedures on obstetrics...
THE PILLOWMAN
Strong revival of this clever dark comedy hampered by the unnecessary gender recast...
THE SUICIDE
A capable cast let down by a joyless script and dreadful direction...
UNTITLED, 2023 / CORYBANTIC GAMES / ANASTASIA ACT III (Royal Ballet)
A fresh and exciting second act trapped in a boredom sandwich with a muddled piece of modern dance and a mediocre playacting...
DEDICATION
A touching tribute to family history and tragedy told through music...
ROSE
A brilliantly told story of a woman's journey to find her identity, heritage, and purpose...
PATRIOTS (Redux)
A captivating story of Russian oligarchs, political patsies, principled martyrs, all of whom see themselves as "patriots"...
WHEN WINSTON WENT TO WAR WITH THE WIRELESS
A historical play that lulls you into thinking it might be about Churchill, but it really isn't and suffers for it...
A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE
A minimalistic staging of the classic that has a lot of hype but doesn't feel subtle enough to truly captivate...
PLAYAI
A bizarre production of a mediocre ChatGPT-written play that is not helped by a lacklustre cast...
THE MOTIVE AND THE CUE
A cleverly-written and mostly well-acted story of clashing egos set against the backdrop of Hamlet...
DANCING AT LUGHNASA
A brilliant staging of Friel that engages, entertains, and delights in every way...
A LITTLE LIFE (Redux)
Still sad, still depressing, but also more mellow and more annoying feat of acting...
THE GOOD PERSON OF SZECHWAN
Modernised Brecht for the hipster generation that doesn't wow as much as it ought to...
PRIVATE LIVES
A well-acted but heavy-handed revival that misses out on some of Coward's finesse...
THE DRY HOUSE
Excellent acting let down by clichéd and heavy-handed writing...
MARJORIE PRIME
An interesting idea expressed through a mediocre play that's only kept afloat by some of the acting...
DRIVE YOUR PLOW OVER THE BONES OF THE DEAD
A dense 3h monologue interspersed with bits of dialogue and beautiful visuals, which doesn't quite hit the spot...
WOOLF WORKS (Royal Ballet)
A superb ballet that elegantly blends contemporary and classic elements into a sumptuous performance...
A LITTLE LIFE
A cranked up barrage of sadness and depression that's superbly acted but strains credulity...
ACCIDENTAL DEATH OF AN ANARCHIST
A hysterically funny farce-cum-panto adaptation that takes potshots at contemporary police problems with mixed results...