Review of Juno and the Paycock at the Gielgud Theatre: A Playful Buffoon, a Fraught Family, and the Quiet Collapse of Dreams
Theatre Bee Reviews
Reflections on the latest plays and musicals at the West End, Off West End and fringe.
Review of Wolves on Road at the Bush Theatre, and An Expasperated Bee's Manifesto Against Digital Snake Oil
Stampin’ in the Graveyard at The Cockpit
The Month in Theatre: October's Winners and November Watchlist
Finding Wonder in Waiting for Godot at Theatre Royal Haymarket
Review of The Other Place at the National Theatre: Hauntingly Ambiguous or Frustratingly Elusive?
No Good Deed Goes Unpunished: A Review of Coriolanus at the National Theatre
A Face in the Crowd at the Young Vic: A reckoning with the monster we made, Part 2 of 3
The Allure of the Entertainer: Introducing A Face in the Crowd at the Young Vic, Part 1 of 3
Review of The Duchess of Malfi at Trafalgar Theatre: Madness and Majesty in Twisted Turmoil
Review of The Forsyte Saga Part 1 at Park Theatre: Beauty in a Cage, Obsession on Repeat
Review of One of the Boys at Playground Theatre: A Poignant Piece on the Limitations of Performative Feminism
The Month in Theatre: Theatre Bee’s October Watchlist
Review of The Real Thing at The Old Vic: Unraveling an Impossible Equation
Thoughts on The Real Thing at The Old Vic: What is Henry's 'real' real thing? Part 2 of 3
Thoughts on The Real Thing at The Old Vic: What is Annie's 'real' real thing? Part 1 of 3
Hadestown at the Lyric Theatre, Part 3 of 3: Missed Opportunities and Unanswered Questions
Hadestown at the Lyric Theatre, Part 2 of 3: A Missed Opportunity for Contrast
Hadestown at the Lyric Theatre, Part 1 of 3: When a Blank Slate Reveals the Cracks
Slave Play at Noël Coward Theatre: The Bee’s Reflections on a Bizarre and Unsettling Experience
Review of I Love to Fly at the Little Angel Theatre: A Soaring Satire on the Human Condition
Five Shows Eliciting Standing Ovations in London this Summer
People, Places, and Things at Trafalgar Theatre: Asks Uncomfortable Questions with Aplomb
A Riveting Revival: "A View from the Bridge" at Theatre Royal Haymarket
Review of Cold Water at Park Theatre: Mentorship and melancholy make for an emotional tsunami
Review of Machinal at the Old Vic: A Suffocating Symphony of Existential Despair
Review of The Hills of California at Harold Pinter Theatre: Butterworth delivers another masterpiece
A Triptych of Trials: Navigating the Opera, A Rock Saga, and Teenage Scheming
Review: Navigating the Murky Waters of 'Blue' at the Seven Dials Playhouse
A Beginner's Guide to the English National Opera's The Barber of Seville at London Coliseum
Review of Metamorphosis at Lyric Theatre - A Haunting Exploration of the Human Condition
Review of The King and I at Dominion Theatre - Contrasts and conundrums captivate the stage
High Stakes at the Dominion: The Bee's Lavish Leap into 'The King and I
Review of LIFE at St Martin-in-the-Fields: Where Light Shapes Thought
Review of The Boy at Soho Theatre - Just beautiful
Review of The Return of Benjamin Lay at Finborough Theatre - Povinelli triumphs as Lay
Review - these words that’ll linger like ghosts till the day i drop down dead - Pleasance Theatre
Review of Blueprints at Pleasance - Evocative, poignant and so pertinent for the AI age
Review of Stinkpioneer at Drayton Arms - A riveting tale of the cognitive trenches of World War I
Review of Snakehead at The Hope Theatre - Predictable yet powerfully poignant
Review of Idiots Assemble: Spitting Image The Musical - So funny. Just so funny.
Review of Patriots at the Noël Coward Theatre - Stellar cast and excellent execution
Review of Dixon and Daughters at the National Theatre - A rare blend of tragedy and comedy
Review of Dismissed at Soho Theatre - A bold, gripping moral quandary for modern times
Review of Happy Birthday Sunita (on tour) - Funny and chaotic play about a funny and chaotic family
Review of I Love You, Now What? at Pleasance Theatre - Absolutely riveting
Oklahoma at Wyndham's Theatre - Powerful voices and subtle sensuality uplift an otherwise bland show
Shewolves at Greenwich Theatre - A delightful, endearing tale of puerile innocence
Review of Sugarcoat at Southwark Playhouse Borough - Bold, progressive, but lacks depth
Review of The Lehman Trilogy at the Gillian Lynne Theatre - Impressive detail but tedious at times