Splash hit TITANIQUE now playing in London until January 2026
New York’s Titanique brings queer joy to London – featuring more West End stars than you can shake a lifejacket at! Titanique is playing at the Criterion Theatre. Who’s in the cast of Titanique? Darren Bennett (Don in Singin’ in the Rain, Teen Angel in Grease West End) as Victor Garber / Luigi, Lauren Drew (Catherine of Aragon in SIX UK Tour, Brook Wyndham in Legally Blonde Regents […]
Derren Brown’s Unbelievable at London’s Criterion Theatre – “a mesmerising blend of stagecraft, magic and mentalism” ★★★★
Created, written and directed by UK stage and screen phenomenon Derren Brown and long-time collaborators Andy Nyman and Andrew O’Connor, Unbelievable is a new live magic show. Featuring a live band and a company of magical, multi-talented performers who bring to life, an evening of trickery that will leave you astonished. This new show fuses […]
REVIEW: 2:22 A GHOST STORY (Criterion Theatre)
A spooky story in 2022 faces a challenge like never before: competing with a relentless catalogue of stories worldwide that have pinpointed every trick in the book. Writer Danny Robins boldly presents ‘2:22 A Ghost Story’, intertwining elements of horror and the supernatural with psychological thrills in an environment we’re all familiar with – the […]
REVIEW: PRIDE & PREJUDICE (SORT OF) (Criterion Theatre)
“I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading! How much sooner one tires of any thing than of a book!” Retellings and new interpretations of stories are very popular right now. Fairytales and classics are all receiving the modern treatment and, so far, I’ve not liked any of them. So I was very […]
REVIEW: AMELIE (Criterion Theatre)
I don’t know if jet lag had a part to play in it but when I saw Amelie on Broadway a few years ago, I left the theatre sobbing. So I was curious to see whether the new UK production would do the same. I didn’t cry this time but I did experience an immense […]
REVIEW: The Comedy About a Bank Robbery (Criterion Theatre) ★★★★★
We find ourselves in 1950’s Minneapolis, at what appears to be the worst-run bank in the U.S. of A. For some reason, a Hungarian prince has decided to entrust bank manager Robin Freeboys (Leonard Cook) with looking after his precious diamond, worth half a million dollars, and recent jailbird Mitch (Gareth Tempest) is planning a […]
REVIEW: CLOSE TO YOU – Bacharach Reimagined (Criterion Theatre)
When a show begins fifteen minutes after its supposed start time, audiences starts to get a little fidgety. But when you see Burt Bacharach walk in to the auditorium you can suddenly excuse his tardiness. The eighty seven year old American composer is somewhat of a legend having written pop songs for decades. Alfie, I […]
The 39 Steps to close after 9 Years in London’s West End
On Saturday 5th September 2015 The 39 Steps will close after 9 years at the Criterion Theatre. Based on John Buchan’s 1914 spy thriller The Thirty Nine Steps and adapted for the stage by Patrick Barlow (Desmond Oliver Dingle/The National Theatre of Brent), The 39 Steps is directed by Maria Aitken, with design by Peter […]