West End Wilma – Theatre Review Roundup (September 2025)
The Importance Of Being Earnest ★★★★★ Get Down Tonight (Charing Cross Theatre) ★★★ Magic at the Musicals Punch at the Apollo Theatre ★★★★★ 50 First Dates the Musical at The Other Palace ★★★ Clarkston at Trafalgar Theatre ★★★ Entertaining Mr Sloane at the Young Vic ★★★★ Reunion at the Kiln Theatre ★★★★ The Weir at […]
REVIEW: The Importance Of Being Earnest ★★★★★ – October 2025
Following a sold-out run at the National Theatre, The Importance of Being Earnest opened last night at the Noël Coward Theatre starring Olly Alexander and Stephen Fry. Directed by Max Webster, this new fresh take on Oscar Wilde’s most celebrated comedy brings the story into the modern day and is a great example of how […]
REVIEW: Get Down Tonight (Charing Cross Theatre) ★★★
Developed at the 2024 Edinburgh Fringe Festival under the name ‘Who Do Ya Love?’ GET DOWN TONIGHT – the story of KC and the Sunshine Band is now playing at London’s Charing Cross Theatre. I don’t think I have ever felt more conflicted when writing a review about a show but Get Down Tonight really […]
Magic at the Musicals celebrates the best in musical theatre
Magic at the Musicals returned to the Royal Albert Hall last weekend, to celebrate the best in musical theatre. Hosted by Magic Radio presenter, actress and comedian Mel Giedroyc and Magic Musicals presenter and West End superstar Ruthie Henshall, the pair spent the evening laughing off fluffed lines, between performances from a wide range of […]
CHRISTMAS BY CANDLELIGHT returns to London for 1 night only
Following a sold-out performance last year, CHRISTMAS BY CANDLELIGHT will return to London for one night only CHRISTMAS BY CANDLELIGHT plays at the Adelphi Theatre for one night only on Tuesday 9 December at 7.30pm. The show will also be bringing the West End to Dublin for a one-off performance at The Helix on Saturday […]
BANK OF DAVE THE MUSICAL by Rob Madge to open in 2026
The world premiere of BANK OF DAVE THE MUSICAL will open in May 2026 at Lowry and Curve respectively. The musical will have a book and lyrics by Rob Madge (My Son’s a Queer (But What Can You Do?), Cabaret), music and lyrics by Pippa Cleary (The Great British Bake Off Musical, The Secret Diary […]
REVIEW: Punch at the Apollo Theatre ★★★★★
James Graham‘s play Punch opened at London’s West End Apollo Theatre on Friday, marking the end of One Punch Awareness Week which takes place during the third week of September each year. Inspired by a five-part radio series, Punch tells the heartbreakingly true story of nineteen-year old Jacob Dunne, who with one drunken punch, killed twenty-eight […]
LUCIE JONES to perform solo concert at the London Palladium
LUCIE JONES is set to perform her biggest solo concert to date at the London Palladium It has been announced that West End leading lady, Lucie Jones, will perform her biggest solo concert to date at the London Palladium on Monday 16 February 2026. She made history on the fields of Glastonbury, now Lucie Jones […]
REVIEW: 50 First Dates the Musical at The Other Palace ★★★
He’s falling for her every day—she’s forgetting him every night. 50 First Dates was the ultimate 2004 rom-com starring Drew Barrymore and Adam Sandler. It tells the story of Lucy Whitmore, an art teacher who suffered brain damage and now wakes up every morning, thinking it is the day before her birthday (a bit like […]
REVIEW: Clarkston at Trafalgar Theatre ★★★
Heartstopper and Agatha All Along star Joe Locke makes his West End debut in the UK premiere of Clarkston by Samuel D. Hunter. Jake (Joe Locke) arrives in a small town and starts working the night shift at Costco, stacking shelves. Partnered up with Chris (Ruaridh Mollica), the two youngsters form a friendship. Jake divulges […]