War Horse gallops back to National Theatre – Review ★★★★
Based on Michael Morpurgo’s book, War Horse has returned to its original home at the National Theatre nearly two decades after its debut, following a recent acclaimed tour of the UK and Ireland. The show received its world premiere at the National Theatre on 9 October 2007, before transferring to the New London Theatre (now […]
Cats: The Jellicle Ball Review – Broadhurst Theatre ★★★★★
Cats: The Jellicle Ball Review – Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Strangest Musical Gets Even Stranger Andrew Lloyd Webber shows can very much be hit or miss. There was the 2013 Profumo affair musical Stephen Ward, complete with songs about hula hooping and of course the more recent reimagining of Cinderella (Bad Cinderella), which I saw seventeen […]
Beetlejuice the Musical Review – screamingly good fun ★★★★
After a seven-year wait – Beetlejuice finally brings the West End alive Broadway’s smash hit musical Beetlejuice has finally crawled out of the Netherworld and onto the London stage, taking up residence at the Prince Edward Theatre for a limited run. This is the show audiences have been asking for, for years, only recently taken over […]
End of the Rainbow Review starring Drag Race’s Jinkx Monsoon
Peter Quilter’s play End of the Rainbow premiered in Sydney in 2005 and went on to enjoy acclaimed runs in the West End and on Broadway. Set in London in 1968, End of the Rainbow tells the story of the final months of Judy Garland’s life, leading up to her death at the age of […]
Tamzin Outhwaite to star in Abigail’s Party London transfer
SIGN UP NOW FOR NEWS, COMPETITIONS & DISCOUNT TICKETS Join the West End Wilma mailing list! SIGN UP Loading… SIGN UP Loading… Welcome! You are now subscribed. Theatre Royal Stratford East’s ★★★★★ production of Abigail’s Party transfers to the West End Mike Leigh’s ferocious black comedy of suburban life, social class, materialism and sexual tension […]
Abigail’s Party Review: Wyndham’s Theatre 2012 ★★★★
Abigail’s Party – you couldn’t feel more back in the 70’s if you wanted to! Even if you weren’t born then, this is exactly how you imagine it would be. With the awful leather sofas, thick woollen rug, fold-out table and of course the drinks cabinet! Transferring to the West End after a 2-month sold-out […]
Megan Hilty Review – Broadway royalty comes to London ★★★★★
Megan Hilty in Concert at Theatre Royal Drury Lane: ‘Let me be your star’ she sang and she deserves them all. Broadway sensation and television star Megan Hilty returned to the London stage for the first time since 2018 with two very special solo concerts at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane – and she did […]
Nine Sixteenths: Janet Jackson Reclaimed | Brixton House
Nine Sixteenths at Brixton House Review: A Bold Reckoning with the Janet Jackson Super Bowl Scandal Nine Sixteenths, the bold multimedia theatre piece created by Paula Varjack about Janet Jackson‘s 2004 Super Bowl halftime show, returns to Brixton House for a second London run and is an incredibly important step in the right direction for […]
1536 REVIEW (Ambassadors Theatre) ★★★★★
1536 – “one of the top three plays I have ever seen” Ava Pickett’s debut play, 1536, went down a storm when it opened at the Almeida Theatre and soon after announced its West End transfer. I can’t remember the last time there was a theatre show on that so many people told me I […]
The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind Review (Soho Place) ★★★★
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind @sohoplace – “uplifting, important and unlike anything else on stage right now” The Royal Shakespeare Company‘s The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind is based on the true story and memoir of William Kamkwamba, a bright and curious 13-year-old boy living with his family in an African farming village. From […]