West End Theatre Reviews
Welcome to Theatre Reviews London. Here you can find reviews of the theatres and musicals in London’s West End. You can buy tickets here for all the great shows, including musicals such as the Phantom of the Opera, Mamma Mia!, Hairspray, the Lion King, or comedy shows such as Spamalot. Most of the shows we review are in the West End, in London, around the Strand or Shaftesbury Avenue, including Aldwych theatre, Vaudeville theatre, Prince of Wales theatre and Her Majesty’s theatre.
We give our honest opinions and ratings about the plays and musicals to help you decide which show to see. It isn't only our opinion, but also those of other people wishing to rate a show they have seen. This is the perfect place for you to get an idea of what a show is really like, before you make any bookings. You can also add your own reviews to help and advise other people which shows to see or not to see. And once you have decided which play you want to go to, our search partners will help you find the tickets you require and you can make bookings, often at discounted rates.
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Latest Reviews of Shows in the West End
The Phantom of the Opera 
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Excellent! On all counts I loved this show. For me the best show in London's West End. The sets are great, the songs memorable and the acting is spot on. This is Andrew Lloyd Webber at his best. I almost wish he wasn't making a sequel as I'm not sure this can be beaten!
Essentially a love story, there are enough elements in this show to appeal to the masses. The gothic feel of the show comes across really well, the haunting atmosphere is maintained throughout the show. For me this is the benchmark for a musical. Go and see it!
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Les Miserables 
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Rated as one of the best and certainly most famous shows in London's West End, I was really looking forward to seeing it. However I was a little disappointed. Certainly the production and performance levels were to a very high standard, plus the sets looked great, but I it just didn't grab me. The songs have not stuck in my head and the famous story was maybe just not appealing enough personally.
I think this show will have many admirers, but maybe the hype ruined it a little for me. Plus I didn't have a great seat. Make sure you are not placed right at the back in the cheap seats!
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Chicago
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This classy show is a great way to spend an entertaining evening. The dancing and singing is performed to a high standard. You can really picture yourself in 1920's Chicago!
Make sure you see this show, its certainly a lot better than the film.
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We Will Rock You
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Excusing the rather silly and threadbare story this show is still great fun. All Queen fans will love it as its like a tribute concert in fancy dress. Many of the classic songs are played and the standard is very high. I believe Brian May himself is in the orchestra some nights.
The sets are great, generally all aspects of the production is done really well. The audience really gets into the show with many singing along to the songs. For the majority of the show you will not be seated! Great fun!
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Zorro The Musical
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Zorro The Musical is a show full of energy and excitement, powerful music and fantastic dancing, fires on the stage and amazing sword fighting. It also includes a fair bit of humour and romance.
Don Diego, who lives in California during the Spanish colonial era, gets sent away to Spain to study for a few years by his father. Once there, he drops out of university and makes friends with a group of gypsies. When being told that his father has died, and his help is needed back home, he decides to return to California and his gypsy friends go with him. Back home, he discovers with horror that everything his father worked for, justice for the people, is fallint into pieces. His childhood friend Ramon is now in charge, and has turned into a tyrant. Ramon tries to win the love of Luisa, Diego’s childhood sweetheart. Diego decides to fight Ramon with a mask to cover his identity. His friend Inez, a strong, charismatic gypsy is the only one who knows about his secret identity Zorro, the Spanish word for fox. Diego later finds out he was lied to and that his father in fact is alive. His ambition is to find his father, help justice and take the power away from the evil Ramon while trying to win Luisa’s heart as Diego, and not only as Zorro, who is the one she is falling for.
I wasn’t totally convinced in the beginning, but as the show rolled out and the dancing and singing started properly, it got better and better. The show contains some of the Gypsy King’s greatest songs such as Bamboleo and the dancers are really amazing. Sometimes it felt a bit childish and cartoon-like when Zorro appeared out of nowhere to save everyone – but even those parts were a bit entertaining. The story I found most amusing was that of the weak man working with Ramon, who dreamed of being strong and standing up for himself, while trying to impress Inez, who clearly wasn’t interested in him.
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French and Saunders: Still Alive
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They are brilliant comedians, and the show is wonderful.
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Coming soon
Carousel
Show opens Saturday, November 22, 2008
Show closes Saturday, July 25, 2009
This classical musical by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein is based on the play Liliom from 1909 by Ferenc Molnar. Carousel opened on Broadway in 1945 and came to London for the first time in 1950. It was later made to a film in 1956. The plot is about Billy Bigelow, a carousel barker who falls in love with the mill worker Julie Jordan. The setting is New England, end of the 19th century. It includes songs such as You’ll Never Walk Alone and If I Loved You. Starring Lesley Garrett, Jeremiah James and Alexandra Silber.
Alex
Show opens Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Show closes Saturday, December 20, 2008
Directed by Phelim McDermott starring Robert Bathurst, this show is about Alex, an obnoxious investment banker. This show is a mix of animation and stage performance.
Riders to the Sea
Show opens Thursday, November 27, 2008
Show closes Sunday, November 30, 2008