What a brilliant idea director Lucy Bailey and designer William Dudley have had. Simply and cleverly staged in the round this production of Agatha Christie’s vintage courtroom drama makes perfect use of the abandoned council chamber in County Hall.
West End Theatre News and Reviews
11 Apr
Reviews 
Review: WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION at London County Hall
By Phil Willmott Thursday, April 11 2019, 12:38
08 Apr
Reviews 
Review: TOP GIRLS at the National Theatre
By Justin Murray Monday, April 8 2019, 10:21
Top Girls is widely regarded as Caryl Churchill’s finest play, and in Lyndsey Turner’s rich, maximalist production for the National’s Lyttleton Theatre, it is given perhaps its largest-scale platform ever.
Amanda Hadingue and Charlotte Lucas in Top Girls at the National Theatre. Photo by Johan Persson
05 Apr
New Shows
The Worst Witch Will Spends her Summer Holidays in The West End
By Phil Willmott Friday, April 5 2019, 17:23
Expect to see witches broomsticks parked outside the Vaudeville Theatre this Summer because from 24 July – 8 September for 60 performances only, younger West End audiences will be able to enjoy a new show that we’re promised will be “filled with original songs, music and magic to charm.
05 Apr
New Shows
Gaultier’s Folies Bergère Review Comes to London
By Phil Willmott Friday, April 5 2019, 17:18
Here’s something a little different and an exciting addition to London’s Theatre scene.
Jean Paul Gaultier’s FASHION FREAK SHOW will have its UK Premiere this summer at the Southbank Centre's Queen Elizabeth Hall from Tuesday 23 July for 13 performances and we’re promised a “spectacular revue show” exploring “50 years of pop culture through the eyes of fashion’s enfant terrible”.
05 Apr
Reviews
Review: THE COMEDY ABOUT A BANK ROBBERY at the Criterion Theatre
By Phil Willmott Friday, April 5 2019, 12:48
It’s fun to catch up with the West End’s long running shows so I was delighted to be invited to see this hit comedy on its third birthday. And I was even more delighted to discover that it’s as funny as everyone says.
This is a product of Mischief Theatre, who are an extraordinary phenomenon, a company whose work can fill venues across the world with non-musicals without star names or already popular titles.
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