The London Theatre Review
Nick, Nick and Nancy are on hand with the latest news, honest reviews and big name interviews from the world of London theatre. Nancy Durrant is the former Culture Editor of the Evening Standard and before that an arts e...
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| 10/25/26 |  Martin Guerre reinvented, Ilford Boy, Ronkẹ Adékọluẹ́jọ́, Isabella Wei | This week, Martin Guerre comes to the Old Vic in a stripped-back, 90-minute version of the 1996 musical from the writers behind Les Misérables. Director Matthew Warchus has radically reinvented the show along with writers Claude Michel Schonberg and Alain Boublil, swapping sweeping spectacle for folk horror. Nick Clark has had the songs on repeat ever since. Nancy would quite happily never hear them again. Can Nick Curtis broker a peace? Then Nancy and Nick Curtis head to the Donmar Warehouse for Ilford Boy, Danny Lee Wynter’s play about a mixed-race teenager growing up in nineties East London. Nancy talks to one of the pod's favourite people, the brilliant Ronkẹ Adékọluẹ́jọ́, about Blood of My Blood at the Royal Court. And Bridgerton’s Isabella Wei answers our five questions as she stars in the horror comedy The Hungry Ghost at the Bush Theatre. Our next Marquee TV watch party is Uncle Vanya starring Toby Jones. Watch it and send your thoughts to [email protected] or via Instagram for our special review episode on 4 November. Get one month free at marquee.tv/ltr or use the code LTR at checkout.Follow us on Instagram and watch us on YouTube @thelondontheatrereview. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | 43m 57s | ||||||
| 10/18/26 |  The Cherry Orchard, Some Woman, Pearl Mackie, Maria Friedman and Theatre Peckham | This week, Nick, Nick and Nancy head to the Harold Pinter Theatre for The Cherry Orchard, starring Kristin Scott Thomas and Stephen Mangan. Conor McPherson and Ian Rickson give Chekhov’s crumbling aristocrats a good shake, while Nick Clark makes a confession: he’s somehow never seen a Chekhov play before. Will this one get him hooked?Then Nancy and Nick Curtis review Some Woman at the National Theatre’s Dorfman. Anne-Marie Duff stars in Helen Edmundson’s play about a woman whose confrontation with a boy on a railway platform spirals horribly out of control. It leaves Nancy thoroughly shaken, and Nick feeling rather bad about his gender.Plus, Nick Curtis talks to Doctor Who and The Diplomat star Pearl Mackie about returning to her Brixton birthplace for Baby at Brixton House. Clean Break’s solo show follows a woman fighting to be reunited with her daughter after prison, and Mackie explains how making it has reignited her love of theatre.Nancy talks to Theatre Peckham’s artistic director Suzann McLean about its 40th anniversary, championing young Black voices and why access to the arts matters far beyond the stage.And musical theatre royalty Maria Friedman answers our five questions as Kimberly Akimbo extends its run at Hampstead Theatre. Expect Sondheim, Angela Lansbury and an unfortunate encounter with a horse’s bottom...Our Marquee TV watch party continues with Uncle Vanya starring Toby Jones. Watch it, then send your thoughts to [email protected] or via Instagram for our special review episode on 4 November. Get one month free at marquee.tv/ltr or use the code LTR at checkout. And catch up with our first watch party episode on Macbeth with David Tennant and Cush Jumbo.Follow us on Instagram and watch us on YouTube @thelondontheatrereview. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | 58m 43s | ||||||
| 10/14/26 | Watch party: Macbeth starring David Tennant and Cush Jumbo | Welcome to a special edition of the London Theatre Review in association with Marquee TV, the expert curated streaming platform for arts and culture. This is our first ever watch party in which we pick a production from Marquee TV's huge catalogue, watch it, and discuss along with your thoughts. What better way to start than with one of the greatest plays of all time, starring two of our country's finest actors? Macbeth was at the Donmar Warehouse in London in 2023 starring David Tennant and Cush Jumbo. How well does the jump from stage to screen work?Don't forget you can get a month's free access to Marquee TV at marquee.tv/ltr, or just use the code LTR at the checkout. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | 17m 18s | ||||||
| 10/11/26 |  RENT, Stranger Things's Linnea Berthelsen, James Graham's new play, Jamael Westman | This week, the gang gets to grips with economics, ballet and the Bloomsbury set as James Graham’s new play The Standard of Living comes to the Theatre Royal Haymarket. Rory Kinnear plays John Maynard Keynes, with star ballerina Natalia Osipova as his wife Lydia Lopokova. Producer Tim joins Nancy and Nick Curtis for the review, but does it all add up?Then it’s back to nineties New York for Rent at the Tom Stoppard Theatre, 30 years on from Jonathan Larson’s musical taking Broadway by storm. Stranger Things star Gaten Matarazzo stars, with Paddington director Luke Sheppard bringing the show to life. Nick Curtis talks to another Stranger Things star, Linnea Berthelsen, about making her stage debut in Darkling at the Bush Theatre, a one-woman show set around the Bhopal disaster. They discuss leaving drama school for a Netflix phenomenon, giving everything on stage and having an emotional climax interrupted by a packet of crisps.And Jamel Westman answers our five questions as he stars in Table 17 at the Kiln, including what happens when you forget your words in Hamilton and have to improvise...Our first Marquee TV watch party is coming on Wednesday and it's the Donmar’s Macbeth with David Tennant and Cush Jumbo. Keep an eye out on the feed. There are more watch parties to come: get one month free at marquee.tv/ltr or use the code LTR at checkout. Follow us on Instagram and watch us on YouTube @thelondontheatrereview. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | 43m 52s | ||||||
| 10/4/26 |  Richard E Grant and Christine Baranski in Hay Fever, Gillian Anderson in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf | This week, two starry openings in the West End: Christine Baranski and Richard E Grant bring Noel Coward's frothy classic Hay Fever to the Wyndham's and Gillian Anderson and Billy Crudup slug it out in Edward Albee's masterpiece Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf.Plus Game of Thrones star Wilf Scolding and Orange is the New Black star Lorraine Toussaint talk about The Story at the National Theatre - with another excellent onstage mishap.And Liv Andrusier, about to appear in the reworked version of Martin Guerre at the Old Vic, answers five questions.Don't forget to sign up to Marquee TV for our first watch party, where we'll be chatting about Macbeth featuring David Tennant and Cush Jumbo. Sign up at marqueetv.com/ltr or use code LTR at checkout for a month's free access, watch the show, and send your thoughts by email to [email protected] or Instagram @thelondontheatrereview by Wednesday 7 October and we will include them in our discussion. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | 43m 09s | ||||||
| 9/27/26 |  Josh O'Connor in Golden Boy, Sierra Boggess on Phantom of the Opera, and Ava Pickett's new play about Helen of Troy | This week, the team travels from ancient Troy via modern Essex to the boxing rings of Depression-era New York.First up is Bloodsport: After Helen of Troy at Theatre Royal Stratford East. Ava Pickett relocates the aftermath of the Trojan War to a Towie-style living room, with Michelle Dockery playing a bloodied and deeply complicated Helen. After the huge success of 1536, can Pickett produce another modern classic?Then it’s Golden Boy at the Almeida, starring Josh O’Connor as a gifted young violinist forced to choose between his music and the money, danger and broken fingers of professional boxing. It's got a formidable supporting cast including Daniel Mays, Hayley Squires and the deeply unsettling Zubin Varla. Plus, Sierra Boggess celebrates 40 years of The Phantom of the Opera. She has appeared as Christine Daae several times over the years, and is now seen as the 'mother goose' of Christines. She tells producer Tim about being part of this show for half its lifetime, and returning to the show not as Christine this time, but as Carlotta for the 40th anniversary West End cast. Also the great Greg Hicks answers our five questions ahead of starring in The Master Builder at the Arcola.And we launch our Macbeth watch party with Marquee TV. Get one month free at marquee.tv/ltr or use the code LTR, watch Macbeth with David Tennant and Cush Jumbo, then send us your thoughts by 7 October.Find us on Instagram and YouTube @thelondontheatrereview. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | 45m 15s | ||||||
| 9/23/26 | Special announcement: join our first theatre watch party with David Tennant and Cush Jumbo's Macbeth | We’ve got a new way for London Theatre Review listeners to watch, discuss and rediscover some brilliant theatre.The London Theatre Review is partnering with Marquee TV, the streaming platform for arts and culture, to introduce the London Theatre Review Watch Party.Our first pick is David Tennant and Cush Jumbo’s acclaimed 2023 Donmar Warehouse production of Macbeth. Watch it on Marquee TV, send in your thoughts by Wednesday 7 October to [email protected], and we’ll bring your comments into a special review episode the following week.London Theatre Review listeners can also get one month of Marquee TV free at marquee.tv/LTR, or by using the code LTR at checkout.Once you’re in, you’ll also find theatre, dance, opera, classical music, documentaries and more from around the world.So head to Marquee TV and join the party! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | 2m 11s | ||||||
| 9/20/26 |  Live from the Chelsea Arts Festival! With National Theatre boss Indhu Rubasingham and Pride actor Samuel Barnett | The London Theatre Review is back with a brand new season, and back in front of a live audience! Kicking off season seven in style, Nancy and the Nicks are coming to you from the Saatchi Gallery as part of the Chelsea Arts Festival. We're joined for a very special episode by two very special guests. National Theatre artistic director Indhu Rubasingham reveals what’s in store during her star-studded new season and reflects on taking charge of one of the world’s most important theatres. And the brilliant Samuel Barnett, star of The History Boys and Dirk Gently, talks all about queer joy and history as he prepares to star in Pride the Musical ahead of its transfer to the Bridge Theatre. We've also got reviews of course. Of two of London's biggest openings in fact: Thelma & Louise at the Young Vic, based on the iconic film, and starring Rachel Tucker and Amy Lennox, and Tilda Swinton’s long-awaited return to the stage in Man to Man at the Royal Court.Drop us a line at [email protected] or on Instagram @thelondontheatrereview. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | 52m 13s | ||||||
| 9/2/26 | live showtheatre review+3 | Indhu RubasinghamSamuel Barnett | National TheatrePride the Musical+4 | Young VicRoyal Court+1 | live showtheatre+5 | — | 1m 41s | ||
| 8/23/26 | Edinburgh Fringetheatre production+3 | Francesca Moody | FleabagBaby Reindeer | EdinburghShedinburgh | Edinburgh FringeFrancesca Moody+5 | — | 27m 39s | ||
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| 7/26/26 | musical theatreshow reviews+3 | Phelim McDermottNatalie Kassanga | Southwark PlayhouseChelsea Arts Festival+4 | — | TrainspottingMidnight at the Never Get+3 | — | 42m 48s | ||
| 7/19/26 | Aaron SorkinTheatre Review+3 | Aaron Sorkin | Genesis FoundationTo Kill a Mockingbird+5 | West EndBridge Theatre | Aaron SorkinTo Kill a Mockingbird+3 | — | 47m 12s | ||
| 7/12/26 | theatremusical+4 | Sam RyderGrace Mouat+2 | Jesus Christ SuperstarArchduke+3 | LondonRoyal Court+2 | theatremusical+5 | — | 53m 34s | ||
| 7/5/26 | musical theatreinterviews+4 | Anna Zavelson | National TheatreRSC+5 | WalesNorth America+2 | Adrian LesterSusannah Fielding+7 | — | 52m 06s | ||
| 7/2/26 | musical theatreforbidden love+3 | Jordan Luke GagePaul Foster | RedcliffeBonnie and Clyde+4 | Southwark PlayhouseBristol | Redcliffemusical+6 | — | 22m 37s | ||
| 6/28/26 | theatre reviewFrench translation+3 | Rajiv JosephDesmonda Cathabel | NationalApollo+5 | — | theatreMisanthrope+3 | — | 40m 16s | ||
| 6/21/26 | theatreinterviews+4 | Willem DafoePaul Chahidi | Old VicArcola+6 | VeniceNew York | Willem DafoeGlengarry Glen Ross+5 | — | 50m 25s | ||
| 6/14/26 | theatre productionplay reviews+3 | Patricia Allison | Sex EducationDriftwood+3 | TrinidadTehran | War HorseDriftwood+3 | — | 47m 27s | ||
| 6/6/26 |  War Horse Returns — Plus Helen George in High Society & Isis Hainsworth on Arcadia | War Horse is back...After nearly two decades, the show that transformed theatre has returned to the National Theatre. Nick, Nick and Nancy discuss whether it still hits, and why it might matter even more right now. Plus young critic Dash returns to the pod to give his verdict from the stalls of the Olivier. We also review Cole Porter musical High Society at the Barbican, starring Helen George as Tracy Lord, a role made famous by both Grace Kelly and Katharine Hepburn, alongside Felicity Kendal, Freddie Fox and Nigel Lindsay.Isis Hainsworth — who lit up the Old Vic's Arcadia and just won the Ian Charleson Award — joins Nancy for a conversation about imposter syndrome and Tom Stoppard's terrifying cleverness. And Martina Laird answers our five questions ahead of her play Driftwood at the Kiln. Follow us on Instagram and watch us on YouTube @thelondontheatrereview. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | 46m 11s | ||||||
| 5/31/26 |  Beetlejuice! Beetlejuice! Beetlejuice! (Plus Reggae, Roxanne & Churchill's Loo) | After becoming one of Broadway's biggest sleeper hits and an absolute social media phenomenon, Beetlejuice the Musical has landed at the Prince Edward Theatre in the West End. Nancy, Nick and producer Tim ventured to the Netherworld to see what all the fuss is about. The gang also headed Stratford East for The Harder They Come, the reggae-soaked, infectious, bass-rattlingly loud stage version of the 1972 Jamaican film classic. Spoiler: one of them didn't quite make it to the end, for reasons entirely beyond their control...Nick Curtis interviews the wonderful Susannah Fielding — you'll know her from This Time with Alan Partridge, from stealing every scene she's in on Tom Jones, or from making Daddy Issues compulsively watchable — and she's about to open opposite Adrian Lester in the RSC's Cyrano de Bergerac at the Noël Coward. And comedian and playwright Rosie Holt answers our Five Questions ahead of Churchill's Urinal, her new play about a sentient toilet possessed by the spirit of Winston Churchill. As you do.Plus, the gang get obsessed with Sting, Shaggy and the real Cyrano de Bergerac...Follow us on Instagram and watch us on YouTube @thelondontheatrereview. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | 44m 55s | ||||||
| 5/24/26 |  Alexander Zeldin's Care, The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind + Leila Farzad on Under the Shadow | This week Nick, Nick and Nancy review Alexander Zeldin's Care at the Young Vic - a compassionate, unflinching look at life in an elderly care facility, starring the magnificent Linda Bassett - and the RSC's new musical The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind @sohoplace, the extraordinary true story of a 13-year-old who built a windmill to save his Malawian village from famine. Plus Nancy talks to the brilliant Leila Farzad about her role in Under the Shadow at the Almeida, a supernatural thriller set during the Iran-Iraq War. And Liv Hill, one of the lead trio in 1536, answers our Five Questions. If you want to get in touch, email [email protected] or follow us on Instagram @thelondontheatrereview. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | 44m 50s | ||||||
| 5/17/26 | Gary Oldman's Krapp reviewed - plus Monica Barbaro and the best play of the year | It's only been a few weeks since we went away, but so much theatre has happened in the meantime...Nick Curtis, Nick Clark and Nancy Durrant are back to fill you in on all the goings on in London. And we kick off the season with a stellar episode: we review Gary Oldman's return to the stage for the first time in 40-odd years as he takes on Samuel Beckett's play Krapp's Last Tape at the Royal Court. The play we couldn't stop talking about all last year has transferred to the West End - Ava Pickett's blistering, hilarious Tudor drama 1536 - but does it live up to our memories of it first time round?And the star of Top Gun Maverick and A Complete Unknown, the fabulous Monica Barbaro, talks to Nick Curtis about her stage debut in Les Liaisons Dangereuses at the National Theatre alongside Aidan Turner and Lesley Manville. She talks about turning to the stage, how it feels to play difficult material eight times a week, and how you sprint in a lavishly designed ball gown. Plus artistic director of Shakespeare's Globe Michelle Terry answers five questions. Follow us on Instagram and watch us on YouTube @thelondontheatrereview. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | 45m 48s | ||||||
| 4/20/26 | BONUS EPISODE! Giles Terera, Gwyneth Keyworth and Ryan Calais Cameron | Even though we are officially on a break, we couldn't resist gathering together some of our favourite people for a bonus episode to tide you over until the new season begins. The incredible Giles Terera, who has starred in the UK premieres of Hamilton and Avenue Q among many other musicals, but is just as well known for his Shakespearean performances, talks about Clint Dyer's production of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest which has just opened at the Old Vic. Gwyneth Keyworth was one of our favourite guests from the last season, so we asked her back to answer our five questions as she continues to perform in the National Theatre production of Maxim Gorky's Summerfolk. And Ryan Calais Cameron, the brilliant writer of For Black Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When the Hue Gets Too Heavy and Retrograde, tells us what it means to him to be appointed the first patron of Camden People's Theatre. We will be back soon, but in the meantime you can keep up with our theatregoing thoughts on Instagram or watch us on YouTube @thelondontheatrereview. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | 21m 03s | ||||||
| 4/13/26 | Emergency Oliviers episode! | Emergency episode alert! After last night's 50th Olivier Awards - broadcast on the BBC for the first time in decades - the gang give their verdict on the winners, the losers, the dramas and the dresses. Hint: the bear swept the board... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | 24m 49s | ||||||
| 4/5/26 | Lesley Manville and Aidan Turner in Les Liaison Dangereuses, Noah Jupe and Sadie Sink in Romeo & Juliet | It's a big week. The fifth season comes to an end with no Nick Clark - he's on holiday - but instead a Nick, a Nancy, a producer Tim AND two big starry shows to round things off: two of the most exciting young actors around, Noah Jupe and Sadie Sink, play Shakespeare's star crossed lovers in Robert Icke's take on Romeo and Juliet at the Harold Pinter theatre, and Aidan Turner and the peerless Lesley Manville revive Les Liaisons Dangereuses at the National Theatre under director Marianne Elliott. Plus Nick Curtis talks to veteran stage and screen actor Henry Goodman about his return to Arthur Miller for a revival of The Price - as well as what it was like to actually work with Miller. And Eleanor Worthington-Cox answers five questions including one of the best (or maybe worst) onstage mishaps we've heard so far. We'll be back soon for another season...in the meantime there may be some bonus content dropping into your feeds. And keep an eye on all the latest updates on Instagram and see what we look like on YouTube @thelondontheatrereview. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | 55m 13s | ||||||
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Chart history for The London Theatre Review
Peaked at #126 in United Kingdom, currently #126 in United Kingdom.
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| United Kingdom | — | #126 | #126 | — |
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1 placement across 1 market.
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1 placement across 1 market.