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The Best Musicals in London
The Best Musicals in London
We recommend the top shows in musical theatre
Wednesday, 20 November 2019
'Dear Evan Hansen' at the Noël Coward Theatre will steal your heartMatthew Murray
Aladdin, Prince Edward Theatre ★★★ Disney's latest blockbuster film-turned-stage show remains airborne – just
Come From Away, Phoenix Theatre ★★★★ 9/11-themed musical crosses the Atlantic, capacious heart intact
Dear Evan Hansen, Noël Coward Theatre ★★★★ A stirring new musical that tackles missed connections in the internet age will steal your heart. Until 2 May
Everybody's Talking About Jamie, Apollo Theatre ★★★★ Triumphant West End transfer for this big-hearted, inclusive and utterly joyful British musical
Ghost Quartet, Boulevard Theatre ★★★★ Both mystical and alcoholic spirits infuse this wonderfully distinctive chamber musical. Until 4 Jan
Mary Poppins, Prince Edward Theatre ★★★ Everyone's favourite nanny returns, again, in a lavish but old-fashioned revival. Until 31 May
Matilda the Musical, Cambridge Theatre ★★★★ The RSC's production of Dahl's classic is a feast for eyes, ears - and heart
Only Fools and Horses, Theatre Royal Haymarket ★★★★ Rollicking remake of much-loved TV sitcom.
Lovely jubbly!
Preludes, Southwark Playhouse ★★★★ Dave Malloy's innovative musical immerses us in Rachmaninov's creative crisis.
School of Rock, New London Theatre ★★★★ Andrew Lloyd Webber's transatlantic transfer is a blast
The Book of Mormon, Prince of Wales Theatre ★★★★★ The dirty-talking, big-hearted musical from the talents behind South Park is satirical heaven
The Lion King, Lyceum Theatre ★★★★ Disney's anthropomorphic magic still holds its appeal for all the family
The Phantom of the Opera, Her Majesty's Theatre ★★★★ Does the most successful entertainment event of all time still have it?
Tina, Aldwych Theatre ★★★ Powerhouse Adrienne Warren is the saving grace of a new bio-musical that plays it safe
Wicked, Apollo Victoria Theatre ★★★★ Elphaba flies high for the ages in perennial audience favourite
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Eureka Day, Old Vic review - fun if not entirely fulfilling
Dissent in the ranks in uber-timely American comedy
The Wonderful World of Dissocia, Theatre Royal Stratford East review - wild trip gets a welcome revival
A woman confronts her neuroses in a phantasmagorical world full of fun and fear
'The first thing I do when I wake up is write.' Hilary Mantel, 1952-2022
An interview with the novelist the morning after she won the Man Booker Prize for the first time
Clutch, Bush Theatre review - new comedy-drama passes its test
After a strong start, newly commissioned play takes a wrong exit from the roundabout
Bright Half Life, Kings Head Theatre review - ups and downs of a tender lesbian love affair
Tanya Barfield reconstructs a simple plot as an absorbing puzzle
Handbagged, Kiln Theatre review - triumphant revival of Moira Buffini's comedy
Mrs Thatcher and Elizabeth II slug it out again in this 2013 classic
The P Word, Bush Theatre review - persecution and pride
Two-hander about a contrasting pair of gay Pakistanis is beautifully wrought
The Snail House, Hampstead Theatre - perplexing new drama that lacks bite
The central character is put in the dock but has ample evidence to get out
The Two Popes, Rose Theatre review - sparkling with wit and pathos
Funny, poignant and stimulating, a delightfully welcome piece of intellectual escapism
Antigone, Regent's Park Open Air Theatre review - Sophocles rewritten with purpose and panache
Inua Ellams adds contemporary political thrust to a well-loved classic
The Clinic, Almeida Theatre review - race and the status quo
Dipo Baruwa-Etti pits a fiery outsider activist against the British-Nigerian middle-class
Walking with Ghosts, Apollo Theatre review - a beguiling Gabriel Byrne opens up
The acclaimed Irish actor adapts his memoir into a stirring one-man show
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