Counting up, I have been to 100 theatre performances in 2015 (so far – there are still a couple of days left!). Many of those were under my own steam, but I’m also a frequent reviewer for both Musical Theatre Review and The Reviews Hub (formerly The Public Reviews). Those professional reviews come with star ratings; ones I went to for myself, or as a guest without a commitment to review, do not.
Below is a chronological list of those theatre, cabaret and comedy shows that gained a four star rating or above from me (up to a maximum of 5 stars; TRH allows us to allocate half stars, whereas MTR does not). I’m also including shows I also went to that would have merited such a rating had I been reviewing them professionally.
January 2015
- Treasure Island: Curse of the Pearl Necklace, Above the Stag
- Whistle Down The Wind, Union Theatre ★★★★ [MTR]
February 2015
- She Loves Me, Landor Theatre
- Beautiful, Aldwych Theatre ★★★★ [MTR]
March 2015
- Cynthia Erivo in Concert, King’s Place
- The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time, Aylesbury Waterside ★★★★★ [TRH]
April 2015
- Panti Bliss, Soho Theatre ★★★★★ [TRH]
May 2015
- Scott Alan & Cynthia Erivo, St James Studio ★★★★★ [MTR]
- Avenue Q, Aylesbury Waterside ★★★★½ [TRH]
- Carrie, Southwark Playhouse ★★★★ [MTR]
- Jerry’s Girls, Jermyn Street Theatre ★★★★★ [MTR]
- Peter Pan, Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre
- Julian Glover’s Beowulf, Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, Shakespeare’s Globe ★★★★★ [TRH]
- Jason Robert Brown in Concert, Royal Festival Hall ★★★★ [MTR]
- Elegies for Punks, Angels and Raging Queens, Criterion Theatre ★★★★ [MTR]
June 2015
- Fun Home, Circle in the Square Theatre, Broadway
- 1984, Playhouse Theatre
- Bugsy Malone, Lyric Hammersmith
- East is East, Aylesbury Waterside ★★★★½ [TRH]
July 2015
- I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change, Above the Arts ★★★★★ [MTR]
- The World Goes Round: The Songs of Kander & Ebb, Pizza Express Pheasantry ★★★★★ [TRH]
- Derren Brown: Miracle, Aylesbury Waterside
- Rhythm of Life: Cy Coleman – A Celebration in Song, St James Studio ★★★★ [MTR]
- Bette Midler, O2 Arena
- The Car Man, Sadler’s Wells
August 2015
- The Supreme Fabulettes, Leicester Square Theatre ★★★★ [MTR]
- Briefs, London Wonderground ★★★★ [TRH]
- Goddess, Tristan Bates Theatre[1]
- You Won’t Succeed on Broadway if You Don’t Have Any Jews, St James Theatre ★★★★ [MTR]
September 2015
- The Christians, Gate Theatre ★★★★★ [TRH]
- Kinky Boots, Adelphi Theatre
- Vincent and Flavia: The Last Tango, Aylesbury Waterside
October 2015
- Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, New Wimbledon Theatre ★★★★ [MTR]
- In the Heights, King’s Cross Theatre
- Sam Bailey in Concert, Lyric Theatre ★★★★ [MTR]
- Thriller: Live, Aylesbury Waterside ★★★★½ [TRH]
- Stiles and Drewe’s Peter Pan – A Musical Adventure in Concert, Adelphi Theatre ★★★★★ [MTR]
- Cats, London Palladium ★★★★ [MTR]
- The Screenwriter’s Daughter, Leicester Square Lounge ★★★★ [TRH]
November 2015
- Xanadu, Southwark Playhouse ★★★★★ [MTR]
- Rise and Fall, St Saviour’s Church, Knightsbridge ★★★★ [TRH]
- Rachael Ofori – Portrait, Bush Theatre ★★★★ [TRH]
- Come Together: Barb Jungr & John McDaniel, St James Studio ★★★★★ [MTR]
- Funny Girl, Menier Chocolate Factory
December 2015
- All On Her Own/Harlequinade, Garrick Theatre
- Lee Mead in Concert, Garrick Theatre
- Tinderella: Cinders Slips It In, Above the Stag
- Dick Whittington, Aylesbury Waterside ★★★★ [TRH]
- Disclosure: I was a Kickstarter investor in this show. ↩
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