Index of theatre reviews 2018 by title

2018

BY TITLE (or alternatively, VIEW BY DATE)

ABSOLUTE HELL (National Theatre [Lyttelton], London SE1; opened 25 April, 2018)

ALADDIN (Hackney Empire, London E8; opened 5 December, 2018)

ALL’S WELL THAT ENDS WELL (Shakespeare’s Globe [Sam Wanamaker Playhouse], London SE1; opened 17 January, 2018)

AM KÖNIGSWEG in THEATERTREFFEN 2018 (Various venues, Berlin; 4–20 May, 2018)

ASHES TO ASHES in PINTER AT THE PINTER (Harold Pinter Theatre, London SW1; opened 28/29 September, 2018)

THE BEAU DEFEATED (Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon; opened 3 April, 2018)

THE BELIEVERS ARE BUT BROTHERS (Bush Theatre, London W12; opened 26 January, 2018)

BILLIONAIRE BOY (NST City, Southampton; opened 28 November, 2018)

THE BIRTHDAY PARTY (Harold Pinter Theatre, London SW1; opened 18 January, 2018)

THE BIRTHDAY PARTY (Harold Pinter Theatre, London SW1; opened 18 January, 2018)

BLACK MOUNTAIN in PAINES PLOUGH ROUNDABOUT (Orange Tree Theatre, Richmond; opened 3 February, 2018)

BRIGHTON ROCK Theatre Royal, Brighton / touring; opened 7 March, 2018)

CAROLINE, OR CHANGE (Playhouse Theatre, London WC2; opened 17 December, 2018)

THE CHERRY ORCHARD (Bristol Old Vic; opened 8 March, 2018)

CHICAGO (Phoenix Theatre, London WC2; opened 12 April, 2018)

CHOMBOTROPE in THEATERTREFFEN 2018 (Various venues, Berlin; 4–20 May, 2018)

CHRISTMAS SHOWS 2018 (Various venues; opened December, 2018)

THE COLLECTION in PINTER AT THE PINTER (Harold Pinter Theatre, London SW1; opened 28/29 September, 2018)

COMPANY (Gielgud Theatre, London W1; opened 16 October, 2018)

THE COUNTRY WIFE (Southwark Playhouse, London SE1; opened 4 April, 2018)

DAY OF THE LIVING (The Other Place, Stratford-upon-Avon; opened 5 June, 2018)

THE DIVIDE (The Old Vic, London SE1; opened 7 February, 2018)

DRY POWDER (Hampstead Theatre, London NW3; opened 1 February, 2018)

EUGENIUS (The Other Palace, London SW1; opened 30 January, 2018)

FANNY AND ALEXANDER (The Old Vic, London SE1; opened 1 March, 2018)

FANNY AND ALEXANDER (The Old Vic, London SE1; opened 1 March, 2018)

THE FANTASTIC FOLLIES OF MRS RICH (OR THE BEAU DEFEATED) (Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon; opened 3 April, 2018)

FINISHING THE PICTURE (Finborough Theatre, London SW10; opened 14 June, 2018)

FROZEN (Theatre Royal Haymarket, London SW1; opened 20 February, 2018)

FROZEN (Theatre Royal Haymarket, London SW1; opened 20 February, 2018)

GENESIS INC. (Hampstead Theatre, London NW3; opened 28 June, 2018)

THE GRÖNHOLM METHOD (Menier Chocolate Factory, London SE1; opened 22 May, 2018)

GUNDOG (Royal Court Jerwood Theatre Upstairs, London SW1; opened 6 February, 2018)

HADESTOWN (National Theatre [Olivier], London SE1; opened 13 November, 2018)

HAROLD AND MAUDE (Charing Cross Theatre, London WC2; opened 26 February, 2018)

THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM (Wyndham's Theatre, London WC2; opened 9 October, 2018)

THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM (Wyndham's Theatre, London WC2; opened 9 October, 2018)

THE HERE AND THIS AND NOW (Southwark Playhouse, London SE1; opened 12 January, 2018)

HOW TO BE A KID in PAINES PLOUGH ROUNDABOUT (Orange Tree Theatre, Richmond; opened 3 February, 2018)

BARRY HUMPHRIES' WEIMAR CABARET (Barbican Theatre, London EC2; opened 12 July, 2018)

THE INHERITANCE (Young Vic Theatre, London SE1; opened 28 March, 2018)

THE INHERITANCE (Young Vic Theatre, London SE1; opened 28 March, 2018)

JOHN (National Theatre [Dorfman], London SE1; opened 24 January, 2018)

JULIUS CAESAR (Bridge Theatre, London SE1; opened 30 January, 2018)

THE JUNGLE (Playhouse Theatre, London WC2; opened 5 July, 2018)

KILLER JOE (Trafalgar Studio 1, London SW1; opened 4 June, 2018)

KILLER JOE (Trafalgar Studio 1, London SW1; opened 4 June, 2018)

KISS ME, KATE (London Coliseum, London WC2; opened 20 June, 2018)

LADY WINDERMERE'S FAN (Vaudeville Theatre, London WC2; opened 22 January, 2018)

THE LAST SHIP (Northern Stage, Newcastle upon Tyne / touring; opened 21 March, 2018)

THE LAST SHIP (Northern Stage, Newcastle upon Tyne / touring; opened 21 March, 2018)

LEAVE TAKING (Bush Theatre, London W12; opened 31 May, 2018)

THE LEHMAN TRILOGY (National Theatre [Lyttelton], London SE1; opened 12 July, 2018)

THE LIEUTENANT OF INISHMORE (Noël Coward Theatre, London WC2; opened 4 July, 2018)

THE LOVER in PINTER AT THE PINTER (Harold Pinter Theatre, London SW1; opened 28/29 September, 2018)

MACBETH (National Theatre [Olivier], London SE1; opened 6 March, 2018)

MACBETH (National Theatre [Olivier], London SE1; opened 6 March, 2018)

MACBETH (Barbican Theatre, London EC2; opened 23 October, 2018)

MACBETH (Shakespeare's Globe [Sam Wanamaker Playhouse], London SE1; opened 14 November, 2018)

MARY STUART (Duke Of York's Theatre, London WC2; opened 25 January, 2018)

THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR (Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon; opened 14 August, 2018)

THE MESSIAH (The Other Palace, London SW1; opened 11 December, 2018)

MISS LITTLEWOOD (Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon; opened 3 July, 2018)

MITTELREICH in THEATERTREFFEN 2018 (Various venues, Berlin; 4–20 May, 2018)

THE MODERATE SOPRANO (Duke Of York's Theatre, London WC2; opened 12 April, 2018)

THE MODERATE SOPRANO (Duke Of York's Theatre, London WC2; opened 12 April, 2018)

MOOD MUSIC (The Old Vic, London SE1; opened 2 May, 2018)

MOOD MUSIC (The Old Vic, London SE1; opened 2 May, 2018)

MOUNTAIN LANGUAGE in PINTER AT THE PINTER (Harold Pinter Theatre, London SW1; opened 28/29 September, 2018)

MY NAME IS LUCY BARTON (Bridge Theatre, London SE1; opened 6 June, 2018)

NAPOLEON DISROBED (Arcola Theatre, London E8; opened 19 February, 2018)

THE NEW WORLD ORDER in PINTER AT THE PINTER (Harold Pinter Theatre, London SW1; opened 28/29 September, 2018)

NIGHTFALL (Bridge Theatre, London SE1; opened 8 May, 2018)

NINE NIGHT (National Theatre [Dorfman], London SE1; opened 30 April, 2018)

NOTES FROM THE FIELD (Royal Court Theatre, London SW1; opened 15 June, 2018)

DIE ODYSSEE in THEATERTREFFEN 2018 (Various venues, Berlin; 4–20 May, 2018)

ONE FOR SORROW (Royal Court Jerwood Theatre Upstairs, London SW1; opened 26 June, 2018)

ONE FOR THE ROAD in PINTER AT THE PINTER (Harold Pinter Theatre, London SW1; opened 28/29 September, 2018)

OUT OF LOVE in PAINES PLOUGH ROUNDABOUT (Orange Tree Theatre, Richmond; opened 3 February, 2018)

PAINES PLOUGH ROUNDABOUT: How To Be A Kid / Black Mountain / Out Of Love (Orange Tree Theatre, Richmond; opened 3 February, 2018)

PERICLES (National Theatre [Olivier], London SE1; opened 27 August, 2018)

PÉRICLÈS, PRINCE DE TYR (Silk Street Theatre, London EC2; opened 9 April, 2018)

PETER PAN (Open Air Theatre, Regent's Park, London NW1; opened 24 May, 2018)

PINTER AT THE PINTER – Programme One: Ashes To Ashes / One For The Road / Mountain Language / The Pres And An Officer / The New World Order;Programme Two: The Lover / The Collection (Harold Pinter Theatre, London SW1; opened 28/29 September, 2018)

PITY (Royal Court Theatre, London SW1; opened 18 July, 2018)

THE PLOUGH AND THE STARS (Lyric Hammersmith, London W6; opened 20 March, 2018)

PLUTO (Barbican Theatre, London EC2; opened 8 February, 2018)

THE PRES AND AN OFFICER in PINTER AT THE PINTER (Harold Pinter Theatre, London SW1; opened 28/29 September, 2018)

PRESENT LAUGHTER (Chichester Festival Theatre, W. Sussex; opened 26 April, 2018)

PRESENT LAUGHTER (Chichester Festival Theatre, W. Sussex; opened 26 April, 2018)

PRESSURE (Ambassadors Theatre, London WC2; opened 14 June, 2018)

THE PRIME OF MISS JEAN BRODIE (Donmar Warehouse, London WC2; opened 12 June, 2018)

RALEGH: THE TREASON TRIAL (Great Hall, Winchester; opened 16 November, 2018)

RICHARD II (Almeida Theatre, London N1; opened 18 December, 2018)

RITA, SUE AND BOB TOO (Royal Court Theatre, London SW1; opened 11 January, 2018)

RITA, SUE AND BOB TOO (Royal Court Theatre, London SW1; opened 11 January, 2018)

ROM [ROME] (Deutsches Theater, Berlin; opened 16 March, 2018)

ROMEO AND JULIET (Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon / touring; opened 1 May, 2018)

RUTHLESS! THE MUSICAL (Arts Theatre, London WC2; opened 27 March, 2018)

THE SHADOW FACTORY (NST City, Southampton; opened 15 February, 2018)

SMILE UPON US, LORD (Barbican Theatre, London EC2; opened 28 February, 2018)

SNOWFLAKE (Old Fire Station, Oxford; opened 10 December, 2018)

SOLAR: A MELTDOWN in THEATERTREFFEN 2018 (Various venues, Berlin; 4–20 May, 2018)

STORIES (National Theatre [Dorfman], London SE1; opened 17 October, 2018)

SUMMER AND SMOKE (Duke Of York's Theatre, London WC2; opened 20 November, 2018)

SWITZERLAND (Ambassadors Theatre, London WC2; opened 19 November, 2018)

TAMBURLAINE (Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon; opened 23 August, 2018)

THE TELL-TALE HEART (National Theatre [Dorfman], London SE1; opened 12 December, 2018)

THEATERTREFFEN 2018: Die Odyssee / Am Königsweg / Woyzeck / Solar: A Meltdown / Chombotrope / Mittelreich (Various venues, Berlin; 4–20 May, 2018)

TINA (Aldwych Theatre, London WC2; opened 17 April, 2018)

TONIGHT AT 8.30 (Jermyn Street Theatre, London SW1; opened 21 April, 2018)

TRANSLATIONS (National Theatre [Olivier], London SE1; opened 30 May, 2018)

TROILUS AND CRESSIDA (Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon; opened 18 October, 2018)

TRUE WEST (Vaudeville Theatre, London WC2; opened 4 December, 2018)

TWELFTH NIGHT (Young Vic Theatre, London SE1;pened 8 October, 2018)

TWILIGHT: LOS ANGELES, 1992 (Gate Theatre, London W10; opened 15 January, 2018)

UNCLE VANYA (Hampstead Theatre, London NW3; opened 6 December, 2018)

A VERY VERY VERY DARK MATTER (Bridge Theatre, London SE1; opened 24 October, 2018)

THE VILLAGE (Theatre Royal Stratford East, London E10; opened 13 September, 2018)

#WEAREARRESTED / DAY OF THE LIVING (The Other Place, Stratford-upon-Avon; opened 5 June, 2018)

WHITE TEETH (Kiln Theatre, London NW6; opened 5 November, 2018)

THE WINTER'S TALE (Shakespeare's Globe, London SE1; opened 27 June, 2018)

THE WINTER'S TALE (Shakespeare's Globe, London SE1; opened 27 June, 2018)

WOYZECK in THEATERTREFFEN 2018 (Various venues, Berlin; 4–20 May, 2018)

THE WRITER (Almeida Theatre, London N1; opened 24 April, 2018)

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