Review: Bank of Dave: The Musical at Curve Leicester is warm, funny and crowd-pleasing, but its emotional depth struggles to match its energy.

Review: Legally Blonde at Nottingham Theatre Royal is a dazzling, hilarious five-star revival led by a sensational Amber Davies.

★★★★☆ Frankie Goes to Bollywood review at Derby Theatre. Dazzling choreography, camp spectacle, and a bold Bollywood musical with heart. Four Stars!

Flyology at the Union Theatre is a bold, funny feminist musical with a thrilling score and standout performances. Read our 5-star review.

Priscilla Queen of the Desert at Nottingham Theatre Royal dazzles with spectacle, standout performances, and camp energy in this 4-star review.

The Wedding Singer at Long Eaton Operatic Society shines with heart, humour, and energy in this joyful 2026 production. Read our full review.

★★★☆☆ Avenue Q returns to the West End in a bold 20th anniversary revival. Read our in-depth review of this modernised puppet musical.

Kiss of the Spider Woman at Curve delivers a gripping, five-star revival with phenomenal performances and haunting storytelling.

★★★☆☆ The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry in the West End is heartfelt and moving, but struggles with scale and structure.

Miss Saigon UK Tour in Nottingham review: a visually stunning revival with powerful performances, but does it feel dated for modern audiences?

★★★★☆ An honest review of The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind from the Royal Shakespeare Company. But can a story driven by hope generate enough theatrical energy to sustain an almost 3-hour musical?

★★★★☆ At Derby Theatre, Conrad Murray’s Pied Piper arrives not with a flute and doublet, but with a mic and the fierce power of beatbox. Billed as a family musical, it reimagines the folk tale through rhythm, rap and raw vocal dexterity. The question is: is a stripped-back beatbox musical of a classic story the new blueprint for family theatre, or do children still need glitter cannons and fairy-lit spectacle to stay entertained?

★★☆☆☆ The jukebox musical is now a familiar staple of the British touring circuit, and Sunny Afternoon arrives at the Nottingham Theatre Royal packed with nostalgia and a catalogue of undeniably iconic songs. Charting the rise of one of Britain’s most influential rock bands, this production takes us back to the swinging ’60s and the anthems that defined a generation. But does this musical biopic showcase the volatile story behind the music, or does the drama get drowned out b

★★★★☆ With Hadestown approaching its second anniversary at the Lyric Theatre in London’s West End, the question is this: has this contemporary musical cemented itself as a cult favourite that audiences return to time and time again, or is it still trying to court new fans beyond the devotees of its Grammy-winning score?

★★★☆☆ Forget how many different designer brands are name-checked in The Devil Wears Prada; in some stretches, you begin to wonder how many times the name “Miranda” gets said in this musical.

★★★★☆ Every Christmas, Leicester’s Curve Theatre forgoes the glitter-drenched world of pantomime in favour of something a little warmer and more substantial: the annual Christmas musical.

★★★★☆ If you’ve ever found yourself doing the Tragedy dance in your kitchen, harmonising to One for Sorrow, or secretly believe that glitter counts as an accessory, then Here & Now: The Steps Musical is the night out you’ve been waiting for.

★★☆☆☆ Is this show all buzz and no substance? On paper, 13 Going on 30: The Musical has everything to be irresistible: a beloved rom-com cult film, a spirited cast, colourful design, a message of identity and authenticity, and the nostalgia of the early 2000s.

★★★☆☆ Friends! The Musical Parody opened its UK tour at Nottingham’s Theatre Royal, drawing crowds eager to see their favourite coffee-loving pals brought to life on stage. But is this show just for the die-hard fans who can quote every episode?

★★★★☆ After a critically acclaimed run at Regent’s Park, Fiddler on the Roof is now on a UK tour. But in 2025, as audiences gather to watch this story retold once again, a question lingers: should we continue to revive classics, or leave them in the past where they belong?