Some thoughts and notes about the below to come, but before we start here’s the run down of the star valuation
- ★★★★★ – 5 stars – no notes, absolutely loved it, and would see multiple times again and again
- ★★★★☆ – 4 stars – very enjoyable, enjoyed a lot, not quite but nearly, would see again
- ★★★☆☆ – 3 stars – enjoyable, well produced, just a few things missing to elevate it, prob wouldn’t see again
- ★★☆☆☆ – 2 stars – nothing wrong, it was a way to pass an evening, would not see again
- ★☆☆☆☆ – 1 star – it was fine I guess, just not my kind of thing – would def not see again
- ☆☆☆☆☆ – 0 stars – oh god why did I go see this – waste of time and money, could not pay me to see again
★★★★★
- Vanya – Duke of York Theatre (London) ★★★★★
- Operation Mincemeat – Fortune Theatre (London) ★★★★★
- The Motive and The Cue – Lyttleton Theatre (London) ★★★★★
★★★★☆
- Patriots – Noel Coward Theatre (London) ★★★★☆
- Orlando – Garrick Theatre (London) ★★★★☆
★★★☆☆
- Accidental Death of an Anarchist – Lyric Hammersmith (London) ★★★☆☆
- A Mirror – Almeida (London) ★★★☆☆
- Merrily We Roll Along – Hudson Theater (New York) ★★★☆☆
- Cold War – Almeida (London) ★★★☆☆
★★☆☆☆
- Lemons Lemons Lemons – Harold Pinter Theatre (London) ★★☆☆☆
- Phaedra – Lyttleton Theatre (London) ★★☆☆☆
★☆☆☆☆
- The Cottage – Hayes Theater (New York) ★☆☆☆☆
- Pygmalion – Old Vic (London) ★☆☆☆☆
- King Lear – Wyndham Theatre (London) ★☆☆☆☆