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Here We Are at the National Theatre, Lyttelton review: should this have been staged at all?

2/5 Stephen Sondheim’s posthumous musical has no songs, only a stellar cast save it from being completely unenjoyable

Evening Standard · May 9, 2025

‘We’re not here to slander Sondheim!’ Inside the master’s wild final musical, completed at last

Here We Are, a satirical mashup of two surrealist movie masterpieces, was finished after musicals maestro Stephen Sondheim died – outraging some fans. As the show hits Britain, its stars and creators reveal their thrills and fears

The Guardian - UK · May 8, 2025

Here We Are review – posthumous Stephen Sondheim musical is hit-and-miss

The legendary composer and lyricist’s take on two surrealist Luis Buñuel movies is a patchy satire

The Guardian - US · Oct 24, 2023