High Society: Helen George gives star turn opposite Felicity Kendal 3/5 This adaptation of Cole Porter’s musical at the Barbican is ruled by the Call the Midwife star Evening Standard · Jun 4
Christmas Day review – Sam Grabiner serves up gripping dinner-table debate A north London Jewish family share a meal – and heated arguments – in this complex and courageous drama The Guardian - UK · Dec 17, 2025
Kiss Me, Kate review: A supremely silly evening of summer escapism ‘Line of Duty’ star Adrian Dunbar teams up with Broadway legend Stephanie J Block for another perfectly pitched Cole Porter revival at the Barbican The Independent UK · Jun 18, 2024
Farewell Mr Haffmann review – Nazi drama has weirdly comic overtones The English-language premiere of Jean-Philippe Daguerre’s award-winning play hampers its seasoned cast with a complicated plot – bordering on farcical – about a Jewish jeweller hiding in a cellar in Nazi-occupied France The Guardian - UK · Sep 1, 2023
The Evening Standard Theatre Podcast: The Lehman Trilogy cast, and reviews of Standing at the Sky’s Edge & Phaedra In this week’s Evening Standard Theatre Podcast, we talk to the cast of The Lehman Trilogy about the award-winning play which arrived in the West End this month, and the challenges of staging a story that spans 160 years and multiple characters. We also review the musical Standing at the… Evening Standard · Feb 19, 2023
The week in theatre: The Tempest; Linck & Mülhahn; The Lehman Trilogy – review Alex Kingston’s fine Prospero weathers an RSC concept storm; the 21st century erupts into a tale of 18th century gender subversion; and illusion captivates in a revival of Sam Mendes’s banking saga The Guardian - UK · Feb 12, 2023
The Lehman Trilogy review – Sam Mendes’ banking saga returns with dividends Hadley Fraser, Nigel Lindsay and Michael Balogun are astonishing as the 18th-century bankers who helped to define the American dream The Guardian - UK · Feb 9, 2023
The Lehman Trilogy at the Gillian Lynne Theatre review – the new cast shines in this tour de force production This story charting 160 years of US capitalism still feels horribly relevant Evening Standard · Feb 9, 2023
The Lehman Trilogy’s Michael Balogun on his extraordinary journey from prison to starring in the West End Following an ‘epiphany’ while serving a prison sentence, Balogun decided to pursue a career in acting - and became a star. Now he is about to open in an acclaimed play in the West End Evening Standard · Feb 3, 2023
The best London theatre shows to book in 2023 from Groundhog Day to Cheryl in 2:22 The pick of productions coming to London this year Evening Standard · Jan 4, 2023
Woman in Mind review – when the vicar’s wife’s worst nightmare is her own life Jenna Russell stars in Alan Ayckbourn’s exploration of mental illness with an accomplished cast of supporting characters ably adding to the anguish The Guardian - UK · Sep 30, 2022