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The 50 best shows of 2025

In the run-up to 2026’s exciting new offer, we’re taking a final trip down review lane to gather the most enduring shows of the year. Discover which ones have made the cut out of hundreds of press performances and how close it gets to your own selection. 50. Antigone On Strike Action, politics, and philosophy…

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29 December, 2025

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a christmas carol, a man for all seasons, a midsummer night's dream, adult panto, antigone on strike, arcola theatre, as you like it, asa butterfield, bbc proms, beauty and the beast panto, best shows 2025, bridge theatre, callum scott howles, cassidy janson, charie stemp, charing cross theatre, charles dickens, charlie stemp, cinderella, clarkston, dear annie i hate you, double act, dracapella, english national ballet, every brilliant thing, fantasia orchestra, gay panto, ghost stories by candlelight, ghosts ibsen, giselle, glyndebourne, goodnight oscar, jack holden, jobsworth, Joe Locke, John Partridge, jonathan bailey, just for one day, live aid musical, manhunt, marriage of figaro, martin shaw, mendelssohn, minnie driver, mischief, more life, mozart, murder she didn’t write, musicals, My Fair Lady, open air theatre, other palace, panto, park theatre, richard ii jonathan bailey, romeo and juliet, roxie rocks chicago, royal albert hall, royal court, salty brine, sean hayes, second best, shitfaced shakespeare, shucked, tarantula, tchaikovsky, tending, the chaos that has been and will no doubt return, the code, the comedy about spies, the deep blue sea, the fit prince, the glass menagerie, the globe, the great christmas feast, the magic of christmas, the mill at sonning, tracie bennet, west end
Review of ‘Every Brilliant Thing’: “Minnie Driver shines like a beacon of hope following lacklustre performance”

Continuing its roster of celebrity performers, the production concludes its run with this last takeover, starring Minnie Driver until its closure in mid-November. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show to let us know if its life-affirming narrative still has a pulse on stage. If there’s something that experience has taught me over the…

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22 October, 2025

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duncan macmillan, every brilliant thing, every brilliant thing minnie driver, every brilliant thing review, jack knowles, jeremy herrin, life affirming, minnie driver, review every brilliant thing, samaritans, soho place, vicki mortimer, west end
Review of ‘Every Brilliant Thing’: “Lenny Henry gives a life-affirming performance but fails to keep up with the spirit”

Following a critically acclaimed run at the Edinburgh Fringe last year, Paines Plough’s solo act arrives in the West End in a new production starring four alternative A-list performers. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show — to let us know if its uplifting message remains immortalised through the rendition. We don’t talk about…

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10 August, 2025

English contents, Reviews

duncan macmillan, every brilliant thing, every brilliant thing review, jack knowles, Jonny Donahoe, lenny henry, nica burns, nimax theatres, review every brilliant thing, soho place, tom gibbons, vicki mortimer