Chris Omaweng

Week beginning 15 February 2026
- Ballet Icons Gala 2026 - London Coliseum
- Spanish Oranges - Playground Theatre
- Othello - Network Theatre
- The Sh!theads - Royal Court

The Vertical Hour - The Questors Theatre | Review One has to be in the mood for it, but sometimes the middle of the night is the best time for a deep, meaningful conversation. So it proves to be for Nadia Blye

The Vertical Hour - The Questors Theatre | Review

"it’s something of an indictment on the modern world that the show retains substantial resonance"

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Cash on Delivery - The Mill at Sonning | Review There were enough doors for one of those speedy farces. Alas, it was not to be. The first half of the first half, quite frankly, felt like standing in line at t

Cash on Delivery - The Mill at Sonning | Review

"It’s a lot of fun at the end of the day, and a sufficiently pleasant couple of hours of escapism."

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Far Gone - Brixton House | Review The post-show conversation was just as insightful as the show itself: I stayed for it for three reasons. One: Why not? Two: with a sixty-five-minute running tim

Far Gone - Brixton House | Review

"this phenomenal production is well worth seeing"

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Here There Are Blueberries - Stratford East | Review A unique kind of office politics emerged at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum following the arrival of a photograph album in 2007, according to this p

Here There Are Blueberries - Stratford East | Review

"a thoughtful and fascinating piece of theatre"

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Matching Minds with Sondheim by Barry Joseph | Review I can see why some people might not want to go anywhere near a book called Matching Minds with Sondheim – surely Stephen Sondheim’s most ardent fans and adh

Matching Minds with Sondheim by Barry Joseph | Review

"A reverent and respectful read, it provides readers with a comprehensive insight into another aspect of a celebrated composer."

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Edgar in the Red Room - The Hope Theatre | Review It wasn’t quite a case of ‘everyone’ saying “I’m Spartacus!” but having two Edgar Allan Poes (Sammy Overton and Morgan Smith) came across to me as a

Edgar in the Red Room - The Hope Theatre | Review

"Heavy on costumes and light in terms of set... it is a surprisingly light-hearted night out."

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Week beginning 8 February 2026
- Danielle Steers - Crazy Coqs
- The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry - Theatre Royal Haymarket
- Here There Are Blueberries @stratfordeast.com
- Far Gone - Brixton House
- Cash on Delivery - The Mill at Sonning
- The Vertical Hour - The Questors Theatre

Five Pianos - Jack Studio Theatre | Review “You have to use your imagination,” Niall Ashdown wryly smiles at the audience, who have clocked very quickly that there aren’t five pianos on stage, desp

Five Pianos - Jack Studio Theatre | Review

"A thoughtful and candid piece of theatre"

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Ballet Nights 010: DecaDance - Cadogan Hall | Review There was something soothing, elegant and cathartic in Viktor Erik Emanuel’s rendering of Debussy’s Clair De Lune – the musical openings in the Ballet Nig

Ballet Nights 010: DecaDance - Cadogan Hall | Review

"A highly enjoyable and innovative night out"

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Lost Atoms - Lyric Hammersmith Theatre | Review There’s a trend in contemporary plays of time-hopping, though this one doesn’t bounce around in what has become a conventional format. In switching between

Lost Atoms @lyrichammersmith.bsky.social | Review

"A hugely relatable and perceptive show with generous doses of physicality."

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Maggots - Bush Theatre | Review I haven’t had the privilege, or indeed misfortune, of living in a block of flats managed (or, as this play would have it, mismanaged) by a housing association

Maggots - Bush Theatre | Review

"An intense and thoughtful experience that will stick in the memory for some time."

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Passenger: One For The Road - Theatre Royal Haymarket | Review Almost every one-off gig is marketed as a ‘don’t miss’ event – this one was described as a “totally unique experience”, a statement which could be t

Passenger: One For The Road - Theatre Royal Haymarket | Review

"Food for thought in a remarkably varied and engaging concert."

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American Psycho - Almeida Theatre | Review I had been pre-warned before going into this show – mostly by people who hadn’t seen this musical, but had either seen the movie or read the book, or both.

American Psycho - Almeida Theatre | Review

"All things considered, this horror story wasn’t horrifying enough to be wowed by."

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Week beginning 1 February 2026

Passenger: One For The Road - Theatre Royal Haymarket

Maggots @bushtheatre.bsky.social

Lost Atoms @lyrichammersmith.bsky.social

Ballet Nights 010: DecaDance @cadoganhall.bsky.social

Five Pianos - Jack Studio Theatre

@mincemeatlive.bsky.social Fortune Theatre

Palestine: Peace de Resistance - Park Theatre | Review A complex, intricate, one-act, one-man show, Sami Abu Wardeh takes the audience through multiple storylines across several generations. Energetic with a capital

Palestine - Peace de Resistance - Park Theatre | Review

"Thoughtful and laugh-out-loud funny, this was an unflinching and yet heartwarming experience"

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Barbary Lion - Drayton Arms Theatre | Review A series of questions are asked. When one set of questions is dealt with, the printer in the centre of the desk, itself in the centre of the stage, buzzes into

Barbary Lion - Drayton Arms Theatre | Review

"Some further development is required to make this a fully engaging play"

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Cable Street - Marylebone Theatre | Review There’s more than a whiff of Les Misérables in this musical, in the sense that there’s a long build up before the working classes rise up against the estab

Cable Street - Marylebone Theatre | Review

A slick and sophisticated experience, it unashamedly tackles a chapter of London history head-on in an engaging and passionate way.

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Jo - The Little Women Musical - Theatre Royal Drury Lane | Review There are forty-two tracks on the cast album of Jo – The Little Women Musical, five of which are reprises. At its world premiere, the running time was just ov

Jo - The Little Women Musical - Theatre Royal Drury Lane | Review

"I can’t help thinking I might have found the show more engaging if there were a few direct addresses to the audience from the title character"

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Loyalties - The Questors Theatre | Review Set in the present day when it premiered in 1922, Loyalties is, in many ways, a portrait of high society as it was at the time. The police are called to attend

Loyalties - The Questors Theatre | Review

"It was a thoughtful and nuanced experience"

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Week beginning 25 January 2026
- Jo - The Little Women Musical - Theatre Royal Drury Lane
- Cable Street - Marylebone Theatre
- Flashbang - Greenwich Theatre
- Barbary Lion - Drayton Arms Theatre
- American Psycho - Almeida Theatre

Hamnet (2025 film) I only really went to see this motion picture because some fellow theatregoers at press night of The Olive Boy at Southwark Playhouse Borough recommended it. I found it overwrought with emotion – desp...

Hamnet - 2025 film

A complete lack of likeable characters, then, led me to completely not like what I’d given up a portion of my weekend to see. Be still my beating heart. Oh, it is.

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Safe Haven - Arcola Theatre | Review The ‘white saviour complex’ is somewhat inescapable in this narrative: when Catherine (Beth Burrows), talks fervently about taking action to do something ab

Safe Haven - Arcola Theatre | Review

"Fair play to the Arcola Theatre for putting on a production with a different take on a key period of modern history"

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Guess How Much I Love You? - Royal Court | Review There’s nothing new about seeing a couple arguing: the thing about living and working in a city with an extensive public transport network - even if it frankl

Guess How Much I Love You? - Royal Court | Review

"it’s an intense and intriguing piece of theatre, best appreciated by those looking for something different"

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ROTUS: Receptionist of the United States - Park Theatre | Review Thanks to suspension of disbelief, one is inclined to accept, for the duration of the performance, something called the Ronald Drumpf Administration. I assume i

ROTUS: Receptionist of the United States - Park Theatre | Review

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"After a strong start, it begins to peter out and what might have been a brisk hour in the theatre felt considerably longer."

Ghosts - The Questors Theatre | Review I can understand why, as the director’s note in the programme points out, Henrik Ibsen wasn’t exactly keen on the translated title of Gengangere, originally

Ghosts - The Questors Theatre | Review

"It’s bleak stuff, but with such solid performances, it’s a thoughtful and worthy ninety minutes well spent."

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Week beginning 18 January 2026

- Glenn Adamson: Straight Out of Hell - Crazy Coqs
- @offwestend.bsky.social 20th Anniversary @stratfordeast.com
- ROTUS: Receptionist of the United States - Park Theatre
- Guess How Much I Love You? - Royal Court
- Safe Haven @arcolatheatre.bsky.social

The Olive Boy - Southwark Playhouse Borough | Review For a show about a teenager, it’s remarkably unhurried, proceedings at a perfect pace for the story it tells. It is explained in the show how The Olive Boy be

The Olive Boy - Southwark Playhouse Borough | Review

A tour de force from Ollie Maddigan, whose message of openness and heartfelt honesty is both refreshing and much needed in a world that seems to be getting significantly bleaker by the day.

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Gerry & Sewell - Aldwych Theatre | Review The rivalry between Newcastle and Sunderland, as I strongly suspect I have pointed out before in this publication, stretches at least as far back as the English

Gerry & Sewell - Aldwych Theatre | Review

Initial jubilation followed by an examination of the injustices and struggles experienced by the marginalised in society was too discombobulating, even for an unassuming West End audience.

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Cirque du Soleil: OVO - Royal Albert Hall | Review OVO – the capital letters are important, apparently, means ‘egg’ in Portuguese, according to Cirque du Soleil. My ‘own research’, entirely comprised o

Cirque du Soleil: OVO - Royal Albert Hall | Review

In a world with so much turmoil and strife, it’s reassuring to discover it’s business as usual for Cirque du Soleil in this charming and captivating show.

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