Twelfth Night (Royal Shakespeare Company, Novello Theatre)

Refreshing Belch relieves stagnant staging.

Theatre of the Moment, Third Person Theatre Company (Diorama)

Skillful but somewhat slow improv.

Richard II (The Old Vic)

Nunn upholds his stellar reputation.

(Directed by Trevor Nunn. Starring Kevin Spacey.)

Blue Man Group (New London*)

Coloured paint and drums - yawn.

(*Briar Street Theatre/Chicago performance reviewed.)

Blue Eyes and Heels (Soho Theatre)

Accurate portrayal of TV cad.

(Starring Martin Freeman.)

Romance (Almeida Theatre)

Implausible setup for pointless vituperation.

(By David Mamet. Starring John Mahoney.)

Troilus & Cressida (Shakespeare's Globe Theatre)

Unique performance employing original dialect.

Pericles, Prince of Tyre (Shakespeare's Globe Theatre)

Successfully modernizes Shakespeare utilizing trapeze.

Billy Elliot the Musical (Victoria Palace Theatre)

Enjoyable show combines swearing, dancing.

(Music by Elton John.)

Some Girls (Gielgud Theatre)

Reunions convincingly reveal playboy's failings.

(Starring David Schwimmer.)

Les Liaisons Dangereuses (Sadler's Wells)

Twisted tale with dirty dancing.

(Starring Adam Cooper.)

The Winter's Tale (Shakespeare's Globe Theatre)

More alive than Hermione's statue.

(Starring Yolanda Vasquez.)

Romeo and Juliet (English National Ballet)

Lovely, but not really Shakespeare.

A Life in Theatre

Actors rise to Mamet's challenge.

(Starring Patrick Stewart and Joshua Jackson.)

National Anthems

Powerful performances expose socioeconomic differences.

(Starring Kevin Spacey, Mary Stuart Masterson and Steven Weber.)

Whose Life is it Anyway? (Comedy Theatre)

Kim Cattrall proves her range.

(Starring Kim Cattrall.)

Fame

Worth it for the dancing.

Jerry Springer - The Opera

Hackneyed jokes and ghastly songs.

The Producers

The best musical in London.

(Starring Nathan Lane and Lee Evans.)

The Lion King

Costumes combine creativity and engineering.

We Will Rock You

Rocked me, and my parents.

Les Miserables

Good standby show for tourists.