Yesterday I shared my thirty picks for theatre performances during 2019 which really impressed me – today it is the turn of thirty productions which stood out from the crowd.
To make this list a show has to have something truly special: be very funny, have an emotional connection, be exceptionally well-written, and be all-round entertaining. Follow the links for my full review of each show.
West End Plays
Equus at Trafalgar Studio 1
The Life I Lead at Wyndham’s
Noises Off at Garrick Theatre
West End Musicals
& Juliet at Shaftesbury Theatre
The Book of Mormon at Prince of Wales Theatre
Come From Away at Phoenix Theatre
Girl from the North Country at Gielgud Theatre
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole at Ambassadors Theatre
Off-West End Plays
Death of a Salesman at the Young Vic
The Fishermen at Trafalgar Studio 2
Mouthpiece at Soho Theatre
Vincent River at Trafalgar Studio 2
Off-West End Musicals
Ghost Quartet at Boulevard Theatre
The View UpStairs at Soho Theatre
Wider London Fringe Plays
The Crucible at The Yard
The Doctor at Almeida Theatre
Funeral Flowers at The Bunker
Gently Down The Stream at Park Theatre
King Hedley II at Theatre Royal Stratford East
When The Crows Visit at Kiln Theatre
Wider London Fringe Musicals
Call Me Fury at Hope Theatre
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button at Southwark Playhouse
Dead Dog in a Suitcase … and other love songs at Lyric Hammersmith
Operation Mincemeat at New Diorama
Shida at the Vaults
Tokyo Rose at New Diorama
Concerts and Other Shows
Kelli O’Hara at Cadogan Hall
Ubu: A Singalong Satire at Shoreditch Town Hall