James Price's theatre history

Very powerful and moving. Second half much better than the first. Not the best piece of narrative storytelling I've ever seen and feels like it gets through on emotion and ardent singing more than a well rounded and satisfying story. Some incredible singers on stage though with…More

I loved the acting and the staging. We sat on stage and the revolve was a brilliant concept, bringing so much life to what can be quite a wordy play. I loved its ideas about head and heart, science and poetry, and whether either is more important or whether life is just life…More

The music is still great and the performances were very good, but this time it felt too long and didn't have quite the energy I remembered from my first visit. There are brilliant sequences, particularly songs like Wait for It, where the music and staging come together…More

The characterisations were brilliant. Some of the songs were a bit strange, but others were genuinely moving. The story is silly, playful and just great fun. The cast were brand new and you could sense a little nervousness, but they were all excellent. Such a good premise and a…More

A brilliant premise that somehow became a dull evening. The idea of weaving magic into the set changes and transitions was clever and occasionally came close to working, but overall the production felt clunky and underwritten. Too many moments seemed to get lost rather than…More

John Lithgow was excellent as Roald Dahl. I’d seen him years before in The Magistrate at the National and he was just as compelling here. The set was amazing, essentially splitting a full house in two across the stage, and the whole play was incredibly tense. It gave a…More

It felt like the play wanted to use the manhunt and murder trial as a way into a wider discussion about toxic masculinity, but for me it never really worked out what it wanted to say. There were several interesting ideas in there about the man at the centre of the story, the…More

I went in excited but not really knowing what to expect and was completely caught up in the energy of it. Being close enough to properly see the choreography and all the movement across the stage made a huge difference. The music, performances and sheer pace of the production all…More