Rachel 2094

See it if You're a Shakespeare fan, you love 40s and 50s costume and set design, and you want a fun adaptation of a Shakespeare company

Don't see it if You are annoyed by the misogyny in Shakespeare's plays - I thought it was a fantastic adaptation but the worst thing about it was the play!

See it if You love Jodie Comer, you want to see an actress at the top of her game, and you like thought-provoking, intelligent drama

Don't see it if You are triggered by anything related to sexual assault

See it if You like watching theatre about women's agency and their place in society

Don't see it if You want plays to be quite subtle

See it if You loved the book or the film, you like literary adaptations or you like quite dark subject matter

Don't see it if You're not a fan of Roald Dahl and you don't want any themes of child abuse (it's grimmer than I remember!)

See it if You love the film, you love amazing staging and production design, and you enjoy musicals that have a lot of action.

Don't see it if You didn't like the film or you like musicals that are quieter and more thoughtful

See it if You like Romeo & Juliet, you love pop music, you like musicals that are a lot of fun, and you want a really good show!

Don't see it if You're not a fan of pop music - there's a lot of it!

See it if You like drag queens and coming of age stories

Don't see it if You want something a bit less predictable

See it if You like plays with lots of dialogue focusing on important, thought-provoking issues

Don't see it if You're someone who notices plot holes very easily

See it if You love comedy, great writing and great acting

Don't see it if You're not a fan of sitcoms

See it if You love physical comedy and interesting adaptations of Shakespeare plays

Don't see it if You don't like physically moving around during a play and missing big chunks of the action (speaking from experience here)

See it if You've only ever seen the film; you like classic musicals; you enjoy family dramas and great songs

Don't see it if You aren't a fan of long musicals

See it if You like classic, traditional theatre; you're a fan of tight family dramas; you want to be absorbed and immersed

Don't see it if You dislike melodrama (there are tinges of it) or you don't like historical plays

See it if You love Jane Austen, you love humour, you love incredibly inventive adaptations of the classics

Don't see it if You're a purist when it comes to Jane Austen

See it if You like new and brilliant writing, absorbing characters, and international settings

Don't see it if You like a smaller, more focused cast - there's lots of characters in this!

See it if You like heart-warming and highly engaging musicals with great songs

Don't see it if You don't like seeing sex portrayed on stage

See it if You think James McAvoy's brilliant and you like witty, clever retellings with lots of wordplay.

Don't see it if You hate poetry or plays about 18th century France

See it if You were a fan of the book, you love intricate and absorbing storytelling and you're interested in the Windrush generation

Don't see it if To be honest I can't think of a reason why someone wouldn't like this!

See it if You like provocative and hilarious musicals, you're a fan of programmes like South Park and you don't mind things being a bit risque.

Don't see it if You think the material might be offensive because... it probably will be

See it if You love the Tudors, history, great songwriting, and fresh, fun new musicals.

Don't see it if You want something that's historically accurate... Anne Boleyn was very misrepresented

See it if You love intelligent musicals that tell a compelling story.

Don't see it if You'd rather avoid musicals that are associated with such a traumatic event as 9/11