Falsettos London Reviews and Tickets
Show-Score Member Reviews (3)
See it if you like a funny first half being continued by an emotional second
Don't see it if you want to sit comfortably (since this is not possible in the Other Palace)
See it if You like queer theatre and a clever musical. Although a little frustrating in places.
Don't see it if You like it all cheery and you may need tissues.
See it if You’re not bothered about enjoyable music and can cope with a confusing story.
Don't see it if You want enjoyable music with great sets and story.
Critic Reviews (7)
It’s high-spirited, up front and out there. Unfortunately...Tara Overfield-Wilkinson sets that as the abiding tone in an over-deliberate production that tries so hard to please that it’s enervating to watch.'
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Affecting search for the new normal...This ambitious musical tackles the changing forms of family, romance and faith.'
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complex tapestries of melody feel utterly natural...Falsettos grips and stimulates rather than devastates, perhaps because the knowingly busy writing also has a needlessly busy set that competes for our attention.'
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...staged with an intelligence and theatrical flair...This is a musical treat for grown-ups. Emotionally rich, theatrically satisfying and altogether, yes, extraordinary.'
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This beautifully sung production is a reminder that ‘Falsettos’ deserves to be better known; its knotty, prophetic explorations of queer family shine out, even in a production that’s (metaphorically, not literally) a little off-key.'
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Jewface-controversy musical has flashes of wit but too many songs...The piece is choppy and uneven, betraying its origins as three individual one-act musicals, but everything comes into much sharper focus after the interval.'
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...on the whole this is an intelligent, subversive musical that feels like a neglected gem. The cast expertly tread the fine line between comedy and pathos...'
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