George Takei's Allegiance London Reviews and Tickets
Show-Score Member Reviews (76)
See it if You like historical shows with heart, where you leave more knowledgable.
Don't see it if You like feel good musicals.
See it if A really great story and a part of history I wasn't aware of.
Don't see it if You don't like historical topic for musicals
See it if you want to learn about a relatively known piece of history and experience a masterpiece, emotional play
Don't see it if you don’t like “based on true facts” historic events in a play and a dramatic story
See it if You like musicals at all
Don't see it if Everyone should see it
See it if you want to learn about the Japanese during WWII
Don't see it if you want to sit comfortably
See it if you want to experience a great musical with an absorbing story, great songs.
Don't see it if you would like to missout an amazing musical in a very special venue. Read more
See it if I loved this show. It was really emotional getting an insight into the lives of the US Japanese after Pearl Harbour. Captivating!
Don't see it if What's not to like!
See it if You want to learn about an under-represented part of history.
Don't see it if You're only interested in George Takei. He's not a huge part of the show.
Critic Reviews (10)
“Whatever the production’s failings, it’s great to see Takei’s grin at the curtain call...This show exists and throws light on a slice of neglected history thanks to him. Which is fair enough.”
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“...it feels long at almost two and a half hours but its scenes move too fast and breezily, telegraphing the camp’s horror but also containing heavy helpings of schmaltz.”
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"Inspired by his bitter wartime experience of Japanese-American camps, this musical sees the star shine yet has a crucial piece missing."
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“George Takei’s Allegiance is a thing of beauty; a startlingly honest story that still manages to offer a vision of hope. Audiences will go for George Takei, but they’ll leave moved, uplifted, and most importantly, entertained.”
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“...it is perhaps surprising that the overall tone of Allegiance is less furious than it could be. The show is seldom either bland or hysterical, with a sweetness and lightness of touch alongside the high drama that one would not necessarily have expected.”
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“The book is credited to Marc Acito, Jay Kuo and Lorenzo Thione and it’s not without its flat spots, but director and choreographer, Tara Overfield Wilkinson, sustains the pace and moves her cast round the traverse stage so as to keep eyelines clear and lighting unobtrusive. ”
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“Some bright spots, but in its current form ‘Allegiance’ just isn’t remarkable theatre.”
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“The book by Marc Acito, Jay Kuo and Lorenzo Thione fleshes out an engaging and often unexpectedly witty story that incorporates universal themes of generational conflict, loyalty and love.”
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