Marvellous (London) London Reviews and Tickets
Show-Score Member Reviews (18)
See it if you want to see a heartwarming play filled with joy. Slapstick in its comedy, touching in its storytelling.
Don't see it if you're not a fan of audience interaction, pantomimes or the possibility of getting covered in cream, flour or water Read more
See it if you want to see a new theatre in a mostly delightful production
Don't see it if you don't like actors throwing pies at eachother
See it if You like the film Marvellous and/or Neil Baldwin.
Don't see it if You have allergy to flour(smelt like wheat), don't want to get wet, don't like panto. (They also use egg like stuff but contents is water
See it if You like a comical diverse show.
Don't see it if You are any-phobic and don't like diversity/ don't sit at the front as you can get wet. Also if you don't like interacting, don't go.
See it if you want a heartwarming story told in an unusual way
Don't see it if you don't like surprise audience interaction
See it if you wanna see something a little on the silly side with a lot of heart
Don't see it if you're not a fan of slapstick comedy
See it if like the interaction with the audience and some excellent acting
Don't see it if you really need to do research about Niel Baldwin, to have a better understanding as to what is going on my mistake was not doing this
See it if You have seen the movie and thought it was fine
Don't see it if You are hard of hearing or don’t really know British culture. It really was just highlighting this guy’s story and it wasn’t extraordinary
Critic Reviews (8)
"Like its subject, this playful, exuberant theatrical happening wins you over with sheer heart and good humour."
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"The come-one, come-all spirit of the new venue suits the daffy alchemy of an evening which starts like a potentially alienating in-joke and builds, by degrees and via an ingredient-spattering cooking session, to a shared delirium of life-affirming silliness."
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"The play possesses something of the regional appeal and direct emotional allure of a musical... The show has lots of heart and could now use some art."
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"This show is about joy, as much as difficulty, and it's refreshing to watch something that celebrates difference without falling into pat sentimentality."
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" 'Marvellous' radiates joy from start to finish which is a testament to the writing and production overall. It's not just joyful, Marvellous is wickedly and consistently funny."
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"It is also true that you really do need a sunny disposition to love, rather than just admire, this show... If you are craving warm showers of sentimentality and silly larks, this is the show for you."
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" 'Marvellous' is one of the first times a West End show seemed to authentically present elements of neurodiversity in both casting and script, while never overly laden with sign-posting or preaching."
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"The play does descend into pantomime on more than one occasion and drags towards the end. But there is an undulating cheeriness in the production’s heart that might just be the bright ray of optimism that London needs."
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