Cinderella The Musical (London) London Reviews and Tickets
Member Reviews (165)
See it if Fun lighthearted story. Some great talent. Great staging. Cinderella and Stepmother are phenomenal. Some good music.
Don't see it if Some not-so-good lyrics. Plot doesn’t make sense within itself. Some actor is severely miscast in the role.
See it if You want a fun night out. I had a great time. Not a carbon copy Cinderella story which was refreshing. Cast is great (esp. the women).
Don't see it if There are some plot holes and missed opportunities. With some changes this show could be really excellent. Read more
See it if you love ALW, Cinderella, and/or new musicals with lots of humor. Ivano Turco gives a starmaking triple threat turn as Cinderella’s prince.
Don't see it if you need the heroine to give you a reason to root for her. Cinderella is so busy cosplaying as an anarchist she doesn’t show kindness at all
See it if the idea excites you.
Don't see it if you don't think you'll enjoy it. You won't. Read more
See it if Are a fan of things Webber and want a quirky play with good singers and a few showstoppers.
Don't see it if Don’t like everything Webber and aren’t a fan of sequels to classics.
See it if Interested in a slightly raunchy and adult version of Cinderella. A fine score and a delightful book make this great fun.
Don't see it if You resent contemporary treatments of classic tales. This isn’t your childhood Cinderella.
See it if you want to be delighted by an inventive reading of Cinderella story. It's great fun and terrific music. Wasn't expecting much, but loved it
Don't see it if if hot shirtless men offend you - or if you're not willing to let go a little. Read more
See it if You kinda like PG cock gags
Don't see it if You care about new musicals. Read more
Critic Reviews (10)
But as a rule, none of this stuff feels very coherent...Nonetheless: it really is fun. Aside from Fennell’s witty lines and a clutch of great performances from Trehearn, Fletcher et al, it looks great.
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Cinderella has a terrific palette of songs, a snappy contemporary edge, and a star – Carrie Hope Fletcher – whose voice is both beautiful and powerful enough to knock down walls.
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It’s the cast that carries the show: Carrie Hope Fletcher takes the lead and stomps around the stage in DMs with a brilliant ease. She catches the timing of Fennell’s comic lines, and her voice is ideal: strident, loud and occasionally fragile.
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But the ambition in taking on one of the most loved fairytales of all, one we’re pretty much born knowing, and reconstructing it for the 21st century, is lost in a book that cannot resolve the contradictions inherent in its avowed iconoclasm. In that sense at least, the shoe doesn’t fit.
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And Carrie Hope Fletcher fits into this role as if it was made for her, which it seems to have been. Her grunge-punk princess is more Olivia Rodrigo than Disney, and Fletcher excels equally on emotional ballads and angry duets.
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Sometimes it’s fun to go to the theatre and watch a high-camp, brightly coloured musical, but in this case the confused political slant muddles things. It’s a shame because, for sheer spectacle, you won’t get a more impressive show.
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Nevertheless, it would be churlish to welcome this Cinderella with anything other than pleasure. It was worth waiting for.
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It’s not Lloyd Webber’s most sophisticated work, but its generosity of spirit feels perfectly attuned to the moment. Just as we look to woo people back to theatres, here comes an utterly charming crowd-pleaser.
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