Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat London Reviews and Tickets
Show-Score Member Reviews (33)
See it if You want something notable but still fun.
Don't see it if You have zero clue who Joseph is or why he has a colourful coat. Read more
See it if A classic show with catchy songs and a great, crafted story told through music !
Don't see it if Again, everything is so good at the theatre, just go…
See it if you want a bite out of the Lloyd Webber/Rice cake. High energy performances and rapid action.
Don't see it if it's too cheesy and child-like for you.
See it if you like a combination of humour, bright and colourful costumes, and good story telling.
Don't see it if you don't like bright colours, slightly bold fashion statements, or Elvis Presley.
See it if Colourful with the catchy, memorable songs.
Don't see it if Want a modern production.
See it if You loved the film, the music and the story. We had to see it as Lead Mead had won the ITV show to play the lead role of Joseph
Don't see it if You don’t like musicals or anything biblical. Be prepared it’s very colourful!
See it if You love all the songs from before!! Fabulous songs and great cast!!
Don't see it if You don’t like the story line of Joseph!
See it if you love musicals
Don't see it if you are expecting proper bible stories
Critic Reviews (9)
Look, it’s a kids’ show with some winning songs and the budget of a small nation state. Of course it’s fun. But there’s no great revelation in this revival – it’s just a 50-year-old musical coasting on bright tunes and arched eyebrows.
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Director Laurence Connor breathes zesty new life into those potent, familiar songs, and in newcomer Jac Yarrow has found a man with formidable pipes and enough charm to imbue the blank lead character with some personality.
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Those tourists wishing to make sense of bonkers Britain – and anyone simply requiring head-emptying release from the Brexit madness – should give this not-so-ordinary Jo a go.
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Staged as an exercise in storytelling that finds Smith surrounded from the start with a retinue of eager and adoring kids, this really is a production to appeal to our inner child, which is intended as a real compliment...
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That jaunty sense of fun permeates director Laurence Connor's constantly inventive new vision for the show, which is mostly a steamroller of pure joy and comic delights.
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Occasionally John Cameron’s orchestrations drown the lyrics and one or two ideas, such as guitar-wielding statues, prove there is no lack of corn in Egypt. But this is an ebullient production...
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Enjoyable as it is, it's all a bit relentless. However, if you're a die hard Sheridan Smith fan you can probably add at least one more star to the rating above.
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For its 50th anniversary, producer Michael Harrison has brought Joseph – and Jason Donovan – back to the Palladium for this joyful, colour-saturated production by Laurence Connor. The changes aren’t colossal, but the scale is.
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