Moulin Rouge! The Musical (West End)
Open run 2h 35m
Moulin Rouge! The Musical (West End)
84

Moulin Rouge! The Musical (West End) London Reviews and Tickets

84%
(277 Reviews)
Positive
84%
Mixed
9%
Negative
7%
Members say
Entertaining, Great staging, Great singing, Absorbing, Enchanting

About the Show

Baz Luhrmann's hit stage adaptation of the 2001 Oscar-winning film transfers to London's West End. 

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Member Reviews (277)

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118 Reviews | 17 Followers
54
Indulgent, Raunchy

See it if you want to see a musical filled with energy and some frenetic dancing, in a visually impressive setting.

Don't see it if you’re looking for something with a stellar storyline- the story is so banal as to be non-existent- or if you’re looking for amazing singing Read more

88 Reviews | 10 Followers
89
Entertaining, Great choreography, Great staging, Great singing, Great acting

See it if You love pop music and a great ensemble of amazing dancers

Don't see it if you don't like musicals with lots of pop music in it

82 Reviews | 3 Followers
100
Fabulous fun, Amazing cast, Glitzy, Stunning, Entertaining

See it if Enthralling racy exciting & romantic. Boy meets girl, secrets & sadness. Can-can, Burlesque. Big, bold, fun. Fantastic costumes & set.

Don't see it if …racy offends.

77 Reviews | 6 Followers
57
Childish, Slow, Disappointing

See it if You have nothing better to do

Don't see it if You care about the film and would hate to see it massacred by sub par performances and a DREADFUL script Read more

54 Reviews | 5 Followers
80
Epic, Great dancing, Entertaining

See it if you want to see some of the best dancing on the West End.

Don't see it if you are not a fan of the movie or fluffy jukebox musicals.

54 Reviews | 3 Followers
91
Funny, Great singing, Epic, Clever, Entertaining

See it if You want a breathtaking, dazzling show with amazing music and sets.

Don't see it if No reason not to enjoy this show. Although can be a lot on the senses sometimes with flashing lights.

54 Reviews | 0 Followers
77
Joyous, Entertaining, Spectacular

See it if You love great staging, lots of music and enjoyed the original movie.

Don't see it if Pop music or west end shows in general.

53 Reviews | 3 Followers
92
Refreshing, Great staging, Funny, Entertaining

See it if you like an energetic show by great performers

Don't see it if you hate mashing up popular songs

Critic Reviews (10)

Time Out London
January 21st, 2022

...director Alex Timbers’s dementedly maximalist ‘remix’ of Baz Luhrmann’s smash 2001 film is pure sensory overload...for all its tongue-in-cheek chutzpah, when the music stops you’re not left with much.
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The London Evening Standard
January 21st, 2022

Alex Timbers’ production excels when it seduces the eye, not the mind or the heart: Derek McLane’s sets and Catherine Zuber’s costumes are essays in polychromatic fabulousness.
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The Telegraph (UK)
January 20th, 2022

The whole experience is awash with sure-footed dance: sensuous, fleet and duly delivering those signature can-can moves in a riot of petticoat lifting and high-kicking. Yet there’s little disguising the slender narrative arc...
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The Times (UK)
January 21st, 2022

Calling this show a mash-up is an understatement: it’s more like pouring a few hundredweight of melodies into a cement mixer lorry and adding several tons of rhinestones.
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WhatsOnStage
January 20th, 2022

From the second you enter you know what to expect: a musical with a heart of gold that seeks to entertain and overwhelm in equal measure. It is so over the top, it's irresistible.
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The Arts Desk
January 21st, 2022

It’s kitsch, joyful hedonism writ large, bursting with sparklers, streamers and technicolour vitality – and powered by a cast who know only too well that you should perform every show as though it could be your last. Irresistible entertainment.
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The Stage (UK)
January 20th, 2022

It’s a shell of a show, all noise and no signal, instantly crumbling into its own lack of substance.
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The Guardian (UK)
January 20th, 2022

There is a lot to love: with a wonderfully wild energy throughout, it’s happily queerer than the film, and the well-known songs really are spectacular.
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