My Fair Lady (London) London Reviews and Tickets
Member Reviews (126)
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See it if you want to see a classic musical filled with wit and featuring some brilliant songs.
Don't see it if you expect a flashy modern musical, this is very much of it’s time and there’s relatively little revision in either script or score.
See it if You love classic musicals with set as they were originally written and a great cast.
Don't see it if You are expecting any kind of big modernisation or don't like twee musicals.
See it if Wonderful performances in a quintessential musical classic. Rich sound, costumes and sets make a sophisticated night out
Don't see it if Progressive changes to the show are well intentioned but feel out of place in a Broadway classic.
See it if You love classic musicals and want a feel good show.
Don't see it if You want a fast paced musical - the story can be slow at times.
See it if you enjoy this classic musical and want to see an incredible live orchestra accompany the show.
Don't see it if you dislike old musicals. This one is quite problematic and has not aged well.
See it if you like real show piece musicals with grandeur of staging and costumes and wonderful singing
Don't see it if you don't like date performances with quite problematic power dynamics between characters
See it if You love a classic musical! The sets and costumes are stunning. Singing was out of this world. The orchestra is beautiful!
Don't see it if You dont like long shows or you dont classic musical theatre
Critic Reviews (10)
Amara Okereke absolutely smashes it in Bartlett Sher’s joyful staging. Sher manages [to showcase a fresh production of the show] and has surely also turned Okerere from a promising actress into a bona fide star.
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There are elements of this production that feel underpowered. Michael Yeargan’s eye-catching picture-book design has its snags. I wasn’t persuaded that Stephen K Amos as Eliza’s feckless pa was at home at a knees-up. [But Amara] Okereke flowers into magnificence.
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It is solidly performed all round but characterless and sedate. Funny moments ... never really catch fire. The chemistry between Higgins and Eliza never kicks in. Could it be that this Disneyfied Englishness is simply built to win the hearts, and wallets, of West End tourists or is that too cynical?
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What makes Bartlett Sher’s ... production exciting is clear: two lead performances. Almost everything else, unfortunately, is problematic. Conductor Gareth Valentine has a hugely luxurious 36-piece band ... [that is] badly muddied by the baffling decision to smother them with orchestral amplification.
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This is a very decent, very stylish, eventually quite audacious My Fair Lady. Not, though, a great one. If the evening doesn’t raise the heart rate, the gear change at the end ensures a decent revival ends up somewhere more memorable.
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Okereke’s ambitious Eliza can hold her own. Harry Hadden-Paton, reprising the role from Broadway, is a riveting whirlwind of a Higgins. The supporting cast is more of a mixed bag ... Most glaringly, Amos is miscast as Doolittle.
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Bartlett Sher’s production is slick and accomplished, but loses the narrative's subtlety in a crowd-pleasing burst of top-hatted kitsch. This production will just about satisfy its fans, without offering enough to win over sceptics.
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Sher's WD40-approach to what is often a rusty and cantankerous musical has gelled well in places. The contemporary pertinence is hard to avoid – the patronising and privileged ... [is] ignorant. The break-out star, as well she should be, is Amara Okereke's Eliza ... a performer who is primed to leave her mark on the theatre world.
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