Standing at the Sky's Edge (West End) London Reviews and Tickets

89%

(1115 Ratings)

Positive

92%

Mixed

Negative

Members say

Absorbing, Clever, Entertaining, Great singing, Great staging

About the Show

Olivier Award-winning British musical - written as a love letter to Sheffield - transfers to the West End.

Poppy wants to escape London, Joy & Jimmy want to spend the rest of their lives together, and Rose & Harry want the new life they’ve been promised.

'Standing at the Sky’s Edge' charts the history of modern Britain told through the stories of three generations over the course of six tumultuous decades.

Set to songs by Sheffield singer-songwriter Richard Hawley, 'Standing at the Sky’s Edge' explores the power of community and the notion of home.

The Artistic Director of Sheffield Theatre, Robert Hastie, directs this production, which transfers to the West End after an Audience Acclaimed run at the National Theatre in 2023. The show won the Olivier Award for Best New Musical in 2022 and has also received the award for Best Musical Production at the UK Theatre Awards and the 2020 South Bank Sky Arts Award for Theatre.

Show-Score Member Reviews (222)

100%

Great score, Great writing, Great staging, Great acting, Great singing

See it if you appreciate serious musicals about real people in current situations and which has a beautiful score

Don't see it if you only like musical comedies, but try to see this production as it might change your taste in musicals. Read more

100%

Great score, Beautiful, Great writing, Must see, Masterful

See it if You like stories about humanity. A masterpiece that warms and breaks your heart with lush music and a great book. The best show in town

Don't see it if No reason

100%

Great writing, Great staging, Great singing, Great acting, Entertaining

See it if You love British musicals with an edge and a great score

Don't see it if no reason not to

95%

Ambitious, Absorbing, Epic, Great staging, Great singing

See it if Interested in an emotionally compelling musical about the various families living in one flat between 1960 and 2020. Bring Kleenex.

Don't see it if You are looking for upbeat fluff.

95%

Profound, Great staging, Epic, Ambitious

See it if You love twists.

Don't see it if You don’t like long shows

94%

Intense, Great writing, Great acting, Clever

See it if You want a cleverly written somewhat pretentious show about Britain in the last 50 or so years with nice music.

Don't see it if You like one straightforward story

94%

Great writing, Great staging, Great singing, Great acting, Absorbing

See it if love british musicals or a great staging.

Don't see it if you only can enjoy classic musicals. Read more

92%

Must see, Great acting, Great staging, Clever, Absorbing

See it if You want to see one of the musicals of the year. The staging is brilliant & the seamless way the three stories are intertwined, stunning.

Don't see it if You want jazz hands and big chorus numbers.