We Will Rock You (West End) London Reviews and Tickets
Member Reviews (169)
See it if You are a fan of Queen. I liked it because of the music so only see if you love the band.
Don't see it if If you don’t like Queen!
See it if you want a great concert style night out
Don't see it if you want a big storyline
See it if you enjoy homage concert to Queen and want to see Ben Elton doing amature standup night.
Don't see it if you are expecting a proper musical.
See it if You like Queen and you want to see some exceptional talent.
Don't see it if You want a story, or rage easily on seeing Ben Elton Read more
See it if you love Queen and want to hear their greatest hits belted at you for 2.5 hours by some fantastic singers.
Don't see it if you love those old fashioned theatre tropes like: story, set design, acting or coherence. Read more
See it if You're a die hard Queen fan and can look past low quality of literally everything else because of it.
Don't see it if You're looking for a clever storyline to actually warrant singing Queen songs, or something that makes any sense whatsoever. Read more
See it if It’s like being at a concert. The acting and singing are second to none and you will go home feeling invigorated. Truly Amazing
Don't see it if If you don’t like loud music don’t go
See it if If you like queen and what a fun night that's not to serious
Don't see it if If you don't like queen music or you don't like a distorted reality Read more
Critic Reviews (8)
“This insultingly slapdash musical by Ben Elton and Queen is possibly the most cynical piece of entertainment I’ve ever seen. The pomp-rockers’ impressive greatest hits are hammered willy-nilly into a nonsensical futuristic plot.”
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“It is moving when Brian May appears on stage to play his guitar to Bohemian Rhapsody at the end, too, but the journey here has been quite a trudge...In a preamble, Elton’s Rebel Leader talks of less than flattering reviews of the original production. In this critic’s view, it’s a case of going back to that future for iPlanet’s shaggy bohemians.”
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“To be fair, the projected visuals are techno-whizzy and the cast pretty fizzy [Ian McIntosh and Elena Skye]. On Tuesday’s opening night, Brian May rocked up like some deus ex machina for the finale of Bohemian Rhapsody, surging the theatrical power levels. If they could make a hologram of him, the show might yet attain a kinda magic; as it stands, it’s all a bit tragic.”
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“Watching this production carried me back to the bleak night, long ago... Elton’s script is almost as slapdash, shoehorning songs into one scene after another”
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This is a disappointing revival of the cult musical, though We Will Rock You still manages to draw huge audience numbers who are delighted by the music and endless rock references
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“Even as jukebox musicals go, this one is particularly shoddy and tasteless...Queen deserve to be remembered, they’re legends. But if it is a place onstage they’re after, they deserve more than this mess.”
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“As much as I wanted to hate it, it was almost impossible to resist the show’s endearing charm. Yes – it’s a mess – but it does exactly what it sets out to do. There’s a purity in that – and punters will surely have a rocking great night.”
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This production includes a few too many creative components, I think they’ve done just about everything you can do on stage, apart from making it rain. They may have done this to detract from the (lack of a) plot – but ultimately, it causes further confusion and creates a convoluted production. Whilst not guaranteed to blow your mind, nothing beats hearing Queen’s music live, and the band perform this exceptionally.
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