My Best Productions of 2025.... and the Worst

David Shields as Jacob Dunne (photo: Marc Brenner)

 

BEST PLAY

PUNCH by James Graham, Young Vic and  Nottingham Playhouse.  Transferred to Apollo.

Cast. (Photo: Marc Brenner)

 

BEST MUSICAL

My Fair Lady The Mill at Sonning

 

Company (Photo: Pamela Raith)

 

BEST DANCE

PEAKY BLINDERS at Sadler’s Wells

The Redemption of Thomas Shelby

A RAMBERT Production

 

Ensemble (Photo: Beatrice Livet)

 

BEST SHAKESPEARE PLAY

HAMLET at RSC with Luke Thallon

 

Luke Thallon as Hamlet. (Photo: Marc Brenner)

BEST COMEDY and MOST ORIGINAL PRODUCTION

GARRY STARR – PENGUIN CLASSICS  

Arts Theatre (The Garrick in 2026)

Garry Starr leads the Penguins (Photo: Jeff Moore)

WORST PRODUCTION (IMHO)

THE HOUSE PARTY at The Rose, Kingston and on tour

from Headlong

Tom Lewis as Jon and Synnove Karlsen as Julie (Photo: Ikin Yum)