“it is rare and exhilarating to see a brand-new musical in a tiny unsubsidised theatre and think ‘One day I’ll boast that I saw its birth!’ If I were a theatre angel I would back it, and gloat”
★★★★
The Times
“there’s a charm, charisma and vitality that carries the production from beginning to end”
★★★★
Daily Telegraph
“this glittering gem of a musical”
★★★★
Gay Times
“this is a show that is slick, sassy and heartfelt”
★★★★
WhatsOnStage
“a very real production with draws you into these lives and makes you genuinely care for, and angry on behalf of, the characters”
★★★★★
Seatchoice
“it’s thrilling when small-scale theatre has big ambitions and what Adam Meggido & Roy Smiles attempt is colossal...they have created a piece with real guts”
Time Out
“complex and interesting”
The Guardian
“heartbreaking and effective”
Remote Goat
“Burlesque is a brave new musical that has much to say”
Broadway World