Reviews
Gethsemane reviews
David Hare's new play about political fundraising has certainly been making headlines. Entry Pass reviewers Gabrielle Schwarz and Benjamin Potter went to check it out.
Entry Pass reviews on To Be Straight With You
DV8 Physical Theatre arrived to the National as part of their global tour and Entry Pass reviewers joined the professional critics to review their latest work, ‘To Be Straight With You’. Read what they had to say…
in-i entry pass review
in-i a unique collaboration between Juilette Binoche and Akram Khan..what was entry pass critics verdict?
The Walworth Farce Entry Pass review
Direct from a run in New York Enda Walsh's remarkable play The Walworth Farce is reviewed by Entry Pass critics...
The Threepenny Ring Cycle
It's not often you get to watch NT shows in a tent by the river so don't miss this opportunity to see this interpretation of Wagner's epic opera The Ring before it ends on Saturday. Read what this one Entry Pass reviewer though of this show....:
Macbeth: Who is that Bloodied Man?
There are strange goings on in Square2 - the NT's newly adapted performance site.... hear what our Entry Pass critics made of this thrilling Polish production....
Her Naked Skin reviewed
Her Naked Skin is the first play by a female writer ever to be staged in the Olivier. It is also a shocking and moving story of the suffragette movement and a love story between to of it's supporters. Entry Pass member Sita Thomas came to review the show and you can read her opinion below:
Entry Pass reviews for ...some trace of her
On Wednesady 30 July Irmante Sungailaite and Sita Thomas joined the professional theatre critics in our Cottesloe Theatre to cast their knowing eye over ...some trace of her, a new show by controversial director Katie Mitchell.
You can read what they thought of this multi-media productiob below.......
New reviews for Afterlife
On Tuesday 10 June Entry Pass members Fabienne Cheung and Davina Moss joined the professional critics to review Michael Frayn's new play Afterlife. Read on to see what they thought of the show...
Read Entry Pass opinion on Harper Regan
On Monday 9 June Entry Pass member Rosailind Thompson came to review Simon Stephen's new play, Harper Regan starring Lesley Sharp in the title role. Read Rosalind's review below:
Blood, sex, gore... new reviews for The Revenger's Tragedy
As critics and audiences digest the blood, sex and gore fest that is The Revenger's Tragedy, our intrepid Entry Pass reviewers give their opinions on this blisteringly contemporary interpretation of Thomas Middleton's restoratino classic... read on for their reviews...
New Entry Pass reviews for Pitmen Painters
On Wednesdday 21 May, Lee Hall's new play The Pitmen Painter's had its Press Night and night Entry Pass members Emma Powell, Jade Hunter and Zoe Thomas-Webb joined the professionals to give their reactions to the play. Read on to see what they thought of this play:
Read the latest Entry Pass reviews for The Year of Magical Thinking
Currently playing in the Lyttelton Theatre, The Year of Magical Thinking is a heartbreaking account of one woman's life in the aftermath of her husband's sudden death. Acting legend Vanessa Redgrave plays Joan Didion, the famous american author who wrote the original novel based on her own life experiences.
Press night for this show took palce on Wednesday 30 April and we were joined by Entry Pass members Joseph Sims, Josh Pascall and Sita Thomas to reveiew the show. Check out what they thought of the show...
Read the first Entry Pass Reviews of Fram
A big thank you to our very first Entry Pass reviewers, Jade Hunter, Robert Walport and Davina Moss, who came to the Press Night of Fram on Thursday 17 April. Jade, Robert and Davina joined the professional theatre critics on the evening to give their response to the play and you can read their reviews below. As you can see, this play is certainly provoking a wide range of responses.
Would you like to review for Entry Pass?
Entry Pass is looking for three reviewers to cover each of the National's new shows. Reviewers will be allocated seats on the same night as the professional reviewers, and their reviews will be posted on the Entry Pass website where other users will be able to read and comment on them. Press Night performances usually start at 7pm.
General notes on reviewing
If you would like to review shows, you will need to be able to guarantee that you can be at the National by 6.30pm on the stated press night for each show. Reviews should be between 200 and 400 words, and should be submitted no more than 48 hours after the press night performance.