Avenue Q | Shaftesbury Theatre | Review

Avenue Q Shaftesbury Theatre Theatre South East has reviewed Avenue Q many times, both in the West End and on numerous tours round the South East. The reason – we love it! After a quiet few years the funny. personable Read More …

Barnum | National Tour | Review

Barnum Theatre Royal Brighton until Sat 7 March 2026 Tickets Nearly forty years before ‘The Greatest Showman’ became a worldwide phenomenon, the life story of Phineas Taylor Barnum was the focus of another major musical, which took Broadway (starring Jim Read More …

Glorious | National Tour | Review

Glorious Devonshire Park Theatre Until Saturday 21st February Tickets Thomas HopkinsCraig Haffner & Sherry WrightA Hope Mill Theatre production “People may say I can’t sing, but no one can ever say I didn’t sing” What determines whether someone deserves celebrity Read More …

Into the Woods | The Bridge Theatre | Review

Into the Woods The Bridge Theatre until Saturday 30th May The first time I saw Into the Woods was in 1991, and the show impressed me so much that it became not only one of my favourite productions of all Read More …

Theatre South East’s favourite shows from 2025

In 2025 the team at Theatre South East have reviewed more shows than ever before! It is such a privilege to share our findings with you! If you have invited us along to review your production, thank you very much, Read More …

Sunny Afternoon | National Tour | Review

Sunny Afternoon Theatre Royal Brighton Until 3rd January 2026 If pantomime isn’t to your taste, the Theatre Royal in Brighton is once again presenting a wonderful alternative for a sparkling Christmas outing at the theatre. ‘Sunny Afternoon’ is a musical Read More …

To Kill a Mockingbird | National Tour | Review

To Kill a Mockingbird Congress Theatre, Eastbourne Until Sat 6th December Tickets Mockingbirds don’t do one thing but make music for us to enjoy. They don’t eat up people’s gardens, don’t nest in corncribs, they don’t do one thing but Read More …

Dear England | National Tour | Review

Dear England Chichester Festival Theatre until Sat 29th Nov Tickets OK. I am the first to admit I am not a football fan and my knowledge of the national game is embarrassingly poor. I am also ashamed to admit that Read More …

A Fairytale for Christmas | National Tour | Review

A Fairytale for Christmas Theatre Royal Brighton Touring When people ask me to describe Fairytale I tell them. What would happen if St Patrick’s Day collided with the best Christmas party you ever had? ….. A Fairytale for Christmas of Read More …