After a fantastic run at the Menier Chocolate Factory, Trevor Nunn's production of FIDDLER ON THE ROOF crossed the river to the Playhouse Theatre in London's West End. Then, in what seemed like no time at all, it announced an extension until September! With all this buzz you'd be forgiven for assuming this production must be something special, and if these reviews are anything to go by, you'd be right...
The Telegraph - ★★★★★
Dominic Cavendish: Trevor Nunn’s revival, crossing the Thames from the Menier Chocolate Factory following a sell-out run, has docked at the Playhouse where the capacity has been deliberately shrunk to less than 700. The result is a thrilling experience – immersive and intimate and the best Fiddler I’ve seen in the West End...
The Arts Desk - ★★★★★
Rachel Halliburton: A spikily poignant reminder of what it is to be human in politically dark times. Both whirlingly energetic and achingly moving, it marks itself out straight away as one of the most uplifting nights possible to be had in the West End right now...
Evening Standard - ★★★★
Henry Hitchings: With its story of generational conflict and the battle between tradition and change, this crowd-pleasing musical, based on a group of stories by Sholem Aleichem, has become one of theatre’s hardy perennials...at once a feast of dance, a bouncy comedy and a defiant portrait of Jewish resilience...
Time Out - ★★★★
Alice Saville: Trevor Nunn’s intense, dark-hued, mildly immersive production of ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ is as close as this Broadway musical could ever get to gritty naturalism....this production makes Anatevka feel like a real place, an oppressive one as well as a warm, tradition-soaked one...
The Stage - ★★★★
Natasha Tripney: Trevor Nunn’s faithful production of Bock, Harnick and Stein’s musical retains its sense of intimacy and pertinence...Jerome Robbins’ choreography, recreated by Matt Cole, feels particularly thrilling in this small space...
The Times - ★★★★
Sam Marlowe: It’s a resonant slice of history - especially in the present climate of resurging antisemitism - and a warm, absorbing folk tale that strikes unerringly at the heart with the timeless simplicity of its themes: home, family, love. Above all, there’s that score...
Express - ★★★★★
Stefan Kyriazis: A towering triumph that transcends even the iconic movie musical. Everyone will feel like a richer man, woman or child after seeing this extraordinary production. Raise your hands to the heavens to life, to love, to family and to remembering that we are all the same under the skin...
The Guardian - ★★★★★
Mark Lawson: With antisemitism on the rise, Tevye’s struggles with the tsar’s thugs are powerfully topical in this note-perfect production...as Trevor Nunn’s magnificent revival amplifies, the show daringly contrasts lightness and darkness....musically, geopolitically, emotionally, this Fiddler raises the roof.
Blog Of Theatre Things
Liz Dyer: This is a story that shouldn’t strike any kind of chord for a supposedly enlightened 21st century audience – yet tragically (and incredibly), it still feels all too relevant...Funny, heartwarming, fascinating, tragic and devastating, Fiddler on the Roof is an unusual but hugely powerful musical...
The Play's The Thing UK
Laura Kressly: Andy Nyman and Judy Kuhn lead a halogenic cast...audience members around me had to restrain themselves from calling out, cheering, and gasping. Despite – or maybe because of – the song and dance, they had lost themselves in the show...
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