Review template Example layout
[Show title]
[One-line verdict: the sentence you'd text a friend on the way out.]
★★★★★
Venue[Theatre, city]
Seen[Date]
Seat[e.g. Dress circle, row C]
Times seen[1]
What it's about
Two or three sentences of plot. No major spoilers.
The performances
Who stood out and why. Name the understudy or swing if one went on.
The music
The numbers you'll still be humming, and any that dragged.
Staging and design
Sets, costumes, lighting, choreography. The moment the audience gasped.
The venue
View from your seat, legroom, atmosphere, bar queues at the interval.
See it if you love…
[Other shows or films it's like]
Maybe skip it if…
[Who won't enjoy it]
first-timer friendly bring tissues