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Why critics didn't love the HERCULES musical | Review roundup for the 2025 Disney West End opening


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After prior productions in New York, New Jersey, and Hamburg, Germany, Disney's HERCULES has finally arrived in London's West End, opening last night at Theatre Royal Drury Lane.


The stage musical, based on the 1997 animated film, brings the heroic story to life with Luke Brady starring in the title role in a production that makes some changes to beloved characters in order to tell the story.


In lieue of Mickey-Jo's own visit to the show, he has rounded up a selection of reviews from the opening night performance in order to find out what some of London's most prominent theatre critics agreed and disagreed on when it came to Hercules...



00:00 | introduction

02:05 | The Times

08:02 | The New York Times

14:41 | The Stage

19:29 | The Telegraph

24:44 | Time Out

30:42 | Evening Standard

35:21 | WhatsOnStage

39:12 | Variety

44:17 | The Independent

About Mickey-Jo:

As one of the leading voices in theatre criticism on a social platform, Mickey-Jo is pioneering a new medium for a dwindling field. His YouTube channel: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠MickeyJoTheatre⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ is the largest worldwide in terms of dedicated theatre criticism, where he also share features, news and interviews as well as lifestyle content for over 80,000 subscribers. With a viewership that is largely split between the US and the UK he has been fortunate enough to be able to work with PR, Marketing, and Social Media representatives for shows in New York, London, Edinburgh, Hamburg, Toronto, Sao Pãolo, and Paris. His reviews and features have also been published by WhatsOnStage, for whom he was a panelist to help curate nominees for their 2023 and 2024 Awards as well as BroadwayWorldUK, Musicals Magazine and LondonTheatre.co.uk. Instagram/TikTok/X: @MickeyJoTheatre

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