AIBU to ask what is the best theatre show you have seen?

Loved Cabaret and Hamilton.

Then very different but I saw Pete Postlethwaite as Lear, that was amazing.

Actually Black Watch in a small theatre was pretty mind blowing.

Masque of the Red Death - the immersive one in a big warehouse. Was when interactive theatre was quite new and I found it incredible.

I second that. Except that I saw it in Stratford, billed as The Glorious Moment. Memorable. Thrilling. All 8 plays in 4 days, with 2 trilogy days; a brunch; Q&A session with Michael Boyd and a meet the cast reception.
(Have you read Exit, Pursued by a Badger by Nick Asbury? He wrote a blog while in rehearsals and performances.)

Close runners up:

• Peter Brook’s Dream for the RSC in 1970
• Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake

Honourable mentions:

• Pretty much anything with Sir Ian McKellen (first saw him in the 1970s)
• RSC: Love’s Labour’s Lost and Much Ado about Nothing (billed as Love’s Labour’s Won and done as companion pieces)
• Steven Pimlott’s Hamlet for the RSC with Sam West in the title role (saw it three times)

Pretty much every National Theatre play Ive seen has been outstanding. That includes Nye, Dear England, Life of Pi, Ernest, Streetcar, Inspector Calls etc.
Ive also seen an unforgettable Merchant of Venice with Tracy Oberon and a wonderful touring Death of a Salesman.
This is my favourite subject. I could go on for hours...

Evita with Rachel Zegler absolutely blew me away. Still get goosebumps thinking about i

Cabaret at the KitKat Club

Dead Dog In A Suitcase by Knee High Theatre

Six was an appalling waste of money.

Quadrophenia. Long ago now but it was amazing, I wish it had been around longer. The Japanese production of Macbeth. Also very fond of Avenue Q.

I’m terminally indecisive about this. The more I think about it the more shows and plays I have seen that affected me and hung around in my memory after. To add to my earlier picks - Come From Away is definitely one. Standing At the Sky’s Edge was very clever and deserves to be brought back.
I can’t do ranking.

'Dance Bear Dance' by Shunt was one of the best theatre experiences I've had. It pulled off a twist half way through that really astonished everyone.

ooh! That reminds me. A few years back we saw an outdoor production of Macbeth. It was in the grouds of Salisbury cathedral.

It was by a tourisng company that had about 7 actors, with men playing women's parts and they said they were faithful to the original Elizabethan touring players version. It was incredible. We literally were just walking past and someone asked if we were there to buy a ticket. We were not, and walked on and then thought 'Hang on! ' and went back. It was such an amazing experience. I'd forgotten until now!

Andronicus !

It’s currently a tie between Phantom of the Opera, Titus Andonicus and Come From Away x

So many.....
Hamilton
Guys and Dolls at Bridge Theatre
Operation Mincemeat
Numerous Shakespeare productions, including Much Ado About Nothing, Hamlet, The Tempest, Macbeth....
Cabaret (Redmayne and Buckley)
Oedipus and All My Sons, both at Wyndham's
Pretty much anything with Mark Rylance

Local to me, Richard, My Richard and The Book of Will at Shakespeare North Playhouse.

And these are just the recent ones!!

We've booked to see Jesus Christ Superstar with him playing Herod and this makes me even more excited!

I saw a student production of Rat in the Skull years and years ago and had to buy the script shortly after. It really sticks with you, that one.

Problem is you see something like Caberet the bar is raised Moulin Rouge was ok but not even in the same league as Caberet.

Friend and I left Inter Alia in shock. That is excellent especially if you are a parent of teens.

Sunny Afternoon, the Kinks musical, which is currently touring.

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

Whole theatre experience - Cabaret when it was Eddie Redmayne and Jessie Buckley. The whole immersive experience was incredible and the production is first class. Those two were unbelievably good.
Straight drama - To Kill A Mockinbird. I’ve seen it twice - in London with Matthew Modine and on tour in Cardiff. Made me cry both times.
I also saw the new musical Ballad Lines at Southwark Playhouse. Incredible and I haven’t stopped thinking about it.

Another vote for Jerusalem by Jez Butterworth with Mark Rylance and Mackenzie Crook. I was lucky enough to see it twice. Incredible stuff.

A close recent second was Ballet Shoes at the National Theatre

I want to walk out affected. Six was ok quite shouty.

Caberet blew us away that had both. Was dark and adult though.

Medea with Sophie Okenodo at SohoPlace.

The play itself was fab - i was transfixed. It was amazing to be in a brand new theatre. Also the cast included a disabled actor and that is something I always personally value.

Even the cloakroom was nice. It just all felt really fun and beautiful.

Mine was Dear Evan Hansen. I haven’t seen the movie so didn’t know what to expect but it was a fantastic performance, very intense at points and very moving as I heard lots of sniffles around me. Standing ovation (although most of the shows I’ve seen recently have had one so not sure that means much anymore)

And? Sometimes you want a spectacle and not emotional depth.

Robert Icke’s production of Oedipus with Mark Strong and Lesley Manville

Rat in the Skull with a very young Rufus Sewell many years ago. I still think about it. Also The Ferryman