Our Favourite Shows of 2022
Well, here we are again, at the end of another fantastic year of theatre.
Having written yearly roundups since 2016, it gets harder and harder to narrow them down to the top 10. In this year alone I’ve seen over 60 shows and we’ve reviewed many more as an expanding team here at Theatre&Tonic. I’m really excited to see what the new year will bring in terms of new productions to visit and become obsessed with, as well as grasping onto our firm favourites. With that in mind, let’s get to it. Here are my 10 shows of 2022 (and if you want to see the team’s favourites, they are at the bottom too!).
What were the Theatre&Tonic team’s top 5 performances of the year?
Clare
The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe
Drifters Girl
The Cher Show
The Choir of Man
My Son’s A Queer, But What Can You Do?
Rebecca
Bonnie & Clyde
2:22 A Ghost Story
Book of Mormon
Harry
SIX at Hampton Court Palace
Dear Evan Hansen
Moulin Rouge
Wicked
The Choir of Man
Callum
Moulin Rouge
Newsies
Wicked
Trainspotting Live
The Doctor
Penny
Bonnie & Clyde
Tammy Faye
&Juliet
Frozen
Anyone Can Whistle
Bronagh
Bonnie & Clyde
Cruise
Tina
A Streetcar Named Desire
Prima Facie
Roni
Good (Harold Pinter)
Les Miserables UK Tour
Waitress UK Tour
Sister Act The Musical UK Tour
Phillip
Prima Facie
Good
Cock
Tammy Faye
&Juliet
(a special mention for the Sondheim’s Old Friends concert too!)
Natasha
Bonnie & Clyde
Cabaret
Billy Elliot, Curve
Beautiful UK Tour
Come From Away
Elliot
After The End (Stratford East Theatre)
The Wicker Husband (Watermill Theatre)
Oklahoma (Young Vic)
Til Death Do Us Part (Theatre 503)
Bake Off: The Musical (Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham)
Charlene
SIX
&Juliet
Back to the Future
For Black Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When the Hue Gets Too Heavy
Peaky Blinders: Rambert Dance Company
