Here We Are (National Theatre)
Here We Are (National Theatre)
Ends Jun 28 2h 30m London: Waterloo
72% 17 reviews
72%
(17 Ratings)
Positive
76%
Mixed
24%
Negative
0%
Members say
Entertaining, Funny, Quirky, Great writing, Great acting

About the Show

Stephen Sondheim’s final musical, starring Jane Krakowski and Jesse Tyler Ferguson, makes its UK premiere.

Read more Show less

Critic Reviews (11)

London Theatre
May 9th, 2025

"Stephen Sondheim's final musical is a witty, audacious, dreamlike and ultimately poignant tribute"
Read more

The Arts Desk
May 9th, 2025

"the indispensable duo of Denis O'Hare and Tracie Bennett...manages, miraculously, to remain light on its feet even as the landscape lowers around it."
Read more

Time Out London
May 8th, 2025

"Sondheim’s final musical is clearly unfinished, but still touched by genius, and performed by a ridiculously talented cast"
Read more

The Telegraph (UK)
May 9th, 2025

"...a minor-league swansong from a giant of musicals is still a major deal."
Read more

WhatsOnStage
May 9th, 2025

"There’s no avoiding the fact that in many ways the show is a mess. Yet scene by scene it just about works, thanks to Mantello’s inventive direction."
Read more

The London Evening Standard
May 9th, 2025

"Stephen Sondheim’s posthumous musical has no songs, only a stellar cast save it from being completely unenjoyable"
Read more

The Independent (UK)
May 9th, 2025

"Sondheim was tragically unable to finish the songs that would elevate this musical into the transcendental thing it could be. Instead, it’s a beautifully rendered curio for his fans, full of wit and dash."
Read more

The Times (UK)
May 8th, 2025

"The musical fantasy that unfolds on the National’s Lyttelton stage is, for long stretches, utterly absorbing. Yet it’s undeniably flawed, too."
Read more