Shen Yun Reviews

Neal from London, England

SPECTACULAR

Despite all those negative reviews I thoroughly enjoyed the show and so did all the audience in the Hammersmith Apollo theatre. The CGI added to the stage scenarios and the costumes and music was of a very high standard. Would thoroughly recommend.

Paula Kingston from London,

DISAPPOINTED

Had looked forward to seeing the show after reading reviews of other performances and was very disappointed. The costumes were beautiful, the scenery well done and the cast excellent, it was the choreography and the overall content of the show that disappointed. I was not the only one as others said the same during the interval. I had an excellent seat and a good view and am glad I went to see it but would not recommend it. It is certainly a show that all ages could go to see but prepared to be bored at times.

B Harding from Essex

DISAPPOINTING TO SAY THE LEAST

I saw this show last night and was left feeling cheated. Where was the spectacular spectacle I was expecting. I nearly left in the interval but thought the second half must contain some better entertainment. Sadly nothing changed. The political message was disturbing too. A very expensive night out for a boring mind numbing show.

Dj Weisz from London, England

STUNNING START FOLLOWED BY PROPAGANDA

The other reviews say it all. Initially beautiful but then the choreography became very repetitive and uninspired. The worst aspect of the show was the blatant Falang Gong propaganda. The pre show information was extremely misleading. The 2 singers were dreadful. Innovative use of enormous back projection screen. If you’re looking for an insight into Chinese culture prepare to have your horizons limited. In terms of the Google world, I suspect there’s some biasing taking place??

Debi from London, England

AMAZING COSTUMES AND DANCE BUT THAT WAS ABOUT IT!

2 ** was for the costumes! This was a Xmas present from my partner as he thought I would really enjoy it having grown up in Hong Kong. Well couldn't have been more wrong! The costumes were stunning and the choreography was very good (male dancers pretty boring) but I was expecting something out of this world, Cirque du Soleil standards but no. With the 2 commentators, it was like watching the Eurovision Song Contest and the next act is ...... completely rubbish. We left at the interval as did another couple in front of us. . It is definitely something I wouldn't take a child to see either. Don't waste your money - an expensive evening which could have rather be spent elsewhere!!

Vonney from Bournemouth England

REPETITIVE

Saw the show in Woking:) which is not local for me:) so i was not just bored but had a 2 hour drive back home afterwards!! The Ladies troop were much better than the guys who in turn were better than the singers!!! The ladies costumes were beautiful & the best dance routine 4 me was the ladies lantern one. The orchestra were good but the 2 announcers just irritated me as they introduced b4 each short 5/6 mins routine what it was about:) laborious to say the least:) £85 matinee is what I paid & they were the cheap seats!! All in all not a day i would wish to repeat

Juliatalbott from Cornwall England

SO DISAPPOINTED

Dancing lovely as were costumes, but the narration was TERRIBLE, . it was like an amateur production, and as for the 2 singers, they were cringeworthy. Very badly put together. I travelled 300 miles to see this and was very disappointed. They have given themselves a bad name this year.

John Smith from London, England

OVERSOLD AND UNDERWHELMED

I would not reccomend this performance, I must give credit to the advertising campaign for doing such a great job at miss leading people. There were some positives, the costumes were creative, unique and at times very beautiful to observe. Some of the choreography was well rehearsed and impressive to watch. The orchestra certainly added to the performances and made for a nice backdrop. Unfortunately that's where the positives end. This performance was riddled with political agenda against communist China, childish slapstick comedy, and blatant promotion of Fulun. The fluency of the performance was completely lost with the addition of two hosts, which while sometimes necessary to understand the piece, were in equal parts annoying and overused. The CGI backdrop was an awful decision, think 2000s video game graphics, completely ruined the idea of a professional performance. Even the choreography became repetitive and unimaginative Overpriced! Save your money and miss this one.

Cynthia Beaver from London,

THE LONGEST, MOST EXPENSIVE AND BORING EVENING OF MY LIFE

Lulled in by the promise of lost traditional Chinese art and a slick marketing brochure of unashamedly extravagant claims, I was expecting something pretty special. It was nothing of the sort - no creativity or imagination in a show which tours annually with supposedly a brand- new program every year. Although one of the presenters said at the end that "f you've seen it once you haven't seen it all", that was exactly how we felt after this tiresome evening. The pieces are so similar, so similarly produced that one was indistinguishable from the next. We couldn't wait for the evening to end it was so bad. Search out the few reviews online before you consider going and don't waste your money. It should be illegal to market it in the way they do under the Trade Descriptions Act - misleading customers as to what they are spending their money on.

Claire from London,

SHEN YEN

Saw show this evening, great mix of costume and wonderful orchestra. However before each piece/act there is a little commentary which made show boring hence story line could not be followed. Tickets were really pricey so would not recommend if you don't like lots of speech.. The gimmicks too were a bit too much. Some scenes were like you were watching Nintendo game. I won't be seeing again.

David from London, England

BORING

Repetitive. More regimented than skilled or artistic. The first 20 minutes were lovely, but it never got better. We left at intermission.

Cw from London, England

UNDERWHELMED

The web trailers show quite impressive glimpses of some dancing, but unfortunately this is about the best you will see. The rest is pretty mundane, and in my view, not worth the time or the very high ticket price.

M B from London, England

SO DISAPPOINTED.

I saw this show at Woking 2 nights ago. Whilst there are some impressive skills there is no way that anyone could seriously describe this show as life changing. My partner paid £150 for 2 mid priced tickets as a surprise treat for me as I had been well and truly taken in by the mass advertising campaign. Believe me this show is not worth the ticket price. Having seen the show I am dumbfounded by the responses given in post show interviews shown in the advertising. I do understand though that when promoters put a camera on, and microphone in front of people exiting the show people are more likely to say nice things and some of them will go over the top with compliments. All I can advise is that anyone contemplating booking for this show should do your own research first. If you have seen trailers for the show then you have seen the best part of it. Such a shame as I was sat in the audience willing it to get better than is ultimately was. Sadly, very disappointed and just trying to save people money.

Philip from London, England

SO BAD WE LAUGHED

Imagine a Scientology dancing group choreographed by a 6 year and you get the scene. Actually that's not fair to a 6 year old. It was endlessly repetative, unimaginative and at times violent. The backdrop graphics were comical and the tidle wave washing away the nasty chinesse government at the end left me speechless. Go and see..... it's not often you get the opportunity to experienced something so bad. The out of tune Tenor was the highlight though.

L.Tan from London, England

SHEN YEN

I watched the trailer & the show promoted themselves very well but I, like many others were bored with the repetitive movements. I am a Chinese & I have nothing against any belief or religious groups but this show is about promoting Falun. The songs were terrible, again the lyrics were about Falun. I have been to Mongolia & have watched traditional Mongolian performances & Shen Yen interpretation was nothing like the traditional Mongolian performance. The costumes were gorgeous but that is about all that is good about the show. Don’t waste your money.

Hate to see it from London, England

CRIMINAL

It’s criminal what they sell this as vs what it is. Not only is it cheap and underwhelming, it’s also got a political agenda. Researching the thing afterwards was the most entertaining thing about it. Maybe if it is criminalised we’ll get two benefits - our money back and we’ll never have to see another shen yun advert again.

So boring from London, England

I FELL ASLEEP

It was so boring and repetitive that I fell asleep. It was nothing like the spectacle described in the adverts. Tickets are wayyyy overpriced. It’s full of religious / homophobic songs that shame Atheism. The only good thing about the show was that me and my family managed to laugh about it and find some humour in the whole scam.

Lauren, London from London, England

DREADFUL!

The only remarkable thing about this waste of time was the imagination behind the marketing campaign. The show did not deliver on any level.

Ally from London, England

NOT WORTH IT ! AVOID!

We spent £120 per ticket and left the show mid way as did so many others and some fell asleep. VERY MISLEADING ADVERTS ! The performance was nothing as advertised on social media.we must report this show to be banned for false propaganda!! Avoid...avoid avoid....Don't waste your hard earned money.

R. Rawaf from London, England

I FINANCIALLY SUPPORTED A CULT!

Disappointing performance. Cult propaganda. Felt like they were softly trying to convert me. The Orchestra was the only enjoyable aspect of this performance, but not worth the torture of sitting through the performance. I was so grateful for the intermission, contemplated leaving, but decided to brave the second half. Instantly regretted it as soon as they started again. If you want culture, there are better experiences than this one.

Dr Roy from London, England

SHEN YUN OR SHEN YAWN

Long, repeptivie, boring. Continous "gliding up and down" in flappy clothes just became boring. Too much propoganda and pseudoreligious rubbish constantly spouted. Do not go.

Chloe from London, England

ONE OF THE WORST THINGS I’VE SEEN

I left the theatre in complete shock at how bad the performance was. I wasn’t the only one to leave. Most people had gone by the time I’ve left. It was a bizarre propaganda based theatre show with a terrible backdrop, some homophobic messaging and truly the worst thing I’ve seen. it was a collection of small scenes, each of no link, relying heavily on a poorly designed screen. Save your money, but most importantly, save your time

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