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Average customer review: 2.0 star rating (2.1 Stars)

Number of reviews: 18

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5.0 star rating Jan from London, England

SO MUCH FUN

The show is so much fun, all the cast are brilliant and the show ended in a total standing applause. I wonder if these reviews could possibly be from JK Rowling fans?

5.0 star rating David Spinner from London, England

LAUGHED THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE SHOW

This is one of the funniest shows I've ever seen. Definitely one of my top favorites. Wish they stuck around longer so I could take my friends visiting from the states during the holidays.

5.0 star rating David Spinner from London, England

REVIEW UPDATE

I'm quite shocked to see all these 1 star reviews. This was one of the best shows I've ever seen in my life. I nearly peed my pants with how funny this was. The cast is SO talented. The audience stood up when it finished and gave a thunderous round of applause. Please do not let these 1 star reviews keep you from watching the show.

4.0 star rating Rebecca McIntosh from Glasgow,

DIFFERENT

I thought it was different from anything I have seen before, but I enjoyed it, It was funny and vulgar but I expected that as the age for tickets was over 16 and the time was later,. So I knew it wasn't going to be a nice family show, not with drag queen s in it lol.

4.0 star rating Yasmin Al-Sheklly from Manchester, England

MURDER CHAOS AT ST BABS

A trio of Sister Mary’s live at the convent of St Babs where secrets and weird events are happening. With an unusual visitor in the form of Father Alfie Romeo (Louis Cyfer) can the sisters solve the lurking mystery of the convent and stop the murders. The Sisters are trying to keep the convent open despite that it is at risk of closure from the Cardinal and Father Alfie Romeo. He is also trying to find the hidden treasure which is the Ring of St Babs. Cast Father Alfie Romeo played by Louis Cyfer was brilliant. He has bags of charisma and his comedic timing is second to none. In addition, the way he delivers the jokes are spot on. Mother Superior Sister Mary Kimberley Woodburn played by Victoria Scone is the protector of the younger nuns and tries to keep them on the right path. Sister Marie Julie Andrews played by Jujubee. She does not have a clue at all in terms of where she is or what she is doing. She conveys that in an excellent way. She just wants to live her Sound of Music fantasy that she has. Sister Titis played by Kitty Scott Claus and Sister Mary Berry played by Cheryl Hole. Their acting is infectious and their chemistry is evident when they are on stage together. Plot The story is easy to follow but is pretty thin. I believe that the plot could have been developed further to add more action and suspense. This could have also been the case for the characters however their personalities do shine on stage despite the weak plot. I guess what makes this show work is the energy of the cast and both the physical and slapstick humour. Sets The setting is the convent which is for the full duration of this play. It is simple and effective with some detail. A moving door was a clever idea as it moved adding humour in a different dimension to the show. Moreover, the cast use a variety of techniques in moving around the stage which ends up similar to a Morecambe and Wise sketch. Comedy This show was full of jokes from start to finish which were crude but were also hilarious in which you could not stop laughing about. Also, some of the jokes were about serious topics which are not for the faint hearted. The slapstick comedy was great and the physical comedy particularly when one of the sisters was running on the spot was full of laughs. Costumes The costumes were perfect and matched the convent setting but they were also revealing in some way. If you love Drag Race and the crude fast paced humour of the jokes then Death Drop Back in the Habit is for you.

2.0 star rating Paul from Brighton,

DISAPPOINTED NOT IMPRESSED

Probably the only gay guy that hasn’t watched every episode of drag race. So there were some mini celebrities amongst the cast but I wasn’t actually aware of any of them. Saying that initially I enjoyed the costume and the characterisation and I thought the set design was very good however the script was terrible and it was just like a pantomime without song and childish humour (if you could call it that). We left in the interval, looks like others have too!

1.0 star rating CJH from London, England

PANTO WITHOUT THE HUMOUR

I know I took a bit of a risk as other reviews were varied but I wasn't prepared for something quite so dire in the West End. First half was slow and consisted mostly of poo jokes and someone pretending to be Peggy from 1980s BBC sitcom Hi-De-Hi (anyone under 40 ask your parents!). The cast were full of enthusiasm but I am not sure they all knew they were in the same play. No idea what the second half was like as we bailed at half time.

1.0 star rating La Jen from London, England

UNCREATIVE, NOT ORIGINAL, NOT FUNNY

I was super excited to see this show as I LOVE drag queens! However, I was utterly disappointed yesterday. First, the story and the characters don't make any sense and the play is disconnected throughout. Triplets? Lady Di? American weather queen? Ninjas? A pop princess? There's no connection between any of the characters. A shit covered bathroom seems to be one of the main storylines of this play :S It was just weird but worse, it wasn't funny at all. I was waiting the entire first half for a punchline, for a reason why the shit covered bathroom had anything to do with anything, but nothing. I don't understand how this made it to the biggest theatre stage in Europe - the West End?! I definitely could write a better storyline than this, and I can actually write a few jokes too.

1.0 star rating La Jen from London, England

WORST PLAY I'VE SEEN IN A LONG TIME

I was super excited to see this show as I LOVE drag queens! However, I was utterly disappointed yesterday. First, the story and the characters don't make any sense and the play is disconnected throughout. Triplets? Lady Di? American weather queen? Ninjas? A pop princess? There's no connection between any of the characters. A shit covered bathroom seems to be one of the main storylines of this play :S It was just weird but worse, it wasn't funny at all. I was waiting the entire first half for a punchline, for a reason why the shit covered bathroom had anything to do with anything, but nothing. I don't understand how this made it to the biggest theatre stage in Europe - the West End?! I definitely could write a better storyline than this, and I can actually write a few jokes too.

1.0 star rating Mark Keith Rob and Brod from London, England

AWFULAWFULAWFUL

This show without doubt is the worst show that I have ever seen so bad that 4 of us walked out half way through It’s not funny it’s not clever it’s complete trash!!! It’s like a nasty am dram panto Awful acting dreadful timing and pathetic story . Save you’re money save your time and avoid it like Covid 19 newest variant It’s an hour of my life I shall never get back Dreadful !!!!!!!!!!!!

1.0 star rating Kazzamba from London, England

AN HORRENDOUS INSULT TO DRAG

I was willing this to be hilarious, risqué, naughty and exciting! Instead it was cheap and akward. The script / poo and willy jokes could have been better written by primary school boys. It really saddens me to say it but this play is an insult to The beautiful Garrick Theatre and the art of Drag 😔

1.0 star rating John Ways from London, England

GREAT ACTORS, BUT VERY MUCH NOT WESTEND WORTHY SHOW

The drag kings and queens actually give really good performances. Not a single bad word about the cast. They are way too good for this show. The script is, unfortunately, really bad. Yes, there are some good references to 80s-90s, as well as the current day. Just some. There are a few, rare, giggle-worthy moments. However, the story is slow and not pushed far enough to be “so bad it’s good”. It’s just bad. We also left at intermission. I saw the Drag Race Review in Vegas, which is a million times better. This show is NOT the UK response to the US production. I am sure you can have a great time at the show, you just gotta be drunk. Real drunk.

1.0 star rating Not Jay-Kay from London, England

OH DEAR ME

Poorly written, unfunny, amateurish performances ( with the exception of the always great Anna Phylactic) and school play level production quality. Painful and embarrassing to watch. Definitely not west end material (Why did you stage this Criterion?) and a discredit to drag. Despite this being an anniversary treat for me from my husband we left at the interval making the highlight of the evening the G and T we drank in the bar and the box of Maltesers we ate on the early bus home. I have never left a show part way through before but I don’t think we were the only ones. The theatre staff were very apologetic as they guided us to our nearest exit and I explained why we were running from the building. I felt bad for my husband as it was a nice gift but he was entirely of the same opinion. Of note he is an actor who has performed in drag himself. There are many ways to experience good drag in its various forms, this sadly is not one of them.

1.0 star rating Rachel from London, England

LEFT HALF THROUGH

Worst theatre show I have ever seen. Poorly written, not funny at all. It was so bad, I was cringing. We decided to leave at the interval so we didn't have to endure the second half

1.0 star rating Bek from England

TERRIBLE

Firstly I wish I had read the reviews before booking... (note to self for future ones) been to a few shows at this theatre and have loved them, love the theatre so when I saw this I thought (based on previous experiences) it would be good... oh my word how wrong was I.... I still trying to work it out... terrible, not funny. Terribly executed... I'm not sure it's done any of the cast a favour for future westend plays.... really disappointed.. also left half time.... wanted to leave sooner. I really wanted to enjoy it....

1.0 star rating Gus McMillan from London, England

UNFORGIVABLE

Unfortunately, saw this play the day after we saw the brilliant Cock. Absolutely awful. Some of the 'stars' could be funny but a few simply couldn't act. The play was dire, unfunny and very childlike. We decided to give the second act a chance.....one of our worst decisions of the weekend. Absolutely love drag acts but trying to forget this.

1.0 star rating Matt E from London, England

WASTE OF LIFE

I'd rather have a cosy evening over at Jeffrey Dhamers apartment tasting homemade cocktails! So many people left during the interval... I wish I could have too

1.0 star rating Andy from Glasgow,

POOR

I really tried to like this; but it was grim; cringeworthy acting

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