The Worst Witch continues at the Vaudeville Theatre, London until 8 September 2019.
Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩
Jill Murphy’s entertaining, imaginative boarding school for witches pre-dated Harry Potter by a whole generation. And Emma Reeves’ excellent adaptation includes several witty references to make sure that we don’t forget that.
Now transferred from the Royal & Derngate, Northampton, which produced it last year, to the Vaudeville for a short West End run The Worst Witch is humane, funny and beautifully staged.
One of its (many) strengths …
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