Anyone Can Whistle (London)
Closed 2h 0m
Anyone Can Whistle (London)
60%
60%
(12 Ratings)
Positive
42%
Mixed
33%
Negative
25%
Members say
Confusing, Quirky, Funny, Ambitious, Indulgent

About the Show

Stephen Sondheim and Arthur Laurent's absurdist satirical musical about corruption and conformity. 

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Critic Reviews (7)

The Guardian (UK)
April 6th, 2022

Somehow accomplishing 'Simple' and other busy songs on a thin strip of stage, Georgie Rankcom’s production brilliantly gives the show new contexts.
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The Arts Desk
April 8th, 2022

What this trailblazing talent [Stephen Sondheim] never short of an opinion might make of Georgie Rankcom's production is anyone's guess, though I suspect he would admire a sizeably non-binary set of artists gathered on a show about otherness and non-conformity.
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The London Evening Standard
April 6th, 2022

...there are equally good reasons why this show is rarely revived. Rankcom’s production will please bereaved Sondheim completists. Anyone more discerning should give it a body-swerve.
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London Theatre
April 6th, 2022

A whimsical political satire written with Arthur Laurents, it is, well, pretty loony...ironically, the show is so strenuously unconventional that all meaning is lost. A fun attempt, but this is one for the Sondheim completists.
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The Stage (UK)
April 6th, 2022

Sondheim described his show as a “cartoon”, which seems a fitting description for Rankcom’s fantastically silly retelling...In a production that celebrates all that are considered ‘other’ in society, it is fitting that the abundantly talented, diverse cast carry this largely muddled story.
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WhatsOnStage
April 6th, 2022

Ultimately, Sondheim and Laurents's bizarre confection isn't in whistling distance of being a great musical, but it is undeniably a notorious part of Broadway history, and one that all musical theatre completists will want to encounter.
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The Times (UK)
April 6th, 2022

The rarity factor is practically off the scale when it comes to this cartoonishly bright, buoyant revival of Stephen Sondheim’s early cult flop. It has been staged with emphatic flair by Georgie Rankcom...
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