A ravishing spectacle. I can hardly wait to see it again.
Georgina Brown, Mail on Sunday
For once a mega-musical lives up to the hype; this is a dazzling show.
Charles Spencer, Daily Telegraph
It lights up the West End with a blaze of fabulous imagination.
Nicholas De Jongh, Evening Standard
A blockbuster musical with beauty and brains.
Sarah Hemming, The Financial Times
Pure delight floods the Lyceum Theatre.
Paul Taylor, The Independent
An indisputable triumph... superlative entertainment; puts most other mega-musicals in the shade.
John Gross, Sunday Telegraph
My jaw hit my knees... Is 'The Lion King' as good as they say it is? - Dammit Yes!
Robert Gore-Langton, The Express
This is a wonderful, wonderful musical: thrilling, warm-hearted, inventive and original. 'The Lion King' will touch a deep chord in everybody.
John Peter, Sunday Times
You hope all nights at the theatre will be like this. 'The Lion King' restores true magic to the West End.
Michael Coveney, Daily Mail