Date of Visit: November 2025
The Book of Mormon is a comedy musical written by Trey Parker and Matt Stone; the creative masterminds behind the long-running adult cartoon series, South Park.
Today’s performance was a last-minute booking after seeing one of my best mates in London the night before, and i’m glad I booked a ticket to see this production once again.
BEFORE THE SHOW:
Before today’s performance, I decided to check out the 2025 Leicester Square Market.
Every year, Leicester Square in Central London puts on a festive Christmas market with stalls and some form of family-friendly entertainment. Last year saw the launch of a winter inspired acrobatic show inside what seemed to look like a circus tent, but this year the market has gone back to a more traditional form of light hearted fun in the form of a brand new ice skating rink based in the centre of the square gardens. Prices of this range between £15 to £20 depending on time and date.
As well as an ice skating rink, there are plenty of food and drink options available as well as plenty of festive market stalls to fill up those stockings.
It’s definitely worth a quick visit if you’re heading into central London over the festive period.
SYNOPSIS:
The Book of Mormon follows the story of Elder Price, a Mormon missionary who has to complete his mission alongside his companion; Elder Cunningham. With the two being given their placement in Uganda. However, it doesn’t quite go to plan for Elder Price.
The Book of Mormon has been running at the Price of Wales since 2013, and despite some criticism about the shows content, it has won many awards internationally, including a Tony and an Olivier award for Best Musical.
THEATRE EXPERIENCE:
The Prince of Wales Theatre is one of my favourite venues across London’s West End due to its steep seating. There really isn’t any seat that doesn’t have a great view.
I arrived at the theatre at around 1:50, ready for the 2:30 matinee performance, although there was what seemed to be a large queue wrapping around the building, the ushers got everyone in the building quickly and promptly and in actuality I only waited less than two minutes.
Inside, there are a couple of bars located within the theatre, one within the Stalls and another in the Dress Circle alongside a snacks and soft drink stand.
Once inside the Prince of Wales, I headed up to the American Bar located in the Dress Circle and treated myself to Sprite alongside today’s programme. In total, this came to £7.70 which is pretty expensive considering it was only a can, and the programme is much smaller in size compared to other shows I’ve seen in the West End.
There was also a merchandise stand located in the Dress Circle and the Stalls selling a variety of merchandise from pins and fridge magnets to clothing such as T-shirts. Unfortunately, I was unable to get a picture of this.
SHOW REVIEW:
‘The Book of Mormon’ is a highly crude and inappropriate comedy musical that contains elements of great comedic timing and impressive storytelling.
The standout element throughout this production, though, is through the musical numbers throughout. Each song adds something powerful to the overall narrative of the production and adds an extra level of storytelling of how the people of Uganda and the Mormon missionaries are struggling with life in their different ways.
I love every song within this production, but my favourites have to be ‘Turn it Off’ and ‘You and Me’. Both are supercatchy and will have you singing for days on end after seeing the production.
I also love the use of physical set pieces as opposed to digital screens or technology. Traditional set pieces and backdrops for me are the magic of live theatre. The costuming throughout the production is also extremely fun and impressive. A standout one is the large Satan costume as well as characters for Star Wars and Star Trek.
Now, to the acting, Blair Gibson, in my opponion, is absolutely outstanding in his role as Elder Price, and seeing him up on the stage, it’s hard to believe that this production is his West End debut. His comedic timing and vocal range were some of the best out of any of the productions I have been to see over the last twelve months, and his depiction of Elder Price is the best I have seen on the West End.
Colin Burnicle is equally outstanding in his role of Elder McKinley and made me cry with laughter, especially throughout the song ‘Turn it off’.
Honourable mentions also go to Paige Peddie as Nabulungi and Conner Peirson as Elder Cunningham, who also both brought humour to the role alongside outstanding vocals.
CONCLUSION & SUMMARY:
This production is definitely one for the lovers of crude and inappropriate humour, and I would 100% recommend it to those who love the TV series, South Park.
I highly recommend seeing this production and tickets are fairly priced with prices ranging from around £22 at the back of the Dress Circle to £133 in the middle of the Stalls.
However, with the theatre being so steep, there really isn’t a bad seat in the house. My ticket cost me £78 and was located in the Dress Circle.
Overall, I’d rate this production ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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