Expressed criticism of the show (5)
I believe the answer is:
revue
'the show' is the definition.
(revue is a kind of show)
'expressed criticism' is the wordplay.
'expressed' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'criticism' becomes 'review' (I've seen this before).
'review' is a homophone of 'REVUE'.
'of' is the link.
(Other definitions for revue that I've seen before include "Stage entertainment with sketches, songs and dance" , "Evening of songs and sketches" , "Form of light entertainment" , "Entertainment consisting of sketches" , "Show of sketches, songs, etc" .)