All stories by Gary Naylor on BroadwayStars

Wednesday, October 19, 2016

BWW Review: MOBY DICK THE MUSICAL, Union Theatre, 18 October 2016 by Gary Naylor

Gary Naylor sees an enthusiastic revival of Moby Dick The Musical that rather loses the wind from its sails in the second half.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:30AM
Tuesday, October 18, 2016

BWW Review: RAGTIME, Charing Cross Theatre, 17 October 2016 by Gary Naylor

Gary Naylor sees a magnificently realised revival of a show that has never been more relevant since the novel was published in 1975.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:20AM
Monday, October 17, 2016

BWW Review: POKER FACE, King's Head Theatre, 16 October 2016 by Gary Naylor

Gary Naylor sees a play from Europe that can't quite decide what it wants to be but raises interesting questions all the same.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:56AM
Sunday, October 16, 2016

BWW Review: ULYSSES' HOMECOMING, Hackney Empire, 15 October 2016 by Gary Naylor

Gary Naylor sees an opera dating from its earliest period that brims with emotional energy, if a lacking a little in 21st century pace.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:20AM
Saturday, October 15, 2016

BWW Review: LA CALISTO, Hackney Empire, 14 October 2016 by Gary Naylor

Gary Naylor sees a spectacular and thought-provoking revival of Cavalli's 17th century opera of gods, myths and mortals.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:33AM
Thursday, October 13, 2016

BWW Review: FORCE OF TRUMP, Brockley Jack Theatre, 12 October 2016 by Gary Naylor

Gary Naylor sees a well performed and funny satire on Donald Trump that struggles to be more outrageous than the real thing.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:08PM
Tuesday, October 11, 2016

BWW Review: LUNCH AND THE BOW OF ULYSSES, Trafalgar Studios 2, 10 October 2016 by Gary Naylor

Gary Naylor sees a relationship swell and suffer over 20 years in two plays lit up by linguistic excess.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:08PM
Monday, October 10, 2016

BWW Review: XERXES, Hackney Empire, October 8 2016 by Gary Naylor

Gary Naylor sees a brilliantly realised updating of Handel's Xerxes set in the Battle of Britain and featuring an astonishing countertenor voice.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:33PM
Saturday, October 8, 2016

BWW Review: CONFESSIONAL, Southwark Playhouse, 7 October 2016 by Gary Naylor

Gary Naylor sees Southend pitch up in Southwark as Tramp Theatre revive a Tennessee Williams slice of life on the margin.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:45AM
Thursday, October 6, 2016

BWW Review: THIS LITTLE LIFE OF MINE, Park Theatre, 5 October 2016 by Gary Naylor

Gary Naylor sees a show that bristles with wit, warmth and wonderful songs and speaks directly to Londoners in 2016.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:16AM
Saturday, October 1, 2016

BWW Review: ADDING MACHINE: A MUSICAL, Finborough Theatre, 30 September 2016 by Gary Naylor

Gary Naylor sees an award-winning musical that provides few catchy tunes, but revels in a marriage of music and vocals that lays feelings bare and says much about life today.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:13AM
Friday, September 30, 2016

BWW Review: TOY SOLDIER, Brockley Jack Theatre, 29 September 2016 by Gary Naylor

Gary Naylor sees a play that wears its heart on its sleeve, but suffers as a result of ill-conceived staging and characterisation.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:51AM
Thursday, September 29, 2016

BWW Review: FLOYD COLLINS, Wilton's Music Hall, 28 September 2016 by Gary Naylor

Gary Naylor sees a remarkable tour-de-force that produces a definitive version of a tricky but utterly compelling piece of musical theatre.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:18AM
Wednesday, September 28, 2016

BWW Review: THE LIBERTINE, Theatre Royal Haymarket, 27 September 2016 by Gary Naylor

The Libertine makes a return to the London after adaptations for screen and stage, but fails to go out in a blaze of glory

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:45AM
Saturday, September 24, 2016

BWW Review: OUT THERE, Union Theatre, 23 September 2016 by Gary Naylor

Gary Naylor sees a musical packed with agreeable songs but short on characterisation, charm and credibility.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:21AM
Friday, September 23, 2016

BWW Review: PRIDE AND PREJUDICE, Bromley Churchill Theatre, 22 September 2016 by Gary Naylor

Gary Naylor sees a fine production that will delight fans old and new of Jane Austen's immortal tale of unmarried daughters and their suitors.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:52AM
Wednesday, September 21, 2016

BWW Review: THE GREATER GAME, Southwark Playhouse, 19 September 2016 by Gary Naylor

Gary Naylor sees a fine tribute to the men of Clapton Orient who went into battle for King and Country 100 years ago.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:57PM
Saturday, September 17, 2016

BWW Review: THINGS I KNOW TO BE TRUE, Lyric Hammersmith, 16 September 2016 by Gary Naylor

Gary Naylor sees a play with plenty of emotional torment on display but a dubious political message that sits ill with its venue.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:33AM
Friday, September 16, 2016

BWW Review: A LOVELY SUNDAY FOR CREVE COEUR, Print Room at the Coronet, 15 September 2016 by Gary Naylor

Gary Naylor enjoys a Tennessee Williams play full of sharp dialogue, tenderness and the poignant loss of missed opportunities.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:57AM
Thursday, September 15, 2016

BWW Review: THE ALCHEMIST, Barbican Theatre, 14 September 2016 by Gary Naylor

Gary Naylor sees a frenetic, physical production of the Ben Jonson classic that fizzes with fibbing and foolishness.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:25AM
Wednesday, September 14, 2016

BWW Review: DOCTOR FAUSTUS, Barbican Theatre, 13 September 2016 by Gary Naylor

Gary Naylor sees plenty of relevant stuff and controversial material in a new version of Marlowe's influential classic.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:09AM
Tuesday, September 13, 2016

BWW Review: 27, Cockpit Theatre, 12 September 2016 by Gary Naylor

Gary Naylor sees a show that has plenty of rock but lacks strong characters and is overly predictable.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:46AM
Sunday, September 11, 2016

BWW Review: PUNKPLAY, Southwark Playhouse, 10 September 2016 by Gary Naylor

Gary Naylor sees a play that examines suburban alienation in 80's America and the salvation Punk offered - on rollerskates

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:13AM
Saturday, September 10, 2016

BWW Review: THE AMERICAN WIFE, Park Theatre, 9 September 2016 by Gary Naylor

Gary Naylor sees a production that proves that if a script is poor, the play has no chance of success.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:11AM
Friday, September 9, 2016

BWW Review: THE AWAKENING, Brockley Jack Theatre, 8 September 2016 by Gary Naylor

Gary Naylor sees an award-winning play from DL Productions that makes its demands on the audience, but provides its rewards too.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:03AM
Thursday, September 8, 2016

BWW Review: THE INN AT LYDDA, Shakespeare's Globe, Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, 7 September 2016 by Gary Naylor

Gary Nayloe sees a curate's egg of a play, at times exhilarating, at times too pleased with itself, at one of London's great venues.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:06AM
Tuesday, September 6, 2016

BWW Review: LA BOH?ME, King's Head Theatre, 5 September 2016 by Gary Naylor

Gary Naylor sees another triumphant boutique opera at the genre's spiritual home with all the thrills of operatic voices at close quarters and plenty of laughter and tears too.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:42PM
Saturday, September 3, 2016

BWW Review: BRITTEN IN BROOKLYN, Wilton's Music Hall, 2 September 2016 by Gary Naylor

Gary Naylor sees a play that promises more than it delivers in a venue that looks great but provides unique challenges to cast and creatives.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:06AM

BWW Review: HOME CHAT, Finborough Theatre, 1 September 2016 by Gary Naylor

Gary Naylor sees a beautifully delivered comedy of manners performed for the first time in almost 90 years.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:57AM
Thursday, September 1, 2016

BWW Review: GIANNI SCHICCHI / PAGLIACCI, Arcola Theatre, 31 August 2016 by Gary Naylor

Gary Naylor sees two short operas from Irrational Theatre that provide wonderful value for money and a fine introduction to the form.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:21AM
Saturday, August 27, 2016

BWW Review: MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING, The reFASHIONed Theatre, Selfridges, 26 August 2016 by Gary Naylor

Gary Naylor sees an ambitious and engaging all-through production of one of Shakespeare's best loved comedies.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:15AM

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