590 stories by "Gary Naylor"
★★★★★ SPIRITED AWAY, LONDON COLISEUM Faithful adaptation will delight Studio Ghibli fansÂ
Growing up with Chihiro/Sen is overwhelming, enlightening and be…
★★★ TESTMATCH, THE ORANGE TREE THEATRE Kate Attwell packs too much into her kitbag as India challenges England Â
Winning performances cannot overcome a scattergun …
★★★★ AN ACTOR CONVALESCING IN DEVON, HAMPSTEAD THEATRE Paul Jesson finds considerable poignancy in Richard Nelson's bespoke play
Fact lightly repackaged as fiction…
★★★★ CASSIE AND THE LIGHTS, SOUTHWARK PLAYHOUSE Warm, funny and moving ensemble play about three sisters finding a way to live
Heart-rending chronicle of difficult, d…
★★★★ FOAM, FINBOROUGH THEATRE Skinhead finds his feet (in a pair of DMs) then leads double life as street thug and gay cruiser
Infamous neo-Nazi brought to life in co…
★★★ CRUEL INTENTIONS, THE OTHER PALACE Bad people do bad things, but bangers from Britney and co save the dayÂ
Jukebox musical gets toes tapping, even if the thrill of t…
★★★ NACHTLAND, YOUNG VIC Patrick Marber directs flawed but fascinating disquisition on the past's relevance to the present in art, politics and morality
Something to laugh …
Revived 20 years on, this Windrush musical lands differently, but is still wonderfully entertaining
Is there a healthier sound than that of laughter ringing round a theatre?Â
There are p…
'We don't use the word slave round here' - 21st century tourism skewered
You do not need to be Einstein to feel it. If the only dimension missing is time, 75% of a place's being can invade …
★★★ JUST FOR ONE DAY, THE OLD VIC Nostalgia fest becomes a little uncomfortable when addressing a 21st century audience
Saint Bob, Mrs T and a whole lot of feelgood. Oh,…
★★★★ OTHELLO, SAM WANAMAKER PLAYHOUSE Ola Ince makes compromises but gains much in return with her terrifyingly relevant production
An Othello for our times, our c…
★★★★ BRONCO BILLY THE MUSICAL, CHARING CROSS THEATRE Accept the show's unambitious intentions and you'll have a wonderful ride
With additional musical numbers, the…
★★★★ THE MOST PRECIOUS OF GOODS, MARYLEBONE THEATRE A story of love's triumph in an ocean of hate
An account of one family's near-destruction in the Holocaust give…
★★★★ KIN, NATIONAL THEATRE The power of physical theatre to tell the story of migration
Unconventional and thrilling, this Gecko Theatre project will live long in …
★★★ THE GOOD JOHN PROCTOR, JERMYN STREET THEATRE Witch Hunt play fails to fly
An overdue response to 'The Crucible', but very much rooted in its place, if not its time
I…
★★★★ 1979, FINBOROUGH THEATRE Comedy-drama set in 1970s Canadian politics proves much more interesting than it sounds!
There's fun and profundity in the thick of Otta…
★★★★ A WOMAN WALKS INTO A BANK, THEATRE503 Russian tale resonates far beyond Moscow
Roxy Cook's dramedy has echoes of Chekhov in its melding of comedy and tragedy
We'…
★★★ PANDEMONIUM, SOHO THEATRE Armando Iannucci finds some laughs but nothing fresh
If you're ready for more gags about Boris Johnson's House of Horrors administration, t…
★★★★★ £1 THURSDAYS, FINBOROUGH THEATRE Beautifully delivered by two sensational leadsÂ
Seldom does one see a writer's vision so perfectly realised on stag…
★★★★ MACBETH, THE DEPOT War in a warehouse scores on its beautiful line readings and spectacle
Touring show lands first in Liverpool with a terrifying relevance
Next …
★★★ OH WHAT A LOVELY WAR, SOUTHWARK PLAYHOUSE Joan Littlewood invents devised theatre with satirical wit and righteous anger centre stage
Blackeyed Theatre's touring produc…
★★★★★ THE MONGOL KHAN, LONDON COLISEUM Cirque du Soleil meets Game of Thrones
Take its limitations on trust and this Mongolian epic proves the best value in tow…
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Speculation and facts woven into a compelling portrait of a singular man
Four centuries on from the publication of the First Folio, is there anything new to be said about William Shake…
★★★ THE TIME TRAVELLER'S WIFE, APOLLO THEATRE If Doctor Who did musical romcoms...
Powerhouse performances and visual effects let down by unambitious book and lacklustre so…
★★★★★ NINETEEN GARDENS, HAMPSTEAD THEATRE DOWNSTAIRS Black comedy about transgressive love gone sour proves an accomplished English language debut for prize-win…
