Articles by Gary Naylor

Gary Naylor is chief reviewer for westend.broadwayworld.com and feels privileged to see so much of London's theatre.

He writes about cricket at nestaquin.wordpress.com and also for The Guardian, Spin Cricket and Channel Five and commentates at testmatchsofa.com. His writing on films and other subjects is at tootingtrumpet.wordpress.com.

Comments are always welcome.

BWW Reviews: PAYBACK THE MUSICAL, Riverside Studios, June 14 2013
June 17, 2013

Gary Naylor sees a new British musical that hits more than it misses.

BWW Reviews: ANYTHING GOES, New Wimbledon Theatre, June 13 2013
June 14, 2013

Gary Naylor sees a glimpse of stocking, but the only shocking on show was the pink of the gowns.

BWW Reviews: MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS GOT HER HEAD CHOPPED OFF, King's Head Theatre, June 3 2013
June 5, 2013

Gary Naylor sees a play set in the 16th century with plenty of relevance today.

BWW Reviews: BOYS' LIFE, King's Head Theatre, June 2 2013
June 5, 2013

Gary Naylor sees a slice of the 80s with some truths that apply just as much, some thirty years on.

BWW Reviews: BILLY, Union Theatre, June 1 2013
June 2, 2013

Gary Naylor, a Northerner who came to London, enjoys a musical about a Northerner who dreamt of the same.

BWW Reviews: PARADISE LOST, Trinity Buoy Wharf, May 31 2013
June 1, 2013

Gary Naylor sees an immersive version of Milton's epic verse down by the old docks of London Town.

BWW Reviews: MANDRAKE, Brockley Jack Theatre, May 30 2013
May 31, 2013

Gary Naylor sees a Machiavellian comedy (really - he wrote it) adapted by Howard Colyer.

BWW Reviews: THE BEAR, Ovalhouse, May 23 2013
May 24, 2013

Gary Naylor sees a bear in South London!

BWW Reviews: HUTCH, A PLAY WITH MUSIC, Riverside Studios, May 17 2013
May 19, 2013

Gary Naylor sees a fantastic story that, alas, is not fantasy at all.

BWW Reviews: THE SHEPHERD'S CHAMELEON, The CLF Art Cafe at The Bussey Building, May 16 2013
May 17, 2013

Gary Naylor sees a play about writing plays

BWW Reviews: CUDDLES, Ovalhouse, May 15 2013
May 16, 2013

Gary Naylor sees a hard-hitting play about control and freedom

BWW Reviews: MESS, Battersea Arts Centre, May 14 2013
May 15, 2013

Gary Naylor sees a funny and poignant exploration of the impact of anorexia nervosa.

BWW Reviews: THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG, Trafalgar Studios, May 7 2013
May 8, 2013

Gary Naylor enjoys a disastrous play about a disastrous play.

BWW Reviews: MOTH & PASTORAL, Hightide Festival, Halesworth, May 4 2013
May 7, 2013

Gary Naylor enjoys a varied programme at a theatre festival in rural East Anglia.

BWW Reviews: WYRD, Various places in Southwark, May 2 2013
May 7, 2013

Gary Naylor sees Immercity's immersive theatrical thriller.

BWW Reviews: DESPERATELY SEEKING THE EXIT, Leicester Square Theatre, May 1 2013
May 2, 2013

Gary Naylor sees a successful show about an unsuccessful show

BWW Reviews: GHOSTS, Greenwich Theatre, April 30 2013
May 1, 2013

Gary Naylor sees a new adaptation of Ibsen's classic.

OLIVIERS 2013: Rewarding The Best In British Theatre?
April 29, 2013

BWW:UK's chief reviewer Gary Naylor wrote about 145 productions for us in 2012...but only one was up for an Olivier.

BWW Reviews: BALLO (OR A MASKED BALL), King's Head Theatre, April 25 2013
April 26, 2013

Gary Naylor sees a sensational adaptation of Verdi's opera.

BWW Reviews: SINGIN' I'M NO A BILLY HE'S A TIM, Cockpit Theatre, April 24 2013
April 25, 2013

Gary Naylor sees a Celtic fan and a Rangers fan locked in a cell, and locked up by their prejudices.

BWW Reviews: CALIFORNIAN LIVES, King's Head Theatre, April 22 2013
April 23, 2013

Gary Naylor sees three monologues that recall Alan Bennett's Talking Heads.

BWW Reviews: THE LAST DAYS OF JUDAS ISCARIOT, St Leonard's Church, April 20 2013
April 20, 2013

Gary Naylor sees Judas, or is it everyone else, on trial.

BWW Reviews: THE SWORD AND THE DOPE, Courtyard Theatre, April 18 2013
April 19, 2013

Gary Naylor sees an updated version of last year's musical comedy crowdpleaser.

BWW Reviews: THE REVENGE OF SHERLOCK HOLMES!, Hoxton Hall, April 12 2013
April 13, 2013

Gary Naylor sees a Victorian icon having fun in the unique setting of Hoxton Hall.

BWW Reviews: CARNABY STREET, Hackney Empire, April 10 2013
April 11, 2013

Gary Naylor sees a musical that pushes the nostalgia buttons, but doesn't do a lot more.

BWW Reviews: NINA KRISTOFFERSON'S BILLIE HOLIDAY STORY, Charing Cross Theatre, April 8 2013
April 9, 2013

Gary Naylor sees a true legend of music brought to life, in all her glory and horror.

BWW Reviews: CHARLES CASTRONOVO: DOLCE NAPOLI, THE NEAPOLITAN SONGS, King's Head Theatre, April 7 2013
April 7, 2013

Gary Naylor sees a slice of old Naples brought to London.

BWW Reviews: STREETS - A NEW KIND OF MUSICAL, Cockpit Theatre, April 5 2013
April 6, 2013

Gary Naylor sees a musical that is nearly very good indeed.

BWW Reviews: PROJECT COLONY, Trinity Buoy Wharf, April 4 2013
April 5, 2013

Gary Naylor sees a glimpse of an imagined present down by the riverside.

BWW Reviews: RETZ'S THE TRIAL, Shoreditch Town Hall and Rose Lipman Community Centre, April 3 2013
April 4, 2013

You are the target of state security services in this version of Kafka's nightmarish novel in Retz's impressive immersive experience.

BWW Reviews: MOBY DICK, Arcola Theatre, April 2 2013
April 3, 2013

Gary Naylor finally discovers what all the fuss is about about all the fuss about the great white whale.

BWW Interviews: Harold Finley, Writer-Director of A THOUSAND MILES OF HISTORY
March 30, 2013

Gary Naylor interviews Harold Finley whose A Thousand Miles of History is earning rave reviews.

BWW Reviews: GIBRALTAR, Arcola Theatre, March 28 2013
March 29, 2013

Gary Naylor enjoys an examination of the ethics of war and writing about war.

BWW Reviews: SING SOMETHING SIMPLE, Cockpit Theatre, March 27 2013
March 28, 2013

Gary Naylor enjoys four well-judged performances in a comedy with a message.

BWW Reviews: POTTED POTTER, Garrick Theatre, March 24 2013
March 25, 2013

Gary Naylor enjoys a pantoish parody of Potter.

BWW Reviews: DARLING OF THE DAY, Union Theatre, March 22 2013
March 23, 2013

Gary Naylor enjoys a musical unfairly neglected for 45 years!

BWW Reviews: MORALGORITHM, Marylebone Gardens, March 13 2013
March 15, 2013

Gary Naylor sees an interactive event that hasn't quite found its feet.

BWW Reviews: LESLIE JORDAN - FRUIT FLY, Leicester Square Theatre, March 12 2013
March 13, 2013

Gary Naylor enjoys a master-storyteller in peak form

BWW Reviews: A THOUSAND MILES OF HISTORY, The CLF Art Cafe at The Bussey Building, March 9 2013
March 11, 2013

Gary Naylor sees a brilliant new play that captures an extraordinary moment in Art.

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