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Gary Naylor

Gary Naylor

Gary Naylor is chief London reviewer for BroadwayWorld (https://www.broadwayworld.com/author/Gary-Naylor) and feels privileged to see so much of his home city's theatre. He writes about cricket for The Guardian (https://www.theguardian.com/profile/gary-naylor) and is a lead commentator at Guerilla Cricket (https://www.guerillacricket.com/). He podcasts on 80s and 90s football at https://www.nessundormapod.com/. He writes on films at Letterboxd  https://letterboxd.com/garynaylor999/. He tweets at https://twitter.com/garynaylor85. 






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Review: WOLVES ON ROAD, Bush Theatre
Review: WOLVES ON ROAD, Bush Theatre
November 17, 2024

Director, Daniel Bailey, follows up his hit Red Pitch with a play that cannot locate the detail it needs to step out of a generic plot

Review: THE SOUND VOICE PROJECT, Royal Ballet and Opera
Review: THE SOUND VOICE PROJECT, Royal Ballet and Opera
November 15, 2024

Words run out, as The Voice is lost and recovered

Review: MACBETH, The Actors' Church
Review: MACBETH, The Actors' Church
November 14, 2024

Confusing take on Macbeth packs too much innovation into its 90 minutes runtime

Review: GOING FOR GOLD, Park Theatre
Review: GOING FOR GOLD, Park Theatre
November 13, 2024

Lisa Lintott's debut play sheds light on Britain in the 70s and leaves us with much to ponder as to whether we've progressed far enough

Review: THE TALES OF HOFFMANN, Royal Ballet and Opera
Review: THE TALES OF HOFFMANN, Royal Ballet and Opera
November 8, 2024

Damiano Michieletto brings plenty of pizzazz to Offenbach's crowdpleaser, but wastes some of his on-stage talents

Review: OTHELLO, Royal Shakespeare Theatre
Review: OTHELLO, Royal Shakespeare Theatre
November 1, 2024

Intellectually stimulating, if somewhat bloodless, version of a tragedy born of racism, jealousy and naivety

Review: DR. STRANGELOVE, Noel Coward Theatre
Review: DR. STRANGELOVE, Noel Coward Theatre
October 30, 2024

New stage version of Stanley Kubrick's black comedy lands with as much force today as it did in cinemas 60 years ago

Review: AMAZE, Criterion Theatre
Review: AMAZE, Criterion Theatre
October 23, 2024

A personal show with plenty of 'Wow!' and a nice counterpoint to the gods of magic who deliver miracles from on high

Review: TATTOOER, Charing Cross Theatre
Review: TATTOOER, Charing Cross Theatre
October 18, 2024

Incomprehensible drama fails to breach the cultural gap between Japan and England

Review: THE TURN OF THE SCREW, London Coliseum
Review: THE TURN OF THE SCREW, London Coliseum
October 13, 2024

Isabella Bywater ratchets up the tension, as Ailish Tynan and Jerry Louth shine as the governess and her male charge

Review: TROUBLE IN TAHITI and THE QUIET PLACE, Royal Ballet and Opera
Review: TROUBLE IN TAHITI and THE QUIET PLACE, Royal Ballet and Opera
October 11, 2024

If you're a parent, brace yourself - and enjoy the glorious singing and fine music writes our critic about TROUBLE IN TAHITI and THE QUIET PLACE.

Review: THE OTHER PLACE, National Theatre
Review: THE OTHER PLACE, National Theatre
October 9, 2024

The Other Place brings thousands of years of history and all the power of theatre to bear on its dissection of the dynamics of grief, transgression and despair

Review: BERYL COOK: A PRIVATE VIEW, Finborough Theatre
Review: BERYL COOK: A PRIVATE VIEW, Finborough Theatre
October 4, 2024

Part-nostalgia, part-reclaiming under-represented lives, this one-woman show, transferring from Edinburgh, is a delight

Review: BIRDSONG, Richmond Theatre
Review: BIRDSONG, Richmond Theatre
October 3, 2024

Touring production will pull in fans of the book, but needs to find something more to say if it is to convert those new to the story. See what our critic thought of the production.

Review: ONE SMALL STEP, Charing Cross Theatre
Review: ONE SMALL STEP, Charing Cross Theatre
October 2, 2024

Bold Anglo-Japanese production fizzles out when it needs to take off like a rocket

Review: THE TROJAN WOMEN, Lyric Hammersmith
Review: THE TROJAN WOMEN, Lyric Hammersmith
September 29, 2024

Euripides in W6? A distressingly close fit.

Review: GIANT, Royal Court
Review: GIANT, Royal Court
September 27, 2024

John Lithgow impresses as Roald Dahl in an unconvincing drama that is unlikely to change many minds

Review: PINS AND NEEDLES, Kiln Theatre
Review: PINS AND NEEDLES, Kiln Theatre
September 26, 2024

New play packs plenty of ethical questions into an engaging and fascinating production that offers much to think about on the way home

Review: JULIUS CAESAR, Southwark Playhouse
Review: JULIUS CAESAR, Southwark Playhouse
September 14, 2024

Icarus Theatre show how new tech can tell old tales



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