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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. 






BWW Review: A MAN OF GOOD HOPE, Linbury Theatre, Royal Opera House
BWW Review: A MAN OF GOOD HOPE, Linbury Theatre, Royal Opera House
April 18, 2019

Isango Ensemble bring their unique storytelling skills to show us the life of a Somali boy, alone and running away to a place that barely differs from the hell he leaves behind.

BWW Interview: Mike Bodie and Mari McGinlay Talk NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD LIVE! at Pleasance London
BWW Interview: Mike Bodie and Mari McGinlay Talk NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD LIVE! at Pleasance London
April 21, 2019

Mike Bodie and Mari McGinlay talk about the comedy/horror play, Night of the Living Dead LIVE! and their roles in this movie homage.

BWW Review: THE MARVELOUS WONDERETTES, Upstairs at The Gatehouse
BWW Review: THE MARVELOUS WONDERETTES, Upstairs at The Gatehouse
April 12, 2019

The Marvelous Wonderettes is a jukebox musical that does exactly what it says on the tin - the four singers vocally splendid in front of a fine band.

Back to School: The National Theatre's Creative Choices Programme
Back to School: The National Theatre's Creative Choices Programme
April 12, 2019

BWW's Chief London Reviewer spent a morning at the National Theatre with 12-14 year olds finding out about how studying STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) subjects can help forge a career in the theatre.

BWW Review: QUEEN OF THE MIST, Brockley Jack Studio Theatre
BWW Review: QUEEN OF THE MIST, Brockley Jack Studio Theatre
April 12, 2019

Queen of the Mist is a curious musical about the nearly forgotten woman who was first to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel and who lived to tell her story - the problem was that few wanted to hear it the way she told it.

BWW Review: THE NOISES, The Old Red Lion Theatre
BWW Review: THE NOISES, The Old Red Lion Theatre
April 10, 2019

The Noises traps us in a room with Luna, as she tells us her story from puppy to dog / bodyguard while the world disintegrates outside. Her journey is one faced by many neglected kids - a key factor to explain those noises off.

BWW Review: SCARY BIKERS, Trafalgar Studios
BWW Review: SCARY BIKERS, Trafalgar Studios
April 9, 2019

John Godber's Brexity flavoured two-hander examines loneliness in late middle-age with warmth, humour and no little insight - a gem.

BWW Review: BED PEACE: THE BATTLE OF YOHN & JOKO, Cockpit Theatre
BWW Review: BED PEACE: THE BATTLE OF YOHN & JOKO, Cockpit Theatre
April 6, 2019

Recreating the political tensions that swirled around John and Yoko's Bed-In protest of 50 years ago, this play with music strives for a radical approach to its material, but forgets some theatre basics.

BWW Review: BERENICE, Linbury Theatre, Royal Opera House
BWW Review: BERENICE, Linbury Theatre, Royal Opera House
March 28, 2019

Berenice is something of a forgotten delight, its tortuous plotting more than offset by its splendid arias and delightful characters, with plenty of contemporary resonance on hand if you need it.

BWW Review: THE WHITE CROW
BWW Review: THE WHITE CROW
March 26, 2019

The White Crow focuses on Rudolf Nureyev's life from birth until his sensational defection at the age of 23.

BWW Review: WOLFIE, Theatre503
BWW Review: WOLFIE, Theatre503
March 26, 2019

Wolfie glows with the energy and hope of youth, even as it paints a grim picture of a world stacked against it by the alienating forces of a society retreating from its obligations to its children.

BWW Review: I IS A STRANGE LOOP, Barbican Pit
BWW Review: I IS A STRANGE LOOP, Barbican Pit
March 22, 2019

I Is A Strange Loop pits X against Y as the world described mathematically butts up against the world described theatrically - and they discover that each needs the other to be whole.

BWW Interview: John Godber Talks SCARY BIKERS at Trafalgar Studios
BWW Interview: John Godber Talks SCARY BIKERS at Trafalgar Studios
March 24, 2019

John Godber talks about his life in theatre and about his Brexit flavoured play, Scary Bikers, running at Trafalgar Studios in April.

BWW Review: OTHELLO, Union Theatre
BWW Review: OTHELLO, Union Theatre
March 21, 2019

Othello remains as relevant today as ever it were, Phil Willmott's adaptation setting it in the Raj of 1919, but it's as much in the White House and Palace of Westminster of 2019.

BWW Review: THE TAMING OF THE SHREW, Royal Shakespeare Theatre
BWW Review: THE TAMING OF THE SHREW, Royal Shakespeare Theatre
March 20, 2019

A bold and often beautifully staged production that makes women men and men women to throw light on the often brutal text. What emerges is plenty of new insight, but the nagging doubt persists that the play just isn't very good.

BWW Review: THE CROWN DUAL, King's Head Theatre
BWW Review: THE CROWN DUAL, King's Head Theatre
March 15, 2019

The Crown Dual piles laughs upon laughs in a madcap parody of the Netflix show that you don't even need to have seen in order to enjoy this hilarious two-hander.

BWW Review: THE TALENTED MR RIPLEY, The Vaults
BWW Review: THE TALENTED MR RIPLEY, The Vaults
March 14, 2019

The Faction's adaptation of Patricia Highsmith's dazzling novel, The Talented Mr Ripley, goes back its roots to find a man as complicated, seductive and relevant as ever.

BWW Review: STRIKE UP THE BAND, Upstairs at the Gatehouse
BWW Review: STRIKE UP THE BAND, Upstairs at the Gatehouse
March 13, 2019

The Gershwins' sublime music and lyrics rescue a show hamstrung by a confused and clumsy book and some very familiar characters.

BWW Interview: Philip Bretherton Talks TONY'S LAST TAPE at the Omnibus Theatre
BWW Interview: Philip Bretherton Talks TONY'S LAST TAPE at the Omnibus Theatre
March 12, 2019

Philip Bretherton talks about his role as Tony Benn in TONY'S LAST TAPE, revived at the Clapham Omnibus Theatre in April.

BWW Review: THE PROJECT, White Bear Theatre
BWW Review: THE PROJECT, White Bear Theatre
March 8, 2019

The Project is set in an in-between space in history, not freedom, but not yet the death camps, but its fails to explore the possibilities that environment suggests, lost in too many words and too little credibility.



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