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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: DOODLE - THE MUSICAL!, Waterloo East Theatre
BWW Review: DOODLE - THE MUSICAL!, Waterloo East Theatre
January 19, 2018

Doodle - The Musical starts with an unlikely idea that's spun out for nearly three hours - even some decent songs prove insufficient to rescue its poor script and dull characters.

BWW Review: HEARTBREAK HOUSE, Union Theatre
BWW Review: HEARTBREAK HOUSE, Union Theatre
January 12, 2018

George Bernard Shaw's Chekhovian black comedy has plenty of political heft, but lacks the dramatic clarity required to engage from first to last.

BWW Review: EUGENE ONEGIN, Arcola Theatre
BWW Review: EUGENE ONEGIN, Arcola Theatre
December 20, 2017

OperaUpClose condense and update Tchaikovsky's classic tragedy for a new space and a new culture, but never lose sight of its deep set Russian roots.

2017 Year in Review: Gary Naylor's Best of Theatre
2017 Year in Review: Gary Naylor's Best of Theatre
December 20, 2017

Gary Naylor looks back on 101 shows reviewed in 2017 and picks the best of the best.

BWW Review: THE GRINNING MAN, Trafalgar Studios
BWW Review: THE GRINNING MAN, Trafalgar Studios
December 19, 2017

A new musical with plenty of echoes of a very famous one indeed, with strong singing and jaw-dropping puppetry but undermined by a tone that is nether one thing not the other.

BWW Review: THE TWILIGHT ZONE, Almeida Theatre
BWW Review: THE TWILIGHT ZONE, Almeida Theatre
December 13, 2017

The Twilight Zone takes us into the world of early 60s cult science fiction TV in a bold and innovative adaptation that never quite transcends its structural weaknesses.

BWW Review: JULIUS CAESAR, Barbican Theatre
BWW Review: JULIUS CAESAR, Barbican Theatre
December 12, 2017

A straight, gimmick-free production of Julius Caesar that may be as relevant today as at any time in the last 420 years.

BWW Review: LA BOHEME, Trafalgar Studios
BWW Review: LA BOHEME, Trafalgar Studios
December 12, 2017

Stripped back and startlingly intimate, Puccini's great tunes are given full value by wonderful voices and sensational acting in a production that raises boutique operas to a new level.

BWW Review: PROJECT POLUNIN - SATORI, London Coliseum
BWW Review: PROJECT POLUNIN - SATORI, London Coliseum
December 8, 2017

Project Polunin is a mixed bag of dance and music, a showcase for the bad boy of ballet, Sergei Polunin, that succeeds intermittently.

BWW Review: THE WOMAN IN WHITE, Charing Cross Theatre
BWW Review: THE WOMAN IN WHITE, Charing Cross Theatre
December 5, 2017

The Woman In White has its flaws, but Thom Southerland's production of Andrew Lloyd-Webber's 2004 show delivers plenty to fans of musical theatre.

HAMILTON: Do Believe The Hype
HAMILTON: Do Believe The Hype
December 2, 2017

The genius of Lin-Manuel Miranda's songwriting in Hamilton, exemplified in one song.

BWW Review: KING TUT A PYRAMID PANTOMIME, King's Head Theatre
BWW Review: KING TUT A PYRAMID PANTOMIME, King's Head Theatre
November 29, 2017

The Charles Court Opera Company's eleventh panto continues their tradition of bold re-interpretations and bad jokes.

BWW Review: PRIVATES ON PARADE, Union Theatre
BWW Review: PRIVATES ON PARADE, Union Theatre
November 26, 2017

Privates on Parade is often amusing, but time has not treated its approach to issues kindly, even for those unoffended by the casual racism and misogyny typical of its era.

BWW Review: ORDINARY DAYS, Drayton Arms Theatre
BWW Review: ORDINARY DAYS, Drayton Arms Theatre
November 23, 2017

Ordinary Days captures the ups and downs of romance in a big city with fine singing and warm, winning performances.

BWW Review: SVETLANA ZAKHAROVA - AMORE, London Coliseum
BWW Review: SVETLANA ZAKHAROVA - AMORE, London Coliseum
November 22, 2017

Three very different dances united by the stellar qualities of Bolshoi superstar Svetlana Zakharova.

BWW Review: THE HOUSE OF BERNARDA ALBA, Cervantes Theatre
BWW Review: THE HOUSE OF BERNARDA ALBA, Cervantes Theatre
November 19, 2017

This is a great, complex, problematic, Shakespearean, mythic, disturbing, provocative play.

BWW Review: THE DARK ROOM, Theatre503
BWW Review: THE DARK ROOM, Theatre503
November 16, 2017

The Dark Room raises important issues but its lack of nuance and relentless emotional pain delivered at top volume and top speed, detract from its dramatic potential.

BWW Review: THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST, Brockley Jack Studio Theatre
BWW Review: THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST, Brockley Jack Studio Theatre
November 17, 2017

As it settles into its run, expect this production of 'Earnest' to bring out comedy that goes against the grain of the times, but is no less funny for that.

BWW Review: MACBETH, Bussey Building
BWW Review: MACBETH, Bussey Building
November 10, 2017

A pared back but wholly successful production that places the storytelling and poetry at the centre of the storm of hubristic violence.

BWW Review: MOTHER COURAGE AND HER CHILDREN, Southwark Playhouse
BWW Review: MOTHER COURAGE AND HER CHILDREN, Southwark Playhouse
November 7, 2017

Mother Courage and her Children grows with relevance as Josie Lawrence turns in a once in a lifetime performance as a woman whose eye for business blinds her to what really matters.



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