Gary Naylor - Page 41

Gary Naylor sees a relationship swell and suffer over 20 years in two plays lit up by linguistic excess.

Gary Naylor sees a brilliantly realised updating of Handel's Xerxes set in the Battle of Britain and featuring an astonishing countertenor voice.

Gary Naylor sees Southend pitch up in Southwark as Tramp Theatre revive a Tennessee Williams slice of life on the margin.

Gary Naylor sees a show that bristles with wit, warmth and wonderful songs and speaks directly to Londoners in 2016.

Gary Naylor sees an award-winning musical that provides few catchy tunes, but revels in a marriage of music and vocals that lays feelings bare and says much about life today.

Gary Naylor sees a play that wears its heart on its sleeve, but suffers as a result of ill-conceived staging and characterisation.

Gary Naylor sees a remarkable tour-de-force that produces the definitive version of a tricky but utterly compelling piece of musical theatre.

The Libertine makes a return to the London after adaptations for screen and stage, but fails to go out in a blaze of glory

Gary Naylor sees a musical packed with agreeable songs but short on characterisation, charm and credibility.

Gary Naylor sees a fine production that will delight fans old and new of Jane Austen's immortal tale of unmarried daughters and their suitors.

Gary Naylor sees a fine tribute to the men of Clapton Orient who went into battle for King and Country 100 years ago.

Gary Naylor sees a play with plenty of emotional torment on display but a dubious political message that sits ill with its venue.

Gary Naylor enjoys a Tennessee Williams play full of sharp dialogue, tenderness and the poignant loss of missed opportunities.

Gary Naylor sees a frenetic, physical production of the Ben Jonson classic that fizzes with fibbing and foolishness.

Gary Naylor sees plenty of relevant stuff and controversial material in a new version of Marlowe's influential classic.

Gary Naylor sees a show that has plenty of rock but lacks strong characters and is overly predictable.

Gary Naylor sees a play that examines suburban alienation in 80's America and the salvation Punk offered - on rollerskates!

Gary Naylor sees a production that proves that if a script is poor, the play has no chance of success.

Gary Naylor sees an award-winning play from DL Productions that makes its demands on the audience, but provides its rewards too.

Gary Nayloe sees a curate's egg of a play, at times exhilarating, at times too pleased with itself, at one of London's great venues.