Gary Naylor - Page 42

Gary Naylor sees a play from Europe that can't quite decide what it wants to be but raises interesting questions all the same.

Gary Naylor sees an opera dating from its earliest period that brims with emotional energy, if a lacking a little in 21st century pace.

Gary Naylor sees a spectacular and thought-provoking revival of Cavalli's 17th century opera of gods, myths and mortals.

Gary Naylor sees a well performed and funny satire on Donald Trump that struggles to be more outrageous than the real thing.

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.