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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: DARKNET, Southwark Playhouse, April 18 2016
BWW Review: DARKNET, Southwark Playhouse, April 18 2016
April 19, 2016

Gary Naylor sees an ambitious and, at times, genuinely interesting play that ultimately fails to achieve its potential.

BWW Review: OUT OF THIS WORLD, Ye Olde Rose and Crown Theatre, April 15 2016
BWW Review: OUT OF THIS WORLD, Ye Olde Rose and Crown Theatre, April 15 2016
April 16, 2016

Gary Naylor sees a very strange revival of a 1950s Broadway show saved by some fine singing and sensational songs.

BWW Review: TIME OF MY LIFE, Brockley Jack Theatre, April 14 2016
BWW Review: TIME OF MY LIFE, Brockley Jack Theatre, April 14 2016
April 17, 2016

Gary Naylor sees a smart revival of a Nineties Ayckbourn comedy that gets through some tricky theatrical challenges to deliver a funny and thought-provoking play.

BWW Review: TO KILL A MACHINE, King's Head Theatre, April 12 2016
BWW Review: TO KILL A MACHINE, King's Head Theatre, April 12 2016
April 17, 2016

Gary Naylor sees a new take on the stroy of Alan Turing, the war hero and computer scientist whose sexuality led the state to bring him down.

BWW Review: IN THE BAR OF A TOKYO HOTEL, Charing Cross, April 11 2016
BWW Review: IN THE BAR OF A TOKYO HOTEL, Charing Cross, April 11 2016
April 12, 2016

Gary Naylor sees a play that showcases late Tennessee Williams in an intense examination of a relationship coming towards its natural conclusion.

BWW Review: FOREVER PLAID, St James Theatre Studio, April 8 2016
BWW Review: FOREVER PLAID, St James Theatre Studio, April 8 2016
April 10, 2016

Gary Naylor sees the kind of show that will never will never appear in the nominations for prestigious awards, but was an ideal way to spend a Friday night up West.

BWW Review: DANNY AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA, Theatre N16, April 4 2016
BWW Review: DANNY AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA, Theatre N16, April 4 2016
April 5, 2016

Gary naylor sees a play that understands that people can change bu also that finding the person who catalyses that reaction is much harder than it looks.

BWW Review: A FLEA IN HER EAR, Tabard Theatre, March 31 2016
BWW Review: A FLEA IN HER EAR, Tabard Theatre, March 31 2016
April 1, 2016

Gary Naylor sees a traditional farce in a new translation that succeeds, but might work better if a little shorter and a little slower.

OLIVIER AWARDS 2016: Gary Naylor's Views
OLIVIER AWARDS 2016: Gary Naylor's Views
March 31, 2016

Gary Naylor has an issue with the Olivier Awards. See what our chief London reviewer has to say about it...

BWW Review: HENRY V, Middle Temple Hall, March 30 2016
BWW Review: HENRY V, Middle Temple Hall, March 30 2016
March 31, 2016

Gary Naylor sees a wonderful production crowned by a masterful Henry in a unique and evocative venue.

BWW Review: BUG, Found111, March 29 2016
BWW Review: BUG, Found111, March 29 2016
March 30, 2016

Gary Naylor sees a play that makes for uncomfortable viewing but raises questions about the way we lived in 1996 and the way we live now.

BWW Review: BAR MITZVAH BOY, Upstairs at the Gatehouse, March 25 2016
BWW Review: BAR MITZVAH BOY, Upstairs at the Gatehouse, March 25 2016
March 26, 2016

Gary Naylor sees a show that has plenty of great songs and feelgood family fun, but topples into schmaltz showing its 40 years in Act Two.

BWW Review: GREG WOHEAD: COMEBACK SPECIAL, Shoreditch Town Hall, March 24 2016
BWW Review: GREG WOHEAD: COMEBACK SPECIAL, Shoreditch Town Hall, March 24 2016
March 25, 2016

Gary Naylor sees a one-man show that is more Performance Art than theatre and finds it track to maintain concentration on lines repeated over and over and over again.

BWW Review: DON'T SLEEP THERE ARE SNAKES, Park Theatre, March 23 2016
BWW Review: DON'T SLEEP THERE ARE SNAKES, Park Theatre, March 23 2016
March 24, 2016

Gary Naylor sees a strange play that never quite decides on what it wants to be and finishes just when the drama is getting started.

BWW Review: BU21, Theatre 503, March 18 2016
BWW Review: BU21, Theatre 503, March 18 2016
March 19, 2016

Gary Naylor sees a play that shows humanity at its best and worst and plenty of points in between, driven by a brilliant script by one of Britain's best young playwrights.

BWW Review: THE PAINKILLER, Garrick Theatre, March 17 2016
BWW Review: THE PAINKILLER, Garrick Theatre, March 17 2016
March 19, 2016

Gary Naylor sees a starry French farce with plenty of the traditional laughs for those who buy in - but you do need to buy in!

BWW Review: ADAM RICHES IS COACH COACH, Soho Theatre, March 16 2016
BWW Review: ADAM RICHES IS COACH COACH, Soho Theatre, March 16 2016
March 17, 2016

Gary Naylor sees a comedy full of laughs and energetic performances that draw on plenty of familiar characters, but is no less funny for that.

BWW Review: NOTMOSES, Arts Theatre, March 15 2016
BWW Review: NOTMOSES, Arts Theatre, March 15 2016
March 16, 2016

Gary Naylor sees a comedy that rates high on ambition but disappointingly low of laughs.

BWW Review: LUCE, Southwark Playhouse, March 14 2016
BWW Review: LUCE, Southwark Playhouse, March 14 2016
March 15, 2016

Gary Naylor sees an engrossing play that asks as many questions as it answers about teenagers, parents, schools and language.

BWW Review: BAD GIRLS THE MUSICAL, Union Theatre, March 12 2016
BWW Review: BAD GIRLS THE MUSICAL, Union Theatre, March 12 2016
March 13, 2016

Gary Naylor sees a prison musical revived in a more suitable environment by a talented ensemble cast and impressive live band.



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