Gary Naylor - Page 45

Gary Naylor sees a superbly staged adaptation of Mozart's opera, sung in English and packed with comedy and villainy - and with a message for today too.

Gary Naylor sees an opera that, though is Italian as a gondolier eating an ice cream while conducting a loud argument with his best friend, has much in common with Shakespearean tragedy.

Gary Naylor sees something between a play and an illustrated lecture that tells the story of one of Britain's forgotten sporting greats.

Gary Naylor sees a spectacular tribute to Maya Plisetskaya, an icon of Russian Ballet, who died in May 2015, aged 89.

Gary Naylor sees a simply staged but powerful production of Gluck's 18th century opera about the sister and brother reunited far from home who seize the opportunity to fulfil their destinies.

Gary Naylor sees a play based on the true story of a girl who fled the Nazi Holocaust on the Kindertransport that has much to say about that and about people more generally.

Gary Naylor sees a production of a Shakespearean classic that starts unconventionally and spins off into mayhem!

Gary Naylor sees a 20th century classic that makes plenty of demands on its audience but rewards it with a rich mix of politics, stylistic innovation and insight into human nature.

Gary Naylor sees a fine production of the Swedish classic about class, sex and social norms that retains its relevance over a century since Strindberg wrote it..

Gary Naylor sees a searing drama brilliantly written and performed which acts as a call to action as this must surely never be allowed to happen again.

Gary Naylor sees Wagner's Ring Cycle done in two hours in a production that doesn't quite locate its target audience.

Gary Naylor sees a gig, a story and a vision of a dystopian nightmare all in one from Dom Coyote and his band of fine musicians.

Gary Naylor sees a play that has a curious structure but too flimsy and over-familiar a plot to carry a production that boils down to two men talking.

Gary Naylor sees a fine performance in a concert / play that shines a light on a somewhat neglected but important figure in the 1960s counterculture.

Gary Naylor sees a fine reconstruction of two episodes of Round The Horne, performed with great skill and vim, giving us a window on a show the influence of whicht echoes across half a century.

Gary Naylor sees a fine black comedy that has lots to say 33 years on from its premiere and showcases three tours-de-force from the three actors

Gary Naylor sees some magnificent singing and dodgy acting in something best described as a 'Jukebox Opera'.

Gary Naylor sees an ill-focused but nevertheless rewarding Sondheim musical about two brothers who each succeed and fail in their own ways.

Gary Naylor sees a 21st century circus with plenty of links to the traditions of the past.

Gary Naylor sees a Hamlet (well, three Hamlets) in Peckham that tells its tale with great clarity and no little wit.