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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: A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM, Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith, February 29 2016
BWW Review: A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM, Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith, February 29 2016
March 1, 2016

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

BWW Review: THE CAUCASIAN CHALK CIRCLE, Brockley Jack Studio Theatre, February 25 2016
BWW Review: THE CAUCASIAN CHALK CIRCLE, Brockley Jack Studio Theatre, February 25 2016
February 27, 2016

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.

BWW Review: MISS JULIE, Etcetra Theatre, February 24 2016
BWW Review: MISS JULIE, Etcetra Theatre, February 24 2016
February 27, 2016

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..

BWW Review: FIREBIRD, Trafalgar Studios 2, February 22 2016
BWW Review: FIREBIRD, Trafalgar Studios 2, February 22 2016
February 25, 2016

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.

BWW Review: THE RINSE CYCLE, Charing Cross Theatre, February 19 2016
BWW Review: THE RINSE CYCLE, Charing Cross Theatre, February 19 2016
February 20, 2016

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

BWW Review: SONGS FOR THE END OF THE WORLD, The Vaults, February 18 2016
BWW Review: SONGS FOR THE END OF THE WORLD, The Vaults, February 18 2016
February 19, 2016

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.

BWW Review: A STEADY RAIN, Arcola Theatre, February 17 2016
BWW Review: A STEADY RAIN, Arcola Theatre, February 17 2016
February 18, 2016

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.

BWW Review: JANIS JOPLIN - FULL TILT, Theatre Royal Stratford East, February 16 2016
BWW Review: JANIS JOPLIN - FULL TILT, Theatre Royal Stratford East, February 16 2016
February 17, 2016

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.

BWW Review: ROUND THE HORNE, Museum of Comedy, February 12 2016
BWW Review: ROUND THE HORNE, Museum of Comedy, February 12 2016
February 16, 2016

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.

BWW Review: ORPHANS, Southwark Playhouse, February 12 2016
BWW Review: ORPHANS, Southwark Playhouse, February 12 2016
February 15, 2016

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

BWW Review: DRESS REHEARSAL, Old Sorting Office Arts Centre, February 11 2016
BWW Review: DRESS REHEARSAL, Old Sorting Office Arts Centre, February 11 2016
February 15, 2016

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

BWW Review: ROAD SHOW, Union Theatre, February 10 2016
BWW Review: ROAD SHOW, Union Theatre, February 10 2016
February 11, 2016

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

BWW Review: CIRQUE BERSERK, Peacock Theatre, February 9 2016
BWW Review: CIRQUE BERSERK, Peacock Theatre, February 9 2016
February 10, 2016

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

BWW Review: HAMLET PECKHAM, CLF Theatre Bussey Building, February 8 2016
BWW Review: HAMLET PECKHAM, CLF Theatre Bussey Building, February 8 2016
February 9, 2016

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

BWW Review: I LOVED LUCY, Jermyn Street Theatre, February 5 2016
BWW Review: I LOVED LUCY, Jermyn Street Theatre, February 5 2016
February 7, 2016

Gary Naylor sees a wonderful play written and acted with great skill that left him with a skip in his step and a paragraph for his Best Of Theatre 2106 already.

BWW Review: MUTED - SHOWCASE, St Paul's Church, Covent Garden, February 4 2016
BWW Review: MUTED - SHOWCASE, St Paul's Church, Covent Garden, February 4 2016
February 5, 2016

Gary Naylor sees a showcase performance of Muted, a rock musical in its development phase.

BWW Review: GOODNIGHT POLLY JONES, Theatre N16, February 3 2016
BWW Review: GOODNIGHT POLLY JONES, Theatre N16, February 3 2016
February 5, 2016

Gary Naylor sees an important and perfectly scripted and acted play about power in the workplace and consent outside it.

BWW Review: RED VELVET, Garrick Theatre, February 2 2016
BWW Review: RED VELVET, Garrick Theatre, February 2 2016
February 4, 2016

Gary Naylor sees the Kenneth Branagh Theatre Company's production of Red Velvet raise questions about ethnicity and art that resonate through the generations.

BWW Review: JEEPERS CREEPERS THROUGH THE EYES OF MARTY FELDMAN, Leicester Square Theatre Lounge, January 28 2016
BWW Review: JEEPERS CREEPERS THROUGH THE EYES OF MARTY FELDMAN, Leicester Square Theatre Lounge, January 28 2016
January 29, 2016

Gary Naylor gets an insight into one of British comedy's great eccentric talents, whose life was blighted as much as celebrated by his success.

BWW Review: ONE OF THOSE, Tristan Bates Theatre, January 27 2016
BWW Review: ONE OF THOSE, Tristan Bates Theatre, January 27 2016
January 28, 2016

Gary Naylor sees a new comedy that pleases without ever really convincing - a play rather too middle-class and (surprisingly) too middle-aged to hit the funny bone with a smack.



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