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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. 






Interview: Reviewing The Situation with Steve Furst, OLIVER!'s Fagin, at Leeds Playhouse
Interview: Reviewing The Situation with Steve Furst, OLIVER!'s Fagin, at Leeds Playhouse
December 14, 2023

Ten questions for The Artful Dodger's boss

Review: ODYSSEY: A HEROIC PANTOMIME, Jermyn Street Theatre
Review: ODYSSEY: A HEROIC PANTOMIME, Jermyn Street Theatre
December 10, 2023

Five opera singers are holding out for a hero

Review: THE TOYMAKER'S CHILD, Chickenshed Theatre
Review: THE TOYMAKER'S CHILD, Chickenshed Theatre
December 8, 2023

The joy springs from stage to stalls and back again in a wondrous update on Pinocchio

Review: OLIVER!, Leeds Playhouse
Review: OLIVER!, Leeds Playhouse
December 7, 2023

Family show retains enough edge to honour its sources, providing thrills and spectacle and that wonderful, wonderful score

Review: THE NATIONAL YOUTH THEATRE: ADA, Workshop Theatre
Review: THE NATIONAL YOUTH THEATRE: ADA, Workshop Theatre
December 6, 2023

Ada tells the story of the neglected pioneer of computing and, if you look a little, also the story of a foundation stone of English Theatre

Review: TAMING WHO?, Arcola Theatre
Review: TAMING WHO?, Arcola Theatre
December 6, 2023

21st century language and sensibility ensures that Shakespeare's most dated plot fizzes with new energy and relevance

Review: MAESTRO, in cinemas and streaming on Netflix
Review: MAESTRO, in cinemas and streaming on Netflix
December 4, 2023

Carey Mulligan impresses in a movie not so much ill-focused as misfocused

Review: CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA / PAGLIACCI, Royal Opera House
Review: CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA / PAGLIACCI, Royal Opera House
December 1, 2023

Sensational staging and great music sung with such passion, but are changing mores transforming how we see the sad clown and his wicked revenge?

Review: THE HOUSE OF BERNARDA ALBA, National Theatre
Review: THE HOUSE OF BERNARDA ALBA, National Theatre
November 29, 2023

One of the great 20th century plays staged by one of London's great 21st century directors, but the alchemy doesn't quite create theatrical gold

Review: SUPERYOU, Lyric Theatre
Review: SUPERYOU, Lyric Theatre
November 17, 2023

Empowering musical still has work to be done, but demonstrates its potential to captivate an audience

Review: THE LOVE OF DON PERLIMPLÍN AND BELISA IN THE GARDEN, Cervantes Theatre
Review: THE LOVE OF DON PERLIMPLÍN AND BELISA IN THE GARDEN, Cervantes Theatre
November 9, 2023

Paula Paz's unique staging of Lorca's brief but compelling play finds plenty in its text and invites the audience to find even more.

Review: BEYOND OURSELVES, Union Theatre
Review: BEYOND OURSELVES, Union Theatre
November 8, 2023

A play about a play that never emerges, gives a platform that reveals potential, but does not go far enough in exploring the talents on stage

Review: SEIZE THE CHEESE!, New Wimbledon Theatre Studio
Review: SEIZE THE CHEESE!, New Wimbledon Theatre Studio
November 7, 2023

Up and down show about the annual cheese-chase in Gloucestershire as a metaphor for seizing control of one's destiny

Review: JEFFREY BERNARD IS UNWELL, Coach and Horses, Soho
Review: JEFFREY BERNARD IS UNWELL, Coach and Horses, Soho
November 1, 2023

Robert Bathurst holds fort with tale after tale in the pub from which most of them started and a few finished

Review: SPUTNIK SWEETHEART, Arcola Theatre
Review: SPUTNIK SWEETHEART, Arcola Theatre
October 31, 2023

Post-lockdown, Murakami's themes of emotional and sexual isolation resonate all the more in a world of increasingly technologically mediated relationships

Review: THE CONFESSIONS, National Theatre
Review: THE CONFESSIONS, National Theatre
October 24, 2023

A unique production from a unique playwright / director has its faults, but far outweighs them with its warm truths and redemptive conclusion

Review: THE BOY, Soho Theatre
Review: THE BOY, Soho Theatre
October 20, 2023

Joakim Daun’s new play, made with extensive migrant input, is an often funny, sometimes heartrending tale of adjusting to changing circumstances born of tragedy and fear

Review: A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE, Chichester Festival Theatre
Review: A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE, Chichester Festival Theatre
October 12, 2023

It may be old enough to collect its state pension, but this classic play still has much to say about life as it's lived today

Review: AMENDMENTS: A PLAY ON WORDS, Old Red Lion Theatre
Review: AMENDMENTS: A PLAY ON WORDS, Old Red Lion Theatre
October 6, 2023

Two-hander comedy feels a little underpowered, but gathers its fair share of laughs while making valuable points on both sides of the argument

Review: DON QUIXOTE, Royal Opera House
Review: DON QUIXOTE, Royal Opera House
October 2, 2023

Marianela Nuñez and Vadim Muntagirov sizzle in a crowdpleasing revival of the Royal Ballet's 2013 production



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