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Review of ‘Queen’: “Staging of the royal writings courts audiences but doesn’t come off victorious”
London’s Kings Place hosted the dramatisation of Queen Victoria’s personal journals in a one-off performance starring Deborah Findlay, accompanied by Michael Dussek’s live piano renditions and Prunella Scales’s prerecorded tracks. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show to let us know if this real-life ‘Princess Diaries’ act hath a way with viewers. I can’t…
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Review of ‘Ghost Stories’: “Jump scare-based horror show is not too frightful but neither terrifying”
Following an extensive tour across the UK, the production returns to the London scene with its spine-chilling array of paranormal stories. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show to let us know if this spirited voyage into the unknown is a hell of an experience. The clock marks 00:47 as I begin to pen…
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Review of ‘R:Evolution’: “Bewildering journey through the genre’s past secures a shining future”
The English National Ballet starts its new autumn season through a wide-ranging array of styles exploring the transformation of dance across the years. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show to let us know if its style memorabilia is just as likely to be remembered. It’s an unspoken secret that, when a show tries…
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Review of ‘Salomé’ (2025 Theatre Royal Haymarket): “Silver-plate staging doesn’t disguise company’s failed baptism of fire”
Gersher Theatre’s revival of Oscar Wilde’s provocative biblical drama celebrates its West End debut through a strictly limited run playing until mid-October. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show to let us know if this new take comes across as a butchery (or decapitation) of the classics. She’s not dancing the dance of the…
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Co-founder Shanay Holmes talks upcoming 2025 edition of Musical Con: “The UK is learning how to start investing in the new”
Following the enthusiastic reception of its past editions, the event returns to London for its fourth consecutive year — reuniting artists, fans, and everyone sharing a passion, love, and commitment to the genre. Guillermo Nazara chats with one of its masterminds to learn more about the development process and what’s new in this ever-growing stagy…
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Review of ’50 First Dates, The Musical’: “Solid production can’t conceal writing’s absent-mindedness”
Peter Segal’s 2004 romantic comedy film flies to the stage in a brand new musical adaptation, celebrating its world premiere in London’s Off-West End scene. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show to let us know if attending this love-affair memorial is a no-brainer. I wouldn’t say we’re having a musical climate emergency, but…
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Review of ‘Love Quirks’: “New Gen-Z rom-com musical comes across as the boomer of the season”
Following its original Off-Broadway run, the show lands in the London scene in a new revised production playing at The Other Palace until mid-October. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show to let us know its droll romantic affairs manage to infatuate audiences. I wonder what would happen if someone wrote a musical about…
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Review of ‘Clarkston’: “New queer romance is West End’s hottest heartstopper”
Joe Locke makes his West End debut alongside Ruaridh Mollica in Samuel D. Hunter’s latest play — exploring the relationship between two young men as they cope with their hostile realities. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show to let us know if this contemporary love story mixed with traces of Lewis and Clark…
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Review of ‘Entertaining Mr. Sloane’ (2025 Young Vic): “New London revival brings back the sass but not the zest of Joe Orton’s classic”
Joe Orton’s iconic play returns to the London stage in a new production running at the Young Vic until the start of November. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show to let us know if its latest revival is, in every sense, a great all-rounder. We often attribute the decline of a comedy classic…
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Review of ‘The Weir’: “Brendan Gleeson makes a splash in drama-dribbling play”
Connor McPherson’s renowned play returns to the London scene in a new star-studded cast production running until the end of December. Guilermo Nazara shares his views on the show to let us know if this cascade of existential observations holds any water. Everything in life is fleeting, even life itself. Some honour that notion by…
