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Review of ‘Pirates of Penzance’: “A first-rate opportunity”
Sasha Regan’s signature all-male production of Gilbert & Sullivan’s masterpiece returns to the London scene, featuring a new cast performing at the Wilton’s Music Hall until the end of the month. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show, to let us know if this ‘sir-gent’ approach on the classic work is something he’d jolly…
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Review of ‘Barcelona’: “Rambling by Las Ramblas”
Netflix stars Lily Collins and Álvaro Morte tread the West End boards in this new play exploring the lengths of love in its many forms. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show, to let us know it this romantic comedy taking Emily out of Paris manages to heist the heart. O mio babbino caro……
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Review of ‘Little Piece of You’: “Big hopes, but small delivery”
London’s Theatre Royal Drury Lane hosts the UK premiere of father-daughter team Jeremy and Kjersti Long’s rock musical – exploring the struggles of mental health as well as the lack of communication across three generations of the same family. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show, to let us know if its conscious story…
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Review of ‘Dracula’: “Biting issues”
Bram Stoker’s literary classic returns to the stage through this latest adaptation by the Blackeyed Theatre company – currently going on tour across the country. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show, to let us know if this new version of the horror masterpiece continues to be a fang-tastic experience. It may seem almost…
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Tsemaye Bob-Egbe talks musical ‘Play On!’: “We want to carry a feeling of joy across the nation”
Talawa Theatre Company brings the first UK production of the Duke Ellington jukebox musical, reimagining Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night through the specs of the 1940s underground culture. Guillermo Nazara chats with one of its lead actresses, to learn all the fun facts about performing in such funky piece of theatre – and all that jazz! How…
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Review of ‘Dr. Strangelove’: “The wheels are in motion”
The London scene welcomes the first-ever stage adaptation of a Kubrick film, through the West End premiere of Sean Foley’s take on the 1964 dark comedy classic. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show, to let us know if this Cold War spoof starring Steve Coogan ends up being a box office bomb. Oh,…
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Classical tenor Rafael Montero talks upcoming show ‘The Mouth of the Gods’: “I don’t aspire to be compared with British or European singers”
The London scene turns its eyes to Latin American history, through this new piece celebrating the best of both cultures through the merge of European classical music and Indigenous folklore. Guillermo Nazara chats with one of its lead performers, to learn all the fun facts about this montage where past and present blend together in…
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Singer-songwriter Amy Engelhardt talks upcoming show ‘IMPACT’: “It’s an honor to celebrate these people who embodied the best of humanity in the worst of circumstances”
The American performer returns to the London scene with this one-woman show honouring the 1988 Pan Am plane crash victims – five of whom were her own peers while studying at University. Guillermo Nazara chats with the author, to learn the most interesting facts about the creation of this piece, whose tragic inspiration is meant…
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Review of ‘La Fille mal gardée’: “Camp au champs”
The Birmingham Royal Ballet revives Sir Frederick Ashton’s signature choreography, in a new production bringing back the charm and whimsies of Hérold’s old-fashioned romantic ballet. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show, to let us know if this field work manages to make audiences smell the barn. It’s almost a mathematical certainty that, when…
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Review of ‘Fly More Than You Fall’: “Flapping before spreading its wings”
The Southwark Playhouse hosts the London premiere of the American teenage musical, featuring Broadway star Keala Settle. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show, to let us know if its escalating drama manages to climb up the mountain. Art enthrals an audience’s spirit – and heals its creator’s soul. Anyone who’s ever faced the…
