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Review of ‘Moby Dick’: ‘A fishy affair’
The Barbican Theatre hosted Plexus Polaire’s puppet-based reinterpretation of Henry Melville’s classic novel, presented as part of the London Mime Festival. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show, to let us know if this fleeting montage ended up being a shipwreck. “Call me Ishmael”. Just three words any writer could come up with. There’s…
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Review of ‘A Good House’: “A sharp look under the hood”
The Royal Court Theatre hosts the London premiere of this new play made in co-production with the Bristol Old Vic – exploring the struggles of racial prejudice and cultural clash through neighbour-to-neighbour relationships. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show, to let us know if its home-arresting narrative ends ups mortgaging itself. The Bible…
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Sam Jenkins-Shaw talks upcoming play ‘Mrs. President’: “It’s a privilege to play a man who himself was disabled just like me”
The Charing Cross Theatre looks across the pond to bring one of the most prominent episodes of American history through a completely different set of eyes. Guillermo Nazara chats with one of the show’s leads, to learn all the facts about this new piece dealing with the woman standing with the man that stood right.…
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Review of ‘An Interrogation’: “A question of newness”
The Hampstead Theatre Downstairs hosts the London premiere of Jamie Armitage’s latest play, revolving around a young police officer investigating the kidnapping and murder of two women. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show, to let us know if the watch made him feel held him to his ransom. A few years ago, I…
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Review of ‘Canned Goods’: “There’s too much left in the pantry”
The Southwark Playhouse hosts the London premiere of Erik Kahn’s Holocaust-themed play, dealing with a lesser-known vitriolic maneuver performed by the Nazis in their attempt to win the war. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show, to let us know if this new portrayal of humanity’s soulless side still takes audiences on a spirited…
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Review of ‘The Devil May Care’: “Divine hell”
London’s Southwark Playhouse welcomes this new adaptation of George Bernard Shaw’s piece, exploring family discord amidst the turbulences of the Philippines’ indepence movement. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show, to let us know if its belligerent narrative lands onstage well-armed. Goodness knows nobody’s inhabited by her alone. Morality is a misleading mistress that…
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Review of English National Ballet’s ‘Giselle’: “Let her die again and again”
The London Coliseum hosted last week the 2025 return of one the company’s signature productions. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show, to let us know if this revival of Adolphe Adam’s ghostly romance ends up digging its own grave. I’ve said it all in regards to Mary Skeaping’s treasured creation. It’s been watched,…
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Review of ’10 Nights’: “Dramatic fasting”
Riverside Studios welcomes the London return of Shahid Iqbal Khan’s spiritual play – exploring the journey of a young man reconnecting with his religion, as he tries to heal the scars from a horrible past. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show, to let us if this soulful story of grievance and self-improvement is…
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Review of ‘Kyoto’: “Homo mundi lupus”
The Soho Place hosts the West End transfer of this new play by the RSC, dealing with one of the most eminent political acts in the history of environmentalism. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show, to let us know if its depiction of the fight against climate change left him feeling under the…
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Review of Jonny Woo’s ‘Suburbia’: “An inalianable sight to be gay”
The Soho Theatre welcomes the drag queen–performer’s latest solo show, exploring the path of a 80s – 90s gay man in his pursuit to find his true self. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show, to let us know if this musical declaration of self-love and determination shares a strong enough message. AIDS is…
