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Review of ‘Christmas Day’: “Jewishness play brims with poignancy despite sabbatical elements”
London’s Almeida Theatre hosts the world premiere of Sam Grabiner’s latest piece, which explores the trials and tribulations of a Jewish family and their clashing opinions on their community. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show to let us know if its piercing analysis on cultural identity is worth a Mazel Tov. It might…
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Review of ‘Cinderella’ (Richmond Theatre, 2025): “New panto production pumpkin spices the classic fairy tale up”
The timeless love story relives on the Richmond Theatre stage in this year’s pantomime, starring Helen George and Charlie Stemp. Guillermo Nazara shares his views to let us know if this latest adaptation, directed by Gary Wilmot, is going to the ball. I came from East London, like Jacky The Ripper,To witness the story of…
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Review of ‘Paranormal Activity’ (Ambassadors, 2025): “Stage addition to the movie franchise is terrifically horrible but not that haunting”
The West End’s festive season takes a dark turn with the theatrical version of the legendary film saga. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show to let us know if its new supernatural plot put him through the witching hour. I want to believe, but modern horror isn’t making it easy for me. Gone…
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Review of ‘Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo’: “Roaring premise delivers a scaredy-cat narrative”
London’s Young Vic welcomes the UK premiere of Rajiv Joseph’s play about the Iraq War. Guillermo Nazara shares his views to let us know if this fierce breed of a show earns its stripes onstage. I must applaud Kathryn Hunter for stepping into a lead role overnight and performing it semi-off-book. She was reading the…
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Review of ‘Christmas Carol Goes Wrong’: “Last instalment in Mischief’s saga is a creative Scrooge”
Charles Dickens’s festive classic meets the Ghost of Christmas Chaos through Mischief’s newest addition to the West End. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show to let us know if the latest Goes Wrong honours its title a little too much. If you’ve previously seen The Play That Goes Wrong, you know what you’re…
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Review of ENB’s ‘The Nutcracker’ (London Coliseum, 2025): “Lush revamp of Tchaikovsky’s classic is a candied Christmas treat”
The English National Ballet brings back its latest production of the late-Romantic masterwork from last year’s world premiere. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show to let us know if this new take on the fairytale piece is either a smasher or a broken toy. You may say it is required by law that,…
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Review of ‘KENREX’: “Angry-mob narrative secures a happy crowd”
Following its initial success at the Southwark Playhouse, Jack Holden’s true-crime show returns to the London scene for a limited run at The Other Palace. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show to let us know if this murderous act is bound to make a killing. Snitches get stitches. In the end, however, bullies…
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Review of ‘Garry Starr: Classic Penguins”: “Over-baring parody strips humour down to monotonous slapstick”
Following its initial success in the fringe scene, the show lands in the West End for the festive season ahead of a new tour and subsequent run at the Garrick Theatre. Guillermo Nazara tells the naked truth about the show to let us know if its humorous take on literature will make audiences wear nothing…
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Review of ‘Daniel’s Husband’: “Undefined premise delivers an unbalanced marriage of ideas”
The Marylebone Theatre welcomes the London premiere of Michael McKeever’s harrowing play. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show to let us know if this tale of unconditional love ends conditioning itself. We don’t need Netflix to tell us these are true events. We don’t even need to watch it to believe in it.…
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Review of ‘The Fit Prince’: “Hyper-gay rom-com manages to bear fruit”
Following the success of previous productions such as Diana: The Untold and Untrue Story and Gwyneth Goes Skiing, the team returns to the London scene with a parody love story between a monarch from a fictional realm and a baker from New York. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show to let us know…
