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Review of ‘The Pianist’ (2026, Park Theatre): “Stage adaptation hits all the right notes despite lacking a few fortes”
They lied in the tagline. This isn’t a musical. I don’t mind the deception, however. If misleading the public means this show may get more viewers, so be it. Because it needs to be seen. And heard. And more importantly, listened to. Szpilman gave us the facts. Polanski gave us the images. And now, albeit…
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Writer Elise Esther Hearst talks upcoming stage adaptation of ‘Yentl’: “As Jewish, I come to understand the world needs to see us in our full humanity”
Following the success of its initial Australian runs, the production travels to the Marylebone Theatre to celebrate its UK premiere. Guillermo Nazara chats with the show’s creator to learn how she’s manned this new adaptation of the gender-role-breaking tale. After several Australian runs, how does it feel to be finally bringing the show to the…
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Review of ‘The Happiest Man On Earth’: “The harrowing secret of joy”
The best-selling autobiography comes to the London scene following a critically acclaimed initial run in the United States. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show, to let us know if this true story told through the eyes of another victim of Nazi Germany manages to make a difference. Happiness is a choice. We shouldn’t…
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Review of ‘Giant’: “The last tale of the unexpected”
John Lithgow lands on the London scene to portray Roald Dahl in Mark Rosenblatt’s latest play, dealing with the author’s conflicting views about the Isreal conflict ahead of the publication of his newest book. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show, to let us know if this fictionalized look into the writer’s most controversial…
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Review of ‘The Tailor of Inverness’: “Seaming through the wrong thread”
Matthew Zajac stars in this self-written one-man play depicting the trials and tribulations of his own father throughout his escape from Poland during World War II. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the piece, to let us know if this intimate recount dealing with a couturier’s haunting past needs any patching up. Every story has…
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Review of ‘The Merchant of Venice, 1936’: “”Old in limbs, in judgement young”
One of Shakespeare’s best-known and probably most controversial pieces takes a leap in time through this new version starring Tracy-Ann Oberman, and set during the East London riots against fascism. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show, to let us know if its reinvented approach deserves a pound of flesh. No one hates stronger…
