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Review of ‘The Highgate Vampire’: “Viewers’ stakes are high with this anaemic horror comedy”
The Omnibus Theatre hosts this humorous act inspired by real-life events. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show to let us know if its bloodthirsty narrative made him sanguine. It may be due to its vampire nature. Or it may have happened in spite of it. Whatever the case, the truth is that they sucked…
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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 ‘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 ‘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…
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Review of ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ (2025 Globe): “Nightmarish reboot changes a dove for a raven, and it grows into a black swan”
The Sam Wanamaker Playhouse welcomes its first candle-lit production of the Bard’s popular comedy. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show to let us know if its bleak, edgier remake has made an ass of itself. Could we just stop normalizing crushing a man’s groin as a humour device? Seriously, I hate to sound…
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Review of ‘Jobsworth’: “Employment comedy stands high on the corporate ladder”
Following last summer’s run at the Edinburgh Fringe, the show travels to the London stage in its first full-length version. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show to let us know if its multitasking narrative brims with human resourcefulness or should be dismissed. She was hard for the money. So hard for the money.…
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Review of ‘Da Vinci’s Laundry’: “Farce forgery fails to deliver a comedic renaissance”
London’s Riverside Studios welcomes this new play inspired by Leonardo’s most expensive painting and its disputed authenticity. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show to let us know if this crazy depiction of the fine art industry is able to raise more than a Mona Lisa smile. I must say it’s been a while…
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Review of ‘The Soon Life’: “Poorly conceived narrative leads to dramatic miscarriage”
London’s Southwark Playhouse hosts the world premiere of this humorous two-hander, exploring the hardships of a late-stage pregnancy from both male and female perspectives. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show to let us know if this newborn play needs further nurturing. Anyone who’s birthed a new work is aware of how difficult the…
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Playwright and performer Libby Rodliffe talks upcoming comedy show ‘Jobsworth’: “It’s very easy to make something droll when it’s unequivocally ridiculous to begin with”
Following an abridged iteration at last year’s Edinburgh Fringe, the show gears up for its first full-length run at London’s Park Theatre — bringing back the chaos, insanity, and subsequent laughter of dealing with today’s daunting job market. Guillermo Nazara chats with the artist to learn more about the creation of the piece and how…
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Review of Sh!tfaced Shakespeare’s ‘Hamlet’: “Full-of-crap show knows how to take the piss”
The comedy group celebrates its fifteenth anniversary treading the boards with their latest topsy-turvy approach to one of the Bard’s masterpieces. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show to let us know if this mad remake of the Danish tale comes off as a fine treat. Something is rotten in the state of Denmark.…
