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Keelan McAuley talks ‘Heathers, The Musical’: “Most stories about high school will be timeless”
The most cheer-leading show in town moves to the heart of the West End – featuring a new principal cast determined to bring the hopes up (and a few people down…) back in Westerberg High. Guillermo Nazara chats with his male protagonist, to learn all the fun facts about this montage as we step into…
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Review of ‘Drag Baby’: “We need a rebirth before a revival”
The Pleasance Theatre brings up the glitter with this new comedy exploring the not-so-shiny journey of a cabaret performer. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show, to let us know if this bra-sic montage is in need of some dragstic solutions. I feel as if every time I go see a gay play, the…
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Letty Thomas and Archie Backhouse talk ‘Strategic Love Play’: “The themes go further back than dating apps and badly chosen usernames”
The Soho Theatre welcomes the return of Paines Plough’s latest rom-com, exploring the fears and insecurities of everyday dating. Guillermo Nazara chats with its two leads, to learn all the fun facts about this new piece that literally puts love at a cutting edge. A Tinder match, a personal detach. In some way, we could…
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Review of ‘The Great Privation’: “Gorging on too many ideas”
The Theatre 503 hosts this new play dealing with racial inequality across the centuries. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show, to let us know if this feast of social justice ideas actually bites off more than it can chew. The past has its way of driving our present, and bringing back memories that…
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Review of ‘Strategic Love Play’: “It’s a heartbreak… into laughter”
Paines Plough’s latest romantic comedy lands on the Soho Theatre’s stage to explore the little joys and many sorrows of finding that special one. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show, to let us know if its edgy depiction of modern dating is either a crush or bound to crash. So, I went on…
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Review of ‘Don’t Take The Pith’: “Mac-Goofying in the wrong way”
The Drayton Arms Theatre hosts the world premiere of this new mystery farce featuring conspiracy plots, secret motives and a lot of double entendres. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show, to let us know if this bonkers suspense either hangs or falls off the cliff. Nothing feels lazier in a comedy than a…
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Review of ‘Much Ado About Nothing’: “As merry as the show is long”
Shakespeare’s ultimate rom-com returns to the Globe in a new period-themed production under Sean Holmes’s vision. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show, to let us know if its situational humour actually fell out of place. “Here lies Hero, A hero killed by slanderous tongues”. Oh, thanks for the compliment, darling – but it’s actually…
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Review of ‘Diana, The Untold and Untrue Story’: “She knows how to crush it”
The People’s Princess returns from the dead in this unauthorized, unrealistic and unbelievably camp depiction exploring all the famous (and also unknown) events that defined her iconic life. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show, to let us know if this drag queen act on monarchical affairs was actually right royal. “Serves me right…
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Review of ‘F*cking Men’: “Too hard to screw”
Joe DiPietro’s spunky play brings back the edging to the stage, in this revival production coming back to the Waterloo East for a limited quick shot run. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show, to let us know if this showering of fringe theatre gold is actually taking the piss. So rarely do I…
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Review of ‘Playing Latinx’: “Just add some more azucar”
The Soho Theatre went passion-fruity last week with the arrival of this one-man show mocking the stereotypes film and television have reinforced on the image of Latin American people. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the piece, to let us know if this parody comment on bigotry and discrimination made him cry Ay, chihuahua!. “Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!…
