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Review of ‘Guess How Much I Love You?’: “Newborn drama is followed by successful delivery”
London’s Royal Court Theatre opens its 2026 season with a poignant play about parental grieving. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show to let us know if this child’s play comes off as a difficult watch. It pains me to write this review. Probably, more than most I’ve penned before. And it’s not because…
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Review of ‘Wilko’: “Not ready to pull the cover yet”
The English rock star returns to the stage through this musical biopic depicting the trials and tribulations of his extraordinary life. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show, to let us know if this journey through melody, passion, and drugs should be kept out of sight. He was better than Mozart – or so…
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Review of ‘The House Party’: “Not much to rave about this rave-up”
Kingston’s Rose Theatre welcomes this modern-day adaptation of August Strindberg’s classic, currently touring across the UK upon its original run at the Chichester Festival. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show, to let us know if its blowout narrative is bound to get blown up. We’ve all done crazy things when we were young.…
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Review of ‘A Knock On The Roof’: “A powder-keg narrative still waiting for ignition”
The Royal Court Theatre welcomes the London premiere of Khawla Ibraheem, exploring the struggles of a young Palestinian mother trying to survive during the Gaza Strip conflict. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show, to let us know if this singular vision of a globally conscious topic manages to bring a universal grasp into…
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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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Lead actress Beth Burrows talks upcoming play ‘The Devil May Care’: “Of all the characters I’ve played, I don’t think the stakes have ever been this high”
London’s Southwark Playhouse opens this new period drama inspired by the work of George Bernard Shaw – exploring one of the most striking episodes of America’s history. Guillermo Nazara chats with its lead actress, to learn all the fun facts about this upcoming production, which is determined to storm the barricades of Western zeitgeist. How…
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Review of ‘All’s Well That Ends Well’: “Blissful misery”
The Bard’s disputed comedy returns to the London stage in an intimate, candlelit production playing at the Globe’s indoor theatre until the start of the New Year. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show, to let us know if, in this new approach on the classic piece, the end is renown, no matter the…
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Reviews on ‘Wolves On Road’: “You’re a long way from home, yuppie boy”
London’s Bush Theatre hosts the world premiere of this new play dealing with the dangers of delusional ambition. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show, to let us know if its Wall Street narrative is able to issue enough bonds with its audience. Greed is the scavenger that predates on other people’s dreams. We’ve…
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Review of ‘Statues’: “Carved but not ingrained”
The Bush Theatre hosts the London premiere of actor and writer Azan Ahmed’s latest play, exploring the trials and tribulations of a second-generation Muslim teacher regarding cultural pride and racial prejudice. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show, to let us know if this marble-ous recount proves to have bust a gut. We are…
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Review of ‘Oedipus’: “Deus ex fabula”
The ancient tragedy is reborn on the London stage through Robert Icke’s latest adaptation, now arriving to the West End in a limited-running production starring Mark Strong and Lesley Manville. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the piece, to let us know if this new remake of the Greek myth ends up showing an Achilles’s…
