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Review of ‘The Wanderers’: “Klutzy script and schlocky plot give way to oy-standing play”
The Marylebone Theatre hosts the London premiere of Ana Ziegler’s intimate play, exploring the relationships within two estranged marriages in separate timelines. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show to let us know if its intended pathos is able to stick or is either a shtick. I distrust what the American press says about…
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Rude Health Festival creator Esther Huss talks new exhibition ‘Stronger Shores’: “Schools have had a hard time accessing arts”
Returning for a new edition during the autumn season, the showcase welcomes this latest addition to its repertoire, carried in collaboration with the local community to raise awareness about the coast’s environmental crisis. Guillermo Nazara chats with the event’s mastermind to learn more about the project’s development and how it has inspired a new wave…
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Review of ‘Hysteria’: “Victorian sex education show gives good vibrations but no chances of getting off”
Following its original run at the Edinburgh Fringe last summer, TikTok sensation Sierra Callagham travels to the London scene as part of the Lambeth Festival, offering viewers a new perspective on human sexuality and identity across history. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show to let us know if its titillating delivery is bound…
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Review ‘EXXY’: “Pungent personal account provokes thought but forgets to tell a story”
Following the success of his latest show, performer and theatremaker Dan Daw returns to the stage with this new intimate piece, exploring both his and others’ struggles as LGBT+ and disabled people. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show to let us know if its raw social comment leads to a palatable theatrical creation. …
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Review of ‘Dr. Freud Will See You Now, Mrs. Hitler’: “Psycho-analytical play shows an id-entity but needs a stronger superego”
London’s Upstairs At The Gatehouse hosts the world premiere of this fictional account, starring two of the most defining figures of the 20th century. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show to let us know if its mindful narrative exhibits too many complexes. Old-school parents would argue that an early slap on the wrist…
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Review of ‘Cow | Deer’: “ASMR staging puts audiences in a state of foley à deux”
The Royal Court Theatre welcomes this new experimental play employing sound as its only narrative tool. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show to let us know if its environmentalist plot turns out to be all hat and no cattle. If hearing has recently become an expendable option at the Royal Court’s main space,…
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Review of ‘Vermin’: “Rat-sodic acting shines through unpesticided writing”
London’s Park Theatre welcomes Benny Ainsworth’s psychological two-hander, featuring complex love relationships, dark humour, and a rodent murder. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show to let us know if its rat-targeting narrative turns out to be the cat’s whiskers. It’s nothing short of unsettling that I came to see this play on the…
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Review of SPID’s ‘Yes, I Am’: “Socially concious show puts the spot on relevant themes but keeps theatricality in the shadows”
London’s Riverside Studios celebrates the company’s two decades onstage through this one-woman show connecting audiences with its legacy and altruistic mission. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show — to let us know if its intentions of serving the community are as solidary to a paying audience. A few weeks ago, I conducted a…
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Writer and performer Paulus the Cabaret Geek talks Victoria Wood tribute show ‘Looking For Me Friend’: “If you’ve been marginalised, you will quickly get where she was coming from”
Currently celebrating its fifth anniversary treading the boards, the show returns to the UK for another tour, reuniting audiences once again with their fondest memories of the revered comedian. Guillermo Nazara chats the man in charge of this one-woman(ish) act — to learn more about the development of the piece and how he’s managed to…
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Actor and director Paul Goodwin talks upcoming one-man adaptation of ‘Macbeth’: “Finding the drama continues to be my greatest challenge”
The Bard’s bewitching play returns to the London scene through this new one-hander version running next week as part of the Camden Fringe Festival. Guillermo Nazara chats with the artiste behind and in front of this banquet of creativity – to learn more about the development of the piece, its toil, and trouble. How did…
