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Review of ‘Down The Road’: “When crime doesn’t pay”
London’s newly opened Playhouse East welcomes its second production, revolving around the conversations between two journalists and a notorious serial killer. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show, to let us know if its stinging narrative is either honed or deserves the knives out. Everyone has a little psycho in them – mine just…
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Producers Julian Bird and Denholm Spurr talk upcoming Offies ceremony: “We’re living an artistic Golden Age in the Off-West End scene within a financial mess”
UK’s Off-West End scene gets ready for a major celebration to commemorate the richness, quality, and importance of its industry. Guillermo Nazara chats with the two men in charge of redefining the gala, to learn more about their mission and this completely new version of the event – which also marks its 15th anniversary. How…
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Playwright Simon Jay plays upcoming show ‘The Sunshine Spa’: “If more shows confronted what disability means, you’d have more uncomfortable audiences”
The writer and comedian brings this new piece exploring societal prejudices and the subject of intimacy through the eyes of a disabled person. Guillermo Nazara chats with the author, to learn more about the development of its uplifting narrative – set in a Moroccan spa, and intended to clean and clear audiences’ minds. How did…
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Review of ‘White Rose’: “A resistance group musical builds an unarmed narrative”
The Marylebone Theatre hosts the London premiere of the period Off-Broadway musical, exploring the real-life story of the fierce peaceful fight against Hitler’s regime. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show, to let us know if the piece’s inflorescence should be nipped in the bud. It was 1972 when, during the last years of…
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Lead actress Lucy Pickles talks new play ‘Too Many Books’: “When the system overtakes the individual, things get lost”
London’s Upstairs at the Gatehouse Theatre hosts the world premiere of former Sunday Times journalist Judi Bevan’s debut play – exploring the difficulties of international adoption during the 90s. Guillermo Nazara chats with the show’s leading actress, to learn all the fun facts about this poignant story meant to give birth to a new train…
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Review of ‘Lavender, Hyacinth, Violet, Yew’: “A crisis story in storytelling crisis”
The Bush Theatre hosts the world premiere of this queer-themed play exploring the struggles of the LGBT community through a look into both the past and today. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show, to let us know if this new play by a flourishing author turns out to be any green. I remember…
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Review of ‘Animal Farm’: “Caged fierceness”
Orwell’s allegorical masterpiece returns to the stage in a new adaptation currentlying playing at London’s Theatre Royal Stratford East. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show, to let us know if this latest retelling of the beastly classic led him to have a cow. Every time the word “communism” pops into my mind (thankfully,…
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Review of ‘More Life’: “Killer storytelling”
The Royal Court Theatre hosts the London premiere of this new science-fiction play, exploring the meaning of human existence through the advances of robotics. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show, to let us know if the mechanics of its narrative end up needing their plug being pulled. We only value what we can…
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Review of ‘Handbagged’: “‘Diana’ led the crash”
Moira Buffini’s 2010 political farce returns to the London stage in a new limited running production currently playing in Hornchurch. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show, to let us know if this comical battle royal between Queen Elizabeth and Mrs. Thatcher manages to conserve enough wit and pungency. It’s not a thrilla. It’s…
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Actor Jeremy Kareken talks new UK-premiere play ‘The Value of Names’: “We all are progressives until the problem is at our doorstep”
The White Bear Theatre hosts the first-ever London run of Jeffrey Sweet’s political dark comedy, exploring the complexities of people’s moral compasses through the aftermath of McCarthy’s infamous witch hunt. Guillermo Nazara chats with one its leads, to know more about the ingrains of the show’s thought-provoking plot, depicting a disturbing episode in history that’s…
