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Review of ‘Here There Are Blueberries’ (2026, Stratford East): “Fruitful premise is still waiting to ripen”
The venue presents the London premiere of Moises Kaufman and Amanda Gronich’s eye-opening play about the Holocaust. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show to let us know if this photo-based story ends up at the bottom of the barrel. You can either expect everything or nothing from a play about Nazi Germany. Surprisingly,…
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Review of ‘Round About Hogarth’: “Roughly sketched script struggles to paint a discernible narrative”
London’s Theatre At The Tabard presents this historical piece exploring the profound relationship between David Garrick and William Hogarth. Guillermo Nazara share his views on the show to let us know if it gets its storytelling down to a fine art. “True art should generate a reaction and create controversy.” A strong-minded William Hogarth has…
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Playwright M. Kilburg Reedy talks upcoming show ‘The Daughter of Time’: “I have drilled down into the parallels between the Tudors and current examples of orchestrated disinformation”
London’s Charing Cross Theatre adds another world premiere to its roster with the stage adaptation of Josephine Tey’s historical murder mystery novel — running from the middle of the month until the end of summer. Guillermo Nazara chats with the show’s author — to learn more about her process along with her partners in crime…
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Review of ‘A Man for All Seasons’: “All the More reasons to see it”
The Richmond Theatre welcomes the revival of Robert Bolt’s historical play, depicting the late life of Sir Thomas More and starring legendary actors Martin Shaw and Gary Wilmot. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show, to let us know of its narrative about the strong-headed man has an axe hanging over it. The truth…
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Review of ‘The Score’: “A D-minor work”
Acting legend Brian Cox stars in this period play depicting the later life of Johann Sebastian Bach. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show, to let us know if this new portrayal of the celebrated composer needs to face the music. London, 1979. A young Eastern European director was making his way to an…
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Review of ‘Richard II’: “This blessed plot, The King shall do it”
Jonathan Bailey returns to the stage in Nicholas Hytner’s latest production of Shakespeare’s historical piece. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show, to let us know if this new revival of the Bard’s royal tragedy still holds the power that made him king. The heart lives for its own demise. No one else like…
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Playwright Maureen Lennon talks upcoming show ‘Mary and the Hyenas’: “It’s surprising we don’t have fifteen plays about her already”
The legacy of Mary Wollstronecraft endures onstage through this new original play exploring the trials and tribulations of her striking life. Guillermo Nazara chats with its author, to learn all the facts about this historical piece exploring the path of a woman who changed the course of all womanhood. How did the idea for this…
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Sam Jenkins-Shaw talks upcoming play ‘Mrs. President’: “It’s a privilege to play a man who himself was disabled just like me”
The Charing Cross Theatre looks across the pond to bring one of the most prominent episodes of American history through a completely different set of eyes. Guillermo Nazara chats with one of the show’s leads, to learn all the facts about this new piece dealing with the woman standing with the man that stood right.…
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Review of ‘Princess Essex’: “Rather royal, but still not quite right”
Shakespeare’s Globe hosts the world premiere of Anne Odeke’s historical farce, depicting the trials and tribulations of the first black woman in Great Britain to ever compete in a beauty pageant. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show, to let us know this comedy dealing with questionable monarchs ends up being fit for a…
