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  • Review of ‘The Women of Llanrumney’: “A slave of its own intentions”

    Review of ‘The Women of Llanrumney’: “A slave of its own intentions”

    The Theatre Royal Stratford East hosts the London transfer of the 2023 period play, portraying one of the most controversial episodes of British history.  Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show, to let us know of its slave-themed narrative manages to subjugate its audience. “You know, I really don’t remember you being this opinionated.”. The…

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    29 March, 2025
    English contents, Reviews
    British colonialism, Caribbean, historical, history, off west end, period play, slave play, slavery, the women of Llanrumney, the women of Llanrumney review, theatre royal stratford east, Welsh Theatre in London
  • Review of ‘The Tailor of Inverness’: “Seaming through the wrong thread”

    Review of ‘The Tailor of Inverness’: “Seaming through the wrong thread”

    Matthew Zajac stars in this self-written one-man play depicting the trials and tribulations of his own father throughout his escape from Poland during World War II. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the piece, to let us know if this intimate recount dealing with a couturier’s haunting past needs any patching up. Every story has…

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    19 May, 2024
    English contents, Reviews
    antisemitism, finborough theatre, fringe theatre, historical, holocaust, nazi, one man show, period drama, the tailor of inverness
  • Review of ‘The Winter’s Tale’: “Twisted as life”

    Review of ‘The Winter’s Tale’: “Twisted as life”

    Shakespeare’s late classic brings back the drama, comedy and ambiguity to its birthplace through this new production staged at the venue’s two playhouses. Guillermo Nazara reviews Sean Holmes’s reenvisioned take, to share his thoughts about this revised adaptation on one of the bard’s most debated works.

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    23 February, 2023
    English contents, Reviews
    beruce khan, bohemia, classical theatre, classics, colm gormely, comedy, dance, drama, ed gaughan, englis heritage, george robinson, historical, historical theatre, jacoba williams, john lightbody, london, musical, musical theatre, nadine higgin, open air theatre, samuel creasey, sarah slimani, sean holmes, sergo vares, shakespeare, shakespeare's globe, sicily, spoof, the globe, theatre, toby barnett jones, tragedy, west end, winter's tale
  • Review of ‘Allegiance’: “A beacon of intentions”

    Review of ‘Allegiance’: “A beacon of intentions”

    George Takei’s semi-biographical musical lands on the West End upon its previous first runs both on Broadway and across the US. Guillermo Nazara reviews this new original piece dealing with the aftermath of war and racism, to share his thoughts about a work that aims to do justice to the spirits of thousands of people…

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    22 January, 2023
    English contents, Reviews
    allegiance, aynrand ferrer, charing cross, charing cross theatre, eu jin hwang, george takei, hana ichijo, historical, iroy abesamis, iverson yabut, japanese americans, joy tan, london, mark anderson, masashi fujimoto, megan gardiner, missa koide, musical theatre, musicals, patrick munday, rachel jayne picar, raiko gohara, sario solomon, telly leung, west end
  • Review of ‘Tom, Dick and Harry’: “The escape is useless”

    Review of ‘Tom, Dick and Harry’: “The escape is useless”

    This summer, the true story about a group of caged pilots struggling to break free from the grips of Nazism comes to life in one of London’s most captivating venues. Upon his attendance to its opening week, Guillermo Názara reviews this semi-musical interactive show about one of the greatest escape missions in recent history.

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    8 August, 2022
    English contents, Reviews
    alex day, alexandra palace, andrew pollard, andrius gaucas, comedy, david fairs, dominic thorburn, drama, eddy westbury, escape, espionage, historical, james atherton, joshua lyster, laura willstead, lis evans, michael hugo, nazis, nazism, nicholas richardson, perry moore, sam craig, Six The Musical, spy, the play that goes wrong, theresa heskins, tom dick and harry, tom hardman, world war history, world war ii
  • Crítica de ‘Tom, Dick y Harry’: “La huida es inútil”

    Crítica de ‘Tom, Dick y Harry’: “La huida es inútil”

    Este verano, la historia real de un grupo de pilotos presos que luchan por liberarse de las garras del nazismo cobra vida en uno de los escenarios más cautivadores de Londres. Tras asistir a su semana de estreno, Guillermo Názara repasa este espectáculo interactivo semimusical sobre una de las mayores misiones de fuga de la…

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    8 August, 2022
    Contenido en español, Críticas
    alex day, alexandra palace, andrew pollard, andrius gaucas, comedy, david fairs, dominic thorburn, drama, eddy westbury, escape, espionage, historical, james atherton, joshua lyster, laura willstead, lis evans, michael hugo, nazis, nazism, nicholas richardson, perry moore, sam craig, Six The Musical, spy, the play that goes wrong, theresa heskins, tom dick and harry, tom hardman, world war history, world war ii
  • Review of ‘Doctor Who: Time Fracture’: “Cracks don’t always mean weakening”

    The long running BBC TV series goes back to the stage in a custom-built immersive experience, now running until September after popular demand. Guillermo Názara has volunteered as one of the UNIT HQ recruiters, to let us know if he got to succeed in his mission, and tell us what’s in store behind the walls…

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    28 April, 2022
    Reviews
    Aimee Kember, Ash Weir, bbc, cyberman, Daniel Dingsdale, dr who, dr who time fracture, elizabeth i, Evangeline Dickson, Georgia Corrigan, Helena Westerman and Alastair Willy, historical, immersive, immersive experiences, immersive theatre, Jacob Jackson, Jamie Pigott, Jonathan Tynan-Moss, Linn Johansson, london, Matthew Coulton, Nathan Banks, Owen Jenkins, period, queen, robots, Sarah Farrell, sci fi, shakespeare, time fracture, tom maller, tv series, west end, William Frazer
  • Crítica de ‘Doctor Who: Time Fracture’: “Las grietas no siempre significan debilidad”

    La duradera serie de televisión de la BBC vuelve a los escenarios en una experiencia inmersiva hecha a medida, que ahora se desarrolla hasta septiembre tras la demanda popular. Guillermo Názara se ha ofrecido como voluntario como uno de los reclutadores del cuartel general de UNIT, para hacernos saber si consiguió tener éxito en su…

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    28 April, 2022
    Críticas
    Aimee Kember, Ash Weir, bbc, cyberman, Daniel Dingsdale, dr who, dr who time fracture, elizabeth i, Evangeline Dickson, Georgia Corrigan, Helena Westerman and Alastair Willy, historical, immersive, immersive experiences, immersive theatre, Jacob Jackson, Jamie Pigott, Jonathan Tynan-Moss, Linn Johansson, london, Matthew Coulton, Nathan Banks, Owen Jenkins, period, queen, robots, Sarah Farrell, sci-fi, shakespeare, time fracture, tom maller, tv series, west end, William Frazer

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