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Review of ‘Man to Man’ (Royal Court, 2026): “Tilda Swinton is still the man of the hour despite Urwin’s lack of action”
I wonder what it felt like to watch an emerging Tilda Swinton take the first major steps of her theatrical career in a play about gender bias, famine, and survival in Nazi Germany. I can see why some would fall in love with the piece. But more importantly, I can see why her portrayal was…
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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 ‘The Happiest Man On Earth’: “The harrowing secret of joy”
The best-selling autobiography comes to the London scene following a critically acclaimed initial run in the United States. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show, to let us know if this true story told through the eyes of another victim of Nazi Germany manages to make a difference. Happiness is a choice. We shouldn’t…
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‘The Book Thief’ to open as a new musical in September
The piece will be presented in Coventry and Leicester, after being showcased for the first time in Bolton last year and receiving a WhatsOnStage Award nomination for Best Regional Production. Based on the best-selling novel, the adaptation will include a libretto Timothy Allen McDonald and Jodi Picoult and music and lyrics by Elyssa Samsel and…
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Review of ‘The Mistake’: “Somebody had to make it”
One of the most horrific episodes in recent history relives onstage through the words and eyes of those who stood before it. Guillermo Nazara reviews this play dealing with the massacre of the Hiroshima bombing, to share this thoughts on this in-depth analysis about the people that lived through the terror but also the ones…
