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  • Review of ‘Mrs. President’: “Return of political play still ranks low in the polls”

    Review of ‘Mrs. President’: “Return of political play still ranks low in the polls”

    Following its initial run at the Charing Cross Theatre last year, the piece makes a comeback in a reformed version starring Keala Settle as Mary Todd Lincoln. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show to let us know if it’s worth electing. Oh, Mary! If only you knew what theatre has turned you into.…

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    29 January, 2026
    English contents, Reviews, Sin categoría
    charing cross theatre, fringe, hal fowler, keala settle, lincoln’s wife, Mary Todd Lincoln, Mrs President, mrs. president review, off west end, oh mary
  • Review of ‘Dracapella’: “Dumb-downed retelling of Stoker’s classic is a comedic braniac”

    Review of ‘Dracapella’: “Dumb-downed retelling of Stoker’s classic is a comedic braniac”

    London’s Park Theatre hosts this new musical spoof of the famous Victorian horror story, featuring petrifying vocal performances and terribly silly humour. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show to let us know if this incubus of whimsy comes off more pale than desired. I wonder why vampires have always come off so gay.…

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    25 December, 2025
    English contents, Reviews, Sin categoría
    Ako Mitchell, alexander belgarion hackett, ciaran dowd, dan patterson, dracapella, dracapella park theatre, dracapella park theatre review, dracapella reviews, dracula, ian oakley, jez bond, keala settle, lorna want, monique ashe palmer, musical comedy, musical parody, musical theatre, musicals, off west end, park theatre, phillip pope, stephen ashfield
  • Review of ‘The Diana Mixtape’: “High-energy parody drags audiences into an enjoyable Manila-thrilla against Camilla”

    Review of ‘The Diana Mixtape’: “High-energy parody drags audiences into an enjoyable Manila-thrilla against Camilla”

    The People’s Princess relives onstage through this new tribute act — starring five A-list drag queens reenacting her car crash of a marriage to King Charles. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show — to let us know if this musical tribute act is bound to run shorter than a candle in the wind.…

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    1 August, 2025
    English contents, Reviews, Sin categoría
    Courtney Act, divina de campo, keala settle, kitty scott claus, lucinda lawrence, noel sullivan, priyanka, review the diana mixtape, rose, Salford, the diana mixtape, the diana mixtape review, the lowry, the outernet
  • Review of ‘Fly More Than You Fall’: “Flapping before spreading its wings”

    Review of ‘Fly More Than You Fall’: “Flapping before spreading its wings”

    The Southwark Playhouse hosts the London premiere of the American teenage musical, featuring Broadway star Keala Settle. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show, to let us know if its escalating drama manages to climb up the mountain. Art enthrals an audience’s spirit – and heals its creator’s soul. Anyone who’s ever faced the…

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    26 October, 2024
    English contents, Reviews
    broadway, Cavin Cornwall, christian durham´, craig fuller, eric holmes, fly more than you fall, keala settle, Maddison Bulleyment, Max Gill, musical theatre, musicals, Nat Zegree, Robyn Rose-Li, southwark playhouse, Stewart J. Charlesworth, teenage musical
  • Review of ‘& Juliet’: “A musical inner quest”

    The two lovers of Verona are about to lose their titles, thanks to the mess that Shakespeare’s wife is about to make! Don’t worry – you may as well like it, as so thousands of viewers in the West End already have. Now, with a new cast of supporting actors, Guillermo Názara has ventured into…

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    20 April, 2022
    Reviews
    and juliet, anne hathaway, bon jovi, britney spears, comedy, drama, juliet, julius d'silva, keala settle, lgbt, london, love, max martin, miriam teak lee, paris, pop, pop anthems, romantic comedy, romeo and juliet, shakespeare, Tom Francis, verona, west end, william shakespeare
  • Keala Settle, Tom Francis and Julius D’Silva join the cast of West End’s ‘& Juliet’

    The new performers can be seen from this very week, where they will be playing the role of the nurse, Romeo and Frenchman Lance, respectively. Featuring dozens of pop hits by legendary songwriter Max Martin, the show turns William Shakespeare’s masterpiece upside down in a fresh, uplifting and joyously funny way.

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    1 April, 2022
    News
    & juliet, Aaron Shales, anne hathaway, Benjamin TerryBaby One More Time, Bessy Ewa, Can’t Stop the Feeling, Carl Man, Cassandra Lee, Christian Maynard, Collette Guitart, comedy, drama, Ebony Clarke, I Want It That Way, It’s My Life, jukebox musical, julius d'silva, keala settle, luke sheppard, musical theatre, Nathan Louis-Fernand, one more try, Owen Saward, Rachel Moran, Roar, romeo and juliet, shakespeare, Since U Been Gone, the greatest showman, Tom Francis, west end london, Zara MacIntosh
  • Keala Settle, Tom Francis y Julius D’Silva se unen al elenco de West End de ‘& Juliet’

    Los nuevos intérpretes se pueden ver desde esta semana, en la que interpretarán los papeles de la nodrza, Romeo y el Francés Lance, respectivamente. Con un repertorio compuesto por docenas de hits del legendario compositor Max Marti, el show le da la vuelta a la obra maestra de Willian Shakespeare de una manera fresca y…

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    1 April, 2022
    Actualidad
    Aaron Shales, anne hathaway, Benjamin TerryBaby One More Time, Bessy Ewa, Can’t Stop the Feeling, Carl Man, Cassandra Lee, Christian Maynard, Collette Guitart, comedy, drama, Ebony Clarke, I Want It That Way, It’s My Life, jukebox musical, juliet, julius d'silva, keala settle, luke sheppard, musical theatre, Nathan Louis-Fernand, one more try, Owen Saward, Rachel Moran, Roar, romeo and juliet, shakespeare, Since U Been Gone, the greatest showman, Tom Francis, west end london, Zara MacIntosh

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