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Performer Thomas Dennis talks West End production of ‘The Mousetrap’: “If I don’t trust anyone, the audience won’t either”
After nearly 75 years of dominating the West End as the ultimate murder-mystery show, Agatha Christie’s theatrical phenomenon continues to captivate worldwide audiences with its slaying narrative and surprising twists. Guillermo Nazara chats with the actor currently playing the enigmatic Detective Sergeant Trotter to learn more about his performance and how the company manages to…
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Review of ‘Death On The Nile’: “New stage adaptation of Agatha Christie’s classic stays afloat despite added plot hole rocking the boat”
Following last year’s staging of one of her most prominent works, playwright Ken Ludwig and director Lucy Bailey team up again to revive another of Christie’s masterpieces. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show to let us know if their latest collaboration is slaying it, or instead just good enough to kill time. There’s…
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Review of ‘Murder, She Didn’t Write’: “Whodunit impro play provides conclusive evidence of success”
The classic detective story takes an unexpected twist in this ad-lib spoof, turning viewers into its partners in crime. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show to let us know if this tongue-in-cheek take on the genre keeps audiences engaged through Act One and Two, or if by then there were none. It feels…
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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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Review of ‘Murder On The Orient Express’: “Still on tracks, but slightly screechy ones”
Agatha Christie’s revered mystery returns to the stage in this new adaptation by Ken Ludwig featuring a star-studded cast. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show, to let us know if this recent revival of the classic novel manages to work under its own steam. Every murderer is probably somebody’s old friend… And sometimes,…
