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  • Review of ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ (2025 Globe): “Nightmarish reboot changes a dove for a raven, and it grows into a black swan”

    Review of ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ (2025 Globe): “Nightmarish reboot changes a dove for a raven, and it grows into a black swan”

    The Sam Wanamaker Playhouse welcomes its first candle-lit production of the Bard’s popular comedy. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show to let us know if its bleak, edgier remake has made an ass of itself. Could we just stop normalizing crushing a man’s groin as a humour device? Seriously, I hate to sound…

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    30 November, 2025
    English contents, Reviews, Sin categoría
    a midsummer night's dream, a midsummer night’s dream globe review, aronofsky, black swan, c. s. lewis, classic theatre, comedy, danny kirrane, jack nicholson, michael marcus, Narnia, natalie portman, nick bottom, sam wanamaker playhouse, sergo vare, shakespeare, shakespeare classics, shakespeare remake, tara tijani, the globe
  • Review of ‘The Liar, The Bitch and The Wardrobe’: “No room to the imagination”

    Review of ‘The Liar, The Bitch and The Wardrobe’: “No room to the imagination”

    C. S. Lewis’s beloved children’s book gets butchered up in this hilarious adult panto giving a fag-tastical makeover the original tale. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show, to let us know if this not too straightforward adaptation of the classic novel keeps up the fairy dust. This made me happyThis made me happy…

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    4 December, 2024
    English contents, Reviews
    adult panto, battersea, c s Lewis, comedy, drag, drag show, fringe theatre, gay, gay theatre, lgbt, musical theatre, musicals, Narnia, paul taylor mills, the liar the bitch and the wardrobe, the lion the witch and the wardrobe, turbine theatre, wicked
  • Review of ‘The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe”: “There’s no winter in this Narnia”

    Review of ‘The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe”: “There’s no winter in this Narnia”

    C. S. Lewis’s children masterpiece continues to enchant audiences now in its stage form in London’s West End. Guillermo Názara reviews the musical adaptation of the first of the Narnia Chronicles, to share his news thoughts about the show upon his return on its gala night.

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    7 November, 2022
    English contents, Reviews
    aslan, disney, elliott and harper, family, fantasy, gillian lynne, gillian lynne theatre, lion, magic, Narnia, narnia chronicles, the lion the witch and the wardrobe, white witch
  • Crítica de “El león, la bruja y el armario”: “No hay invierno en esta Narnia”

    Crítica de “El león, la bruja y el armario”: “No hay invierno en esta Narnia”

    La obra maestra infantil de C. S. Lewis sigue encantando al público ahora en su forma escénica en el West End londinense. Guillermo Názara revisa la adaptación musical de la primera de las Crónicas de Narnia, para compartir sus nuevas reflexiones sobre el espectáculo a su regreso en su noche de gala.

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    7 November, 2022
    Contenido en español, Críticas
    aslan, disney, elliott and harper, family, fantasy, gillian lynne, gillian lynne theatre, lion, magic, Narnia, narnia chronicles, the lion the witch and the wardrobe, white witch
  • Review of ‘The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe’: “Magic beyond the stage”

    Review of ‘The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe’: “Magic beyond the stage”

    The timeless fantasy tale returns to the theatre in a brand new production after touring around the UK. Upon attending the opening night, Guillermo Názara shares his impressions on this version of Lewis’ classic, to let us know what is awaiting between the lamp-post and the great castle of Cair Paravel.

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    4 August, 2022
    English contents, Reviews
    ammar duffus, ashlee irish, aslan, chris jared, covent garden, cs lewis, delaney hayles, elliott and harper, family entertainment, fantasy, jasmin colangelo, julian hoult, london, michael fentman, musical, myla carmen, Narnia, oliver grant, rachel dawson, samantha womack, scott brooks, the lion the witch and the wardrobe, the white witch, west end
  • Crítica de ‘El león, la bruja y el armario’: “Magia más allá del escenario”

    Crítica de ‘El león, la bruja y el armario’: “Magia más allá del escenario”

    El atemporal cuento de fantasía vuelve al teatro en una nueva producción después de estar de gira por el Reino Unido. Tras asistir al estreno, Guillermo Názara comparte sus impresiones sobre esta versión del clásico de Lewis, para hacernos saber lo que nos espera entre la farola y el gran castillo de Cair Paravel.

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    4 August, 2022
    Actualidad, Contenido en español
    ammar duffus, ashlee irish, aslan, chris jared, covent garden, cs lewis, delaney hayles, elliott and harper, family entertainment, fantasy, jasmin colangelo, julian hoult, london, michael fentman, musical, myla carmen, Narnia, oliver grant, rachel dawson, samantha womack, scott brooks, the lion the witch and the wardrobe, the white witch, west end
  • ‘The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe’ to have its West End premiere this summer

    C.S. Lewis’s worldwide beloved tale will land on the Gillian Lynne Theatre’s stage after a much successful UK and Ireland tour. Directed by Michael Fentiman, this spectacular production centers around the fantastic adventures of four children in Narnia, a magical faraway land inhabited by the most fascinating creatures.

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    26 May, 2022
    English contents
    adventure, all things west end, andrew lloyd webber, aslan, aslan the lion, c s Lewis, children’s books, disney, fantasy, gillian lynne theatre, ireland, magic, Narnia, play, special effects, stage, the lion, the wardrobe, the witch, tour, uk tour, west end, whimsical

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