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Actor Mark Lockyer and director Fiona Laird talk upcoming one-man ‘Hamlet’: “What holds your audience is not your acting, it’s the narrative”
Following the success of his previous solo play, portraying his own personal struggles with mental health, Lockyer reunites with his former wife through this new artistic bond – which promises audiences to experience Shakespeare in a way they never have before. Guillermo Nazara chats with both performer and creative, to learn more about the development…
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Review of ‘Smoke’: “And true – the vision’s hazy”
The King’s Head Theatre hosted the London premiere of Alexis Gregory’s newest one-man show, dealing with the ominous quest of a middle-aged grieving man after allegedly receiving a message from the dead. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show, to let us know if this gay-themed dark comedy manages to poke enough gags. Alright,…
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Singer-songwriter Amy Engelhardt talks upcoming show ‘IMPACT’: “It’s an honor to celebrate these people who embodied the best of humanity in the worst of circumstances”
The American performer returns to the London scene with this one-woman show honouring the 1988 Pan Am plane crash victims – five of whom were her own peers while studying at University. Guillermo Nazara chats with the author, to learn the most interesting facts about the creation of this piece, whose tragic inspiration is meant…
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Review of ‘Breakbone’: “Still waiting for that itch”
The Rosemary Branch Theatre hosts the London premiere of this one-man show by Dominican actor and playwright Victor Arcturus, dealing with the hallucinatory reflections of a young man after being bitten by a tse-tse fly. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show, to let us know if this philosophical ride features any extra bugs…
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Review of ‘Lady Dealer’: “No joint to be blown”
London’s Bush Theatre opens its studio stage to this one-woman play exploring the insecurities and frustrations of a young life feeling at a dead end. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show, to let us know if its leafy plot is worth going tripping balls for. Ah, I remember the last time I treated…
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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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Review of ‘Captain Amazing’: “The cape doesn’t make the hero”
The Southwark Playhouse opens its stage to the 10th anniversary production of Alistair McDowall’s play, exploring the struggles of a first-time father in both the real and make-believe world. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show, to let us know if this bittersweet reflection about parenting actually has daddy issues. I shall only refer…
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Review of ‘Playing Latinx’: “Just add some more azucar”
The Soho Theatre went passion-fruity last week with the arrival of this one-man show mocking the stereotypes film and television have reinforced on the image of Latin American people. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the piece, to let us know if this parody comment on bigotry and discrimination made him cry Ay, chihuahua!. “Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!…
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Review of ‘Honey Badger’: “There’s a pulse, but still not a beat”
The Cockpit Theatre welcomes this experimental one-man show led by internationally renowned director Roberta Carreri, coming all the way from Denmark’s Nordisk Teaterlaboratorium. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show, to let us know if this display of crumbling emotions really brings the house down. Families are not the people we’re born to, but…
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Review of ‘A Christmas Carol’: “Thespian candour”
Charles Dickens’s timeless classic brings out the holiday spirit on the Barons Court’s stage, through this one-man show delivered as a faithful reenactment of the original book. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the production, to let us know if this haunting monologue actually has a ghost of a chance. ‘Twas five days before Christmas…
