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Review of ‘Salomé’ (2025 Theatre Royal Haymarket): “Silver-plate staging doesn’t disguise company’s failed baptism of fire”
Gersher Theatre’s revival of Oscar Wilde’s provocative biblical drama celebrates its West End debut through a strictly limited run playing until mid-October. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show to let us know if this new take comes across as a butchery (or decapitation) of the classics. She’s not dancing the dance of the…
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Director Maxim Didenko talks upcoming new West End production of ‘Salomé’: “The way to honour Wilde is by not preserving but by reimagining”
Following its world premiere at Tel Aviv’s Jaffa Fest last year, Gersher Theatre’s reinterpretation of Oscar Wilde’s most controversial play arrives in the West End for an extremely limited run — also marking the company’s first-ever return to the UK since their 1999 Barbican performance. Guillermo Nazara chats with the man behind the vision to…
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Review of ‘The Picture of Dorian Gray’: “Psychedelic Victoriana”
Sarah Snook takes the lead, supporting and ensemble in this new experimental production revisiting Oscar Wilde’s ageless classic. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show, to let us know if its ambitious approach may apply to its author’s simple tastes. Art is quite useless. The most devastating statement about Wilde’s craft prefaces, in some…
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The cast of ‘Mates in Chelsea’ talks about the play: “As an actor, you don’t walk up to the stage hating your character”
The Royal Court Theatre gets ready to crack up through this new comedy dealing with the trials and tribulations of a crazy rich family. Guillermo Nazara chats with its company, to learn the most fun facts about a show which surely looks like a million bucks. Wealthy, vindictive mothers, martial dramas and oligarch villains. It…
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Review of ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’: “Some icons are worth a tweak “
One of the most successful classics in British theatre history returns to the scene in a new fresh version now arriving to Kingston’s Rose Theatre after touring around the UK. Guillermo Nazara reviews this updated take on Wilde’s most popular comedy, to let us know what’s to expect in the most beloved mad house of…
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Crítica de ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’: “Algunos iconos merecen un retoque”
Uno de los clásicos más exitosos de la historia del teatro británico vuelve a escena en una nueva y fresca versión que llega al Rose Theatre de Kingston después de haber estado de gira por todo el Reino Unido. Guillermo Nazara revisa esta versión actualizada de la comedia más popular de Wilde, para que conozcamos…
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Natalia Millán protagoniza la nueva comedia del Teatro Lara
La sala será testigo del estreno absoluto de El Mensaje, la nueva obra de Ramón Paso, en la que una mujer viuda y sus dos hijas tienen la oportunidad de heredar una grandiosa fortuna… por un precio todavía más alto que pagar… Producido por Grupo Smedia, La Cía de la Luz, El Reló y PasoAzorín…
