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Playwright and performer Libby Rodliffe talks upcoming comedy show ‘Jobsworth’: “It’s very easy to make something droll when it’s unequivocally ridiculous to begin with”
Following an abridged iteration at last year’s Edinburgh Fringe, the show gears up for its first full-length run at London’s Park Theatre — bringing back the chaos, insanity, and subsequent laughter of dealing with today’s daunting job market. Guillermo Nazara chats with the artist to learn more about the creation of the piece and how…
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Review of ‘Vermin’: “Rat-sodic acting shines through unpesticided writing”
London’s Park Theatre welcomes Benny Ainsworth’s psychological two-hander, featuring complex love relationships, dark humour, and a rodent murder. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show to let us know if its rat-targeting narrative turns out to be the cat’s whiskers. It’s nothing short of unsettling that I came to see this play on the…
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Review of ‘The Gathered Leaves’: “Soul-searching narrative builds characters worth rooting for, but cuts down their growth”
London’s Park Theatre hosts the return of Andrew Keatly’s stirring play about autism and family relationships, in a new full-scale production featuring a star-studded cast. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show to let us know if its shaded storyline brings enough poignancy to the frond. It’s become fashionable in the last few years…
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Review of ‘That Bastard, Puccini!’: “Compelling premise fails to surpass its ‘tosco’ writing approach”
London’s Park Theatre hosts the return of James Iverne’s period play, exploring the rivalry between the legendary Italian composer and his reputed colleague, Ruggero Leoncavallo. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show — to let us know if it’s appealing enough for audiences not to require a nessun-dorma shout. Good artists copy, great artists…
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Review of ‘Conversations After Sex’: “It comes off too flaccid”
Mark O’Halloran’s intimate play climaxes at Park Theatre, inviting audiences to some group fun through its intercourse of comedy and drama. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show, to let us know if its cocky narrative is worth blowing its own horn. The more you screw around, the bigger chances you have of fcking…
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Review of ‘Antigone [on strike]’: “Unboxing a modern Pandora”
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London’s Park Theatre welcomes this new, interactive play challenging the political status quo through a pungent drama exploring compassion and forgiveness. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show, to let us know if this contemporary remake of Sophocles’s classic bears better gifts than the Greeks. Hatred is a sign of our nature, while forgiveness…
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Review of ‘The Gift’: “That’s hardly a wrap”
Park Theattre hosts the London premiere of this new comedy play dealing with the mysteries surrounding an unexpected crappy message. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show, to let us know if its toilet humour ends up doing a dung good job. We’ve all done some stinky stuff in the past. I, for once,…
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Review of ‘Bitter Lemons’: “The unsqueezed sweetness of maturity”
The Park Theatre welcome the London return of Lucy Hayes’s 2023 play, returning to the scene after a sold-out run at the Edinburgh Fringe. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show, to let us know if its social conscious plot is prone to bearing fruit. There’s only one unequivocal certainty about life – and…
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Review of ‘Kim’s Convenience’: “Señor Fawlty!”
Canada’s most mart-ass comedy brings back its launch offer with the London production of the play that inspired the popular Netflix series. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show, to let us know if this family business is actually all over the shop. Sigh. Nothing like a smothering father who can’t speak a proper…
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Review of ‘Leaves of Glass’: “A brotherhood of treachery”
Philip Ridley’s shattering drama returns to London after its original critically acclaimed run at the Soho Theatre. Guillermo Nazara shares his thoughts on this new production playing at the Park Theatre before embarking on its first tour, to let us know more about this cracked picture of a loving family. “The bond that links your…
