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Review of ‘After Miss Julie’: “Femme fatale narrative only honours half the term”
London’s Park Theatre presents Patrick Marber’s period drama involving a dangerous affair. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show to let us know if there’s anything to love about this torrid romance. She may have swept the floor, but she couldn’t sweep an audience away. That wasn’t Miss Julie, however, but her devoted maid,…
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Playwright M. Kilburg Reedy talks upcoming show ‘The Daughter of Time’: “I have drilled down into the parallels between the Tudors and current examples of orchestrated disinformation”
London’s Charing Cross Theatre adds another world premiere to its roster with the stage adaptation of Josephine Tey’s historical murder mystery novel — running from the middle of the month until the end of summer. Guillermo Nazara chats with the show’s author — to learn more about her process along with her partners in crime…
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Composer Matthew Wilder talks upcoming new musical ‘Stiletto’: “I’ve been able to discuss topics I couldn’t have touched decades ago”
The Academy Award nominee is finally bringing to the stage the project of a lifetime – depicting the fascinating real story of the now gone castrati singers. Guillermo Nazara chats with the artist, to learn all the facts about the creation of this ambitious piece, and how they got the balls rolling. After 40 years…
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Review of ‘A Man for All Seasons’: “All the More reasons to see it”
The Richmond Theatre welcomes the revival of Robert Bolt’s historical play, depicting the late life of Sir Thomas More and starring legendary actors Martin Shaw and Gary Wilmot. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show, to let us know of its narrative about the strong-headed man has an axe hanging over it. The truth…
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Review of ‘The Score’: “A D-minor work”
Acting legend Brian Cox stars in this period play depicting the later life of Johann Sebastian Bach. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show, to let us know if this new portrayal of the celebrated composer needs to face the music. London, 1979. A young Eastern European director was making his way to an…
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Sam Jenkins-Shaw talks upcoming play ‘Mrs. President’: “It’s a privilege to play a man who himself was disabled just like me”
The Charing Cross Theatre looks across the pond to bring one of the most prominent episodes of American history through a completely different set of eyes. Guillermo Nazara chats with one of the show’s leads, to learn all the facts about this new piece dealing with the woman standing with the man that stood right.…
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Lead actress Beth Burrows talks upcoming play ‘The Devil May Care’: “Of all the characters I’ve played, I don’t think the stakes have ever been this high”
London’s Southwark Playhouse opens this new period drama inspired by the work of George Bernard Shaw – exploring one of the most striking episodes of America’s history. Guillermo Nazara chats with its lead actress, to learn all the fun facts about this upcoming production, which is determined to storm the barricades of Western zeitgeist. How…
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Review of ‘Marie Curie’: “In search for the missing element”
The Charing Cross Theatre hosts the London (and English-language) premiere of the Korean musical depicting the life of the iconic scientist. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show, to let us know if this sung-through recount of the acclaimed researcher manages to bring chemistry to the stage. The world is run by outcasts. And…
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Review of ‘The Great Privation’: “Gorging on too many ideas”
The Theatre 503 hosts this new play dealing with racial inequality across the centuries. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show, to let us know if this feast of social justice ideas actually bites off more than it can chew. The past has its way of driving our present, and bringing back memories that…
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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…
