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  • Review of ‘Swag Age’: “Astounding cast brings honour to us all despite writing’s shortcomings”

    Review of ‘Swag Age’: “Astounding cast brings honour to us all despite writing’s shortcomings”

    London’s Gillian Lynne Theatre hosted the West End première of the popular Korean musical, in a semi-staged one-off concert performed in the piece’s original language. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show to let us know if its celebration of East Asian lore and poetry can turn audiences into sinjo-philes. There’s a reason why…

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    11 September, 2025
    English contents, Reviews, Sin categoría
    an ye bin, byun jee jun, chan min park, choi ii woo, gillian lynne theatre, hwang sung jae, jeong yeon lee, jun a young, jung sun gi, kim eun ae, kim jae hyung, kim soo ha, korean musicals, lee kyung soo, lee seo young, lim hyun su, musical theatre, musicals, noh hyun chang, oh seung hyun, poetry, review swag age, ryoo ha ryun, sinjo, swag age, swag age musical, west end, west end musicals, yang hee jun
  • Review of ‘Go On Like This’: “Don’t play it again, Sam”

    Review of ‘Go On Like This’: “Don’t play it again, Sam”

    Performers Tim Etchells and Tony Buck join forces onstage through this alternative show blending poetry and percussion to paint a different picture of life, as well as creating a one-of-a-kind theatrical experience. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show, to let us know if this experimental recital is worth banging the drum for. Art…

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    16 October, 2024
    English contents, Reviews, Sin categoría
    avant garde, drums, experimental, forced entertainment, forced entertainment 40 festival, fringe, music, percussion, poetry, southbank centre, tim etchells, ton buck
  • Review of ‘Romeo and Juliet’: “The course of true love never did run smooth”

    Review of ‘Romeo and Juliet’: “The course of true love never did run smooth”

    Shakespeare’s immortal love story relives once again on its home stage, in a new abridged production playing the Globe’s main playhouse. Guillermo Nazara share his views on the show, to let us know if this revised montage still kisses by the book.

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    20 March, 2024
    English contents, Reviews
    capulet, classical theatre, love story, montague, poetry, romance, romantic, romeo and juliet, shakespeare, shakespeare globe, shakespeare's globe, the bard, theatre in verse, tragedy, william shakespeare

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