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Review of ‘The Beekeper of Aleppo’: “Refugee play is a hive of narrative activity, but its pathos doesn’t sting”
Christy Lefter’s popular novel returns to the stage through this touring adaptation produced in collaboration with the Nottingham Playhouse. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show to let us know if it’s bound to make the theatre colony buzz. I wanted to cry. I wanted to be moved. Sadly, my wishes weren’t granted. I…
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Review of ‘Cinderella’ (Richmond Theatre, 2025): “New panto production pumpkin spices the classic fairy tale up”
The timeless love story relives on the Richmond Theatre stage in this year’s pantomime, starring Helen George and Charlie Stemp. Guillermo Nazara shares his views to let us know if this latest adaptation, directed by Gary Wilmot, is going to the ball. I came from East London, like Jacky The Ripper,To witness the story of…
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Review of ‘Death On The Nile’: “New stage adaptation of Agatha Christie’s classic stays afloat despite added plot hole rocking the boat”
Following last year’s staging of one of her most prominent works, playwright Ken Ludwig and director Lucy Bailey team up again to revive another of Christie’s masterpieces. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show to let us know if their latest collaboration is slaying it, or instead just good enough to kill time. There’s…
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Review of ‘Death Comes To Pemberley’: “Roughly executed whodunnit can hardly slay it”
The Richmond Theatre hosts the final run for the stage adaptation of P.D. James’s novel, reviving the intrigue and romantic allure of its period mystery plot until the end of the week. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show to let us know if this array of killing affairs is something worth dying for.…
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Review of ‘By Royal Appointment’: “Anne Reid gives a majestic performance in a slightly common play”
The Richmond Theatre welcomes Daisy Goodwin’s playwriting debut, inspired by the real-life relationship between Queen Elizabeth II and her long-term dressmaker. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show to let us know if this excursion into the royal apartments comes off as an un-peasant journey. “Elegance is not standing out, but being remembered.” If…
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Review of ‘Little Women’ (2025 tour): “Immature take on the literary classic leads to a growth-lacking show”
The Richmond Theatre hosts this new stage adaptation of the Louisa May Alcott’s coming-of-age classic. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show, to let us know if its exploration of girlhood is, in any aspect, femme-tastic. When French composer Claude-Michel Schoenberg and librettist Alain Boublil sought out to turn Victor Hugo’s 1200-page epic saga…
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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 ‘Pride & Prejudice (*sort of)’: “Bringing out an Aust-entatious laugh”
Jane Austen’s literary classic gets a wacky makeover with the return of this farcical remake, currently touring around the UK. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show, to let us know if this parody version of the Romantic novel managed to entice him in some manner. Love is the biggest b*tch ever. Well, that…
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Review of ‘Filumena’: “Bland puttanesca”
The Richmond Theatre welcomes director Sean Mathias’s take on the Italian comedy classic, in a new production starring celebrity actors Felicity Kendall and Matthew Kelly. Guillermo Nazara will put analysis into the show, to let us know if this droll romance between a streetwalker and a wealthy tycoon is able to bring a whore lot…
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Review of ‘1984’: “This show is big, brother”
The literary classic returns to the London stage through this new adaptation written by Ryan Craig and starring theatre and television star Keith Allen. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show, to let us know if the latest take on Orwell’s dystopian universe manages to boast enough authority. Those who control thought own the…
