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Review of ‘Tending’: “Infectious poignancy”
Riverside Studios hosts the London premiere of this documentary-style play, celebrating the endeavours of NHS nurses as well as denouncing their current working conditions. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show, directing its elements to offer a closer look into its entrails. There are many reasons not to see this show. Yet, none of…
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Review of ‘A Brief Case of Crazy’: “It’d stick better with fewer slaps”
The Riverside Studios hosts this three-hander play by the Skedaddle company, combining clown, puppetry, and all sorts of physical comedy to deliver a classic story of love and kindness. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show, to let us know if this jokey piece of theatre ended up being a joke of a show.…
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Writer and performer Sam Ipema talks upcoming show ‘Dear Annie, I Hate You’: “Had I not been diagnosed, I highly doubt I’d find myself here putting on a play in London”
Following its successful run at the Edinburgh Fringe, the London scene welcomes the arrival of this dark comedy exploring the author’s real-ljfe journey upon suffering from an aneurysm. Guillermo Nazara chats with the playwright, to learn more about the creation of a show where positivity and inspiration are the brains of its outfit. How does…
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Review of ‘Second Best’: “Putting poignancy into accio”
London’s Riverside Studios hosts Asa Butterfield’s stage debut, starring in this new one-man play exploring the scars of childhood trauma through the most exceptional life experiences. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show, to let us know if its piercing, dark-marked narrative manages to cast a spell on the viewers’ hearts. Family is not…
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Review of ‘Inferna’: “Heat does not ignite the flame”
London’s Riverside Studios hosts the premiere of the Small Beer Company’s first-ever production, depicting the torture and misery of the young, unmarried mothers brought to religious institutions against their will. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show, to let us know if this fiendish tale of the Holy Church left him with a heavenly…
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Review of ’10 Nights’: “Dramatic fasting”
Riverside Studios welcomes the London return of Shahid Iqbal Khan’s spiritual play – exploring the journey of a young man reconnecting with his religion, as he tries to heal the scars from a horrible past. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show, to let us if this soulful story of grievance and self-improvement is…
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Review of ‘The King of Broken Things’: “Theory comes after practice”
The Riverside Studios host the London premiere of Michael Taylor-Broderic’s inward-looking piece, delivering a message of tenderness and positivity through the comments of young autistic boy. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show, to let us know if this potentially thoughtful theatrical experience ends up feeling like child’s play. Imagination is reality stripped of…
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Review of ‘French Toast’: “It is what it is”
Jean Poiret’s 1977 play returns to the London scene in a revised adaptation starring acclaimed French performer Edith Varnes. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show, to let us know if this lively recount by the man who gave us The Birdcage ends up striking a folie-à-deux. Animals, actors – two kinds of hell!…
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Review of ‘Mercurial’: “Unstable formulation”
London’s Riverside Studios host the return of Rosaleen Cox’s dark comedy after its world premiere last summer, exploring the complexities of love relationships through an edgy point of view. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show, to let us know this playful story themed after a sex party manages to flaunt some memorable attributes.…
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Edith Vernes talks upcoming play ‘French Toast’: “The audience will surely walk away singing and smiling”
Jean Poiret’s effervescent comedy lands on the London stage through this new adaptation running at the Riverside Studios for the whole next month. Guillermo Nazara chats with its lead actress, to learn all the fun facts about this play dealing with the clashes between French and British cultures, penned by the same author who gave…
