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  • The Royal Court announces full cast for upcoming futuristic play ‘More Life’

    The Royal Court announces full cast for upcoming futuristic play ‘More Life’

    The venue will premiere this new piece directed by James Yeatman, produced in tandem with the Kandisnky Theatre Company. Written by Lauren Mooney, the story explores the facts of human existence through the story of a woman revived into a robotic body. What does it mean to be human? Are we still people when we…

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    9 January, 2025
    English contents, News
    alison halstead, dan balfour, danusia samal, futuristic, gothic, gothic horror, helen schlesinger, isobel pellow, James Yeatman, kandisnky theatre company, lewis mackinnon, marc elliott, more life, royal court, royal court news, royal court theatre, ryan joseph stafford, sci fi, shankho chaudhuri, tim mcmulla, zac gvirtzman
  • Review of ‘The River’: “Unstrained flow”

    Review of ‘The River’: “Unstrained flow”

    Jez Butterworth’s three-hander thriller returns to the London stage in a new production starring acclaimed television star Paul McGann. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show, to let us know if its fluid narrative manages to make a splash. What I like most about rivers is you can’t step into the same river twice…

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    16 October, 2024
    English contents, Reviews
    Amanda Ryan, Bodkin, Casualty, Doctor Who, greenwich theatre, intimate theatre, james haddrell, jezz butterworth, Jonathan Creek, Kerri McLean, Luther, off west end, Paul McGann, Poldark, royal court theatre, Shameless, the river, thriller
  • Review of ‘Giant’: “The last tale of the unexpected”

    Review of ‘Giant’: “The last tale of the unexpected”

    John Lithgow lands on the London scene to portray Roald Dahl in Mark Rosenblatt’s latest play, dealing with the author’s conflicting views about the Isreal conflict ahead of the publication of his newest book. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show, to let us know if this fictionalized look into the writer’s most controversial…

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    6 October, 2024
    English contents, Reviews
    antisemitism, Charles Holloway OBE, Elliot Levey, giant, israel conflict, jewish, John Lithgow, London Theatre Company, mark rosenblatt, nicholas hytner, palestine conflict, roal dahl, Robyn Goodman & Josh Fiedler, romola garai, royal court theatre, Stephanie Kramer & Nicole Kramer
  • Review of ‘Imposter 22’: “There’s still one more piece in the puzzle”

    Review of ‘Imposter 22’: “There’s still one more piece in the puzzle”

    The Royal Court Theatre welcomes this new montage by the Access All Areas company, raising awareness about people with disabilities while regaling its audience with a good laugh. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show, to give us all the details about this surrealistic piece where murder brings out love. Being normal only means…

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    2 October, 2023
    English contents, Reviews
    access all areas, dark comedy, drama, inclusive theatre, Molly Davies, play, royal court theatre
  • Review of ‘Cuckoo’: “Where do we go from here?”

    Review of ‘Cuckoo’: “Where do we go from here?”

    BAFTA Award winning writer Michael Wynne returns to the Royal Court Theatre with the world premiere of his latest play, exploring the threats of an outside world we cannot control. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show, to let us know more about a piece where the real danger comes from one’s inner fears.…

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    19 July, 2023
    English contents, Reviews
    chelsea, comedy, cuckoo, dark comedy, drama, emma harrison, Jerwood Theatre Downstairs, jodie mcnee, london, michelle butterly, royal court theatre, sloane square, sue jenkins, vicky featherstone, west end
  • Review of ‘All of it’: “There was even more”

    Review of ‘All of it’: “There was even more”

    Kate O’Flynn stars in this puzzling show featuring three plays in one, exploring the oddities of our own existence through new unusual points of view. Guillermo Nazara shares his thoughts on this production running at the Royal Court Theatre for a strictly limited period, to tell us all about a montage that, regardless in which…

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    14 June, 2023
    English contents, Reviews
    Alistair McDowall, all of it, avignon festival, comedy, experimental theatre, kafka, kafkian, Kate O’Flynn, merlen hensel, philosophy, plato, play, royal court theatre, sam pritchard, the metamorphosis, vicky featherstone
  • Review of ‘BLACK SUPERHERO’: “When sex f*cks principles up”

    Review of ‘BLACK SUPERHERO’: “When sex f*cks principles up”

    Desire, drugs and lust intertwine in this emotional roller coaster questioning the meanings of love and relationships. Guillermo Nazara reviews this original new play upon his attendance to its world premiere, to share his thoughts about a show where fantasy becomes the rawest depiction of reality.

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    22 March, 2023
    English contents, Reviews
    Ako Mitchell, Ben Allen, black superhero, daniel evans, Danny Lee Wynter, Dominic Holmes, drugs, Dyllón Burnside, Eloka Ivo, gay, lgbt, london, Rochenda Sandall, Royal Court Jerwood Theatre Downstairs, royal court theatre, sex, sexuality, west end
  • Feature: When London looked to the Eastern sky

    Feature: When London looked to the Eastern sky

    Last month, the Royal Court Theatre world-premiered a set of three original pieces in association with Tokyo’s New National Theatre, in an unprecedented collaboration between both venues. Guillermo Nazara offers us an insight look at this intricate venture, upon interviewing its dramaturgs and artistic directors, to guide us into the depths of this innovative project…

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    6 February, 2023
    English contents, Features, Sin categoría
    arts fusion, eastern culture, eriko ogawa, experimental theatre, fusion, hiroshima, japan, japanese culture, london, nagasaki, national theatre, new plays japan, royal court theatre, shoko matsumara, theodora ndlovu, tokyo, tomoko kataka, west end, young playwrights
  • Crítica de ‘Baghdaddy’: “Está construyendo sus alas”

    Crítica de ‘Baghdaddy’: “Está construyendo sus alas”

    El debut en la dramaturgia de Jasmine Naziha Jones nos lleva a través de un ensueño de horribles revelaciones para analizar la moral que sustenta uno de los conflictos más controvertidos de la historia reciente. Guillermo Názara revisa esta nueva obra estrenada internacionalmente en el Royal Court de Londres, para darnos a conocer lo que…

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    2 December, 2022
    Contenido en español, Críticas
    baghdaddy, Charles Holloway, cultural clash, cultural identity, gulf war, Hayat Kamille, Jasmine Naziha Jones, Jerwood Theatre Downstairs, Jessica Hung Han Yun, london, moi train, Noof Ousellam, Philip Arditti, royal court theatre, sloane square, Souad Faress, Valentina Ceschi, west end
  • Review of ‘Baghdaddy’: “It’s building its wings”

    Review of ‘Baghdaddy’: “It’s building its wings”

    Jasmine Naziha Jones’s playwriting debut takes us through a reverie of horrid revelations to analyze the morals supporting one of the most controversial conflicts in recent history. Guillermo Názara reviews this new work internationally premiered at London’s Royal Court, to let us know what’s awaiting in this story of clashing worlds and feelings.

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    2 December, 2022
    English contents, Reviews
    baghdaddy, Charles Holloway, cultural clash, cultural identity, gulf war, Hayat Kamille, Jasmine Naziha Jones, Jerwood Theatre Downstairs, Jessica Hung Han Yun, london, moi train, Noof Ousellam, Philip Arditti, royal court theatre, sloane square, Souad Faress, Valentina Ceschi, west end
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