Shakespeare in the Squares – First Night Magazine

Review of ‘As You Like It’ (East London Shakespeare Festival): “Simplified outdoor revival makes an impression on audiences forever and a day”

The Bard’s popular comedy relives across London’s green spaces in a new interactive production running until the end of August. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show — to let us know if this version, suitable for kids and Duke Seniors, comes off as too phoe-ble. All the world’s a stage. And surely the…

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30 July, 2025

English contents, Reviews

as you like it, east london shakespeare, east london shakespeare festival, greenwich, greenwich observatory, review as you like it, shakespare, Shakespeare in the Squares, the bard, william shakespare
The 50 best shows of 2024

As this year’s last act gets ready for its grand finale, we present our annual list of the most enduring productions in both the London and UK scene. Join us, as we take a journey into the past – and reveal which ones, out of our 288 posts, have made it into our stagy wall…

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30 December, 2024

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a chorus line, A Raisin in the Sun, a view from the bridge, alegria, All's Well That Ends Well, asi wind, barbican theatre, barbra streisand, benjamin button musical, best shows, best shows of 2024, boys from the blackstuff, bronco billy, buyer and cellar, cirque, cirque du soleil, cowbois, cruel intentions musical, dance, death of england, dominic west, enb, english national ballet, fiddler on the roof, fringe, giant, giselle, harry clarke, holocaust, homo alone, House of Life, hugh panaro, incredibly human, John Lithgow, judy, judy garland, la fille mal gardee, lehman brothers, lehman trilogy, les noces, madame bovary, much ado about nothing, musical theatre, musicals, next to normal, oedipus, off west end, people places and things, pippin, players kings, plays, punchdrunk, roald dahl, rob madge, shakespeare, Shakespeare in the Squares, shakespeare’s globe, sophie’s surpirse 29th, spirited away, Standing at the Sky’s Edge, stephen schwartz, swan lake in the round, tennessee williams, the 39 steps, the bbc proms, The Black Saint and The Sinner Lady, the comedy of errors, the curious case of benjamin, the departue, the dream of a ridiculous man, the glass menagerie, the happiest man on earth, the hills of california, the liar the bitch and the wardrobe, the massive tragedy of Madame bovary, the nutcracker, the picture of dorian gray, theatre, tour, twelfth night, viola’s room, war horse, west end
Review of ‘Macbeth’: “What bloody man is that?”

The Bard’s signature piece dealing with lust, corruption and ambition travels around all around the London scene through this new itinerary production by Shakespeare In The Squares. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show, to let us know if this reenvision of the author’s horrible imaginings ends up bringing up present fears. Just so…

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15 November, 2024

English contents, Reviews

macbeth, mohab kaddah, sam dleon, shakespeare, Shakespeare in the Squares, stage, theatre
Review of ‘All’s Well That Ends Well’: “And it did!”

Shakespeare in the Squares returns one more year, bringing back one of the Bard’s comedy classics as they transform London parks into open-air theatres. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show, to let us know if this new version of the love–setback piece has set up a succesful comeback. There are just as many…

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25 June, 2024

English contents, Reviews

all’s and that ends well, classic theatre, classics, shakespeare, Shakespeare in the Squares