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Review of ‘Macbeth’: “What’s done cannot be undone, but it should”
London’s Globe Theatre opens this new abridged production of the Scottish play, developed as part of the Playing Shakespeare with Deutsche Bank project – and specifically designed for younger audiences. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show, to let us know if the return of Bard’s timeless tragedy is met in thunder, lightning, or…
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Review of ‘Richard II’: “This blessed plot, The King shall do it”
Jonathan Bailey returns to the stage in Nicholas Hytner’s latest production of Shakespeare’s historical piece. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show, to let us know if this new revival of the Bard’s royal tragedy still holds the power that made him king. The heart lives for its own demise. No one else like…
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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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Review of ‘The Tempest’: “O brave new world”
Film star Sigourney Weaver lands on the West End stage with this new, limited-running reimagined production directed by Jamie Lloyd. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show, to let us know if for this edgy interpretation of the Bard’s masterpiece, the crimes would pardoned be. “O I have suffered with those that I saw…
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Review of ‘All’s Well That Ends Well’: “Blissful misery”
The Bard’s disputed comedy returns to the London stage in an intimate, candlelit production playing at the Globe’s indoor theatre until the start of the New Year. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show, to let us know if, in this new approach on the classic piece, the end is renown, no matter the…
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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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Review of ‘Princess Essex’: “Rather royal, but still not quite right”
Shakespeare’s Globe hosts the world premiere of Anne Odeke’s historical farce, depicting the trials and tribulations of the first black woman in Great Britain to ever compete in a beauty pageant. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show, to let us know this comedy dealing with questionable monarchs ends up being fit for a…
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Review of ‘Antony & Cleopatra’: ” The breaking of so great a thing should make a greater crack”
The Bard’s epic love-and-loss play returns to the London scene in a fully revised version reflecting queer identities through an alternative. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show, to let us know if this new look into the classic tale still manages to bring eternity into their lips and our eyes. What is power…
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Review of ‘The Comedy of Errors’: “Make no mistake by missing it”
The Bard’s popular comedy returns to The Globe through the revival of its latest production, currently playing at its open-air theatre until the end of October. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show, to let us know if this showcase of wrongs manages to get anything right. I don’t care for Shakespeare’s comedies. Yes,…
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Review of ‘Antony and Cleopatra’: “Too green in judgement”
The Bard’s revered historical piece returns to its homeplace in a new production combining conventional acting with sign language performances. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show, to let us know if, in this contemporary look on the classic, the odds is far from gone. “Age cannot wither her.” The doomed affair between the…
