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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…
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Review of ‘The Taming of the Shrew’: “Rougher touches increase the arousal”
Shakespeare’s love-hate comedy returns to the Globe, in a new production bringing a more callow approach to its maddening storyline. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show, to let us know if this modernized revision ends up killing it in its own humour. “Could you stop being such a b*tch?”. I wonder how many…
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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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Review of ‘Romeo & Juliet’: “The art of not kissing by the book”
Shakespeare’s signature romance travels to the fringe scene in this new abridged version re-envisioned by the Clever Box Theatre company. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show, to let us know if as for its creatives and performers, all are punished. If there’s something I enjoy when coming to the theatre (even more than…
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Review of ‘Twelfth Night’: “Witty foolishness”
Shakespeare’s beloved comedy classic returns to the London scene in a new queer-themed production starting Regent’s Park’s Open Air Theatre’s next season. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show, to let us know if this piece upon a stage now should be condemned as improbable fiction. “Be not afraid of greatness. Some are born…
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Review of ‘Much Ado About Nothing’: “As merry as the show is long”
Shakespeare’s ultimate rom-com returns to the Globe in a new period-themed production under Sean Holmes’s vision. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show, to let us know if its situational humour actually fell out of place. “Here lies Hero, A hero killed by slanderous tongues”. Oh, thanks for the compliment, darling – but it’s actually…
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Review of ‘Player Kings’: “Nowhere near a fallen staff”
Ian McKellen becomes the fat of the land in this new adaptation of Shakespeare’s Henry IV duology, currently playing in the West End before embarking on a limited tour across the UK. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show, to let us know if this revised take on the Bard’s historical narrative is actually…
