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Review of ‘King Lear’: “Speaks what it feels, not what it ought to say”
Kenneth Branagh returns to the West End with a visually enticing take on Shakespeare’s tragical masterpiece. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show, to let us know if this latest take on the mad king is actually right royal. The Spaniards have a saying to warn about a child’s blaring ingratitude: raise a crow,…
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Kenneth Branagh’s ‘King Lear’ to release £20 ticket schemes throughout run
The production will launch front row and standing tickets every week through three different process of booking, including an online lottery. Starring and directed by Branagh, the cast features Mara Allen, Deborah Alli and Raymond Anum, among many others. How sharper than a serpent’s tooth is to have a thankless child… Well, maybe we can…
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Review of ‘Romeo and Juliet’: “Tonight won’t just be any night”
Prokofiev’s ultimate masterpiece makes a comeback to the London stage, through Matthew Bourne’s imaginative retelling of the world’s most harrowing love story. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on this new montage – to let us know if, in this case, the course actually ran smooth. A broken heart might never beat again. The most unfortunate…
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Review of ‘Macbeth’: “Big toil, no trouble”
Shakespeare’s most haunting tragedy returns to its birthplace in a new production starring Max Bennett. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show, to let us know if the charm of this montage is truly firm and good. By the pricking of my thumbs, something wicked this way comes. Tonight, at the Apollo Victoria… Come…
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Review of ‘The Merry Wives of Windsor’: “So long, lover boy!”
The Arcola Theatre opened last week the 2023 edition of the Grimeborn Opera Festival, starting with a visually reinvented production of Otto Nicolai’s most succesful piece. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on this montage featuring an queer-inclusive company, to let us know if this marriage of songs and drama has made it smoothly down the…
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Review of ‘Pretty, Witty Nell’: “There’s method in his madness”
Theatre history relives onstage through the true tale of one of the first actresses (and prostitutes) to ever tread the English boards. Guillermo Nazara shares his thoughts on this one-woman play written in the purest Shakesperean style, to let us know if this piece actually deserves to be or not to be. Two theatres, both…
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Review of ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’: “The right delusion”
Fairy tale chaos inundates the Globe with the return of Shakespeare’s most whimsical comedy. Guillermo Nazara shares his thoughts on this new production bringing back one of the author’s most popular plays, to let us know if the company should have kept their feet on the ground. The course of true love never did run…
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Review of ‘The Comedy of Errors’: “Good old camp”
Shakespeare’s most farcical work returns to the Globe in a visually staggering production at itts open-air theatre. Guillermo Nazara shares his thoughts on this version bringing back the full allure of the 1600s, to let us know if this silly-fun piece was actually a fool’s errand. Roses are red, violets are blue. And that’s all…
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The Oliviers announce their 2023 recipients of the Special Award and Lifetime Achievement Award
As the most prestigious accolades in London and British theatre are about to disclose their new list of nominees, Dame Arlene Phillips and Sir Derek Jacobi have been made the beneficiaries of this year’s categories. Set to hold their ceremony in the beginning of April at the Royal Albert Hall, all the rest of candidates…
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Review of ‘The Winter’s Tale’: “Twisted as life”
Shakespeare’s late classic brings back the drama, comedy and ambiguity to its birthplace through this new production staged at the venue’s two playhouses. Guillermo Nazara reviews Sean Holmes’s reenvisioned take, to share his thoughts about this revised adaptation on one of the bard’s most debated works.
