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Review of ‘Much Ado About Nothing’ (The Globe, 2026): “Present-day revision shows darker shades, but it’s still as merry as the day is long”
There is an obsession with modern reinterpretations of classics that speak to no one but the director’s ego — and perhaps the TikTokers who use them as subjects for mockery. This season’s production of arguably Shakespeare’s most engaging romantic comedy is no exception, but only partially. It might bring a contemporary style to the work-…
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Review of ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ (2026, The Globe): “Interactive production doesn’t take pains, but it’s almost perfect”
This is not the groundbreaking tour de force that The Globe blessed us with at the end of last year, but it’s not that far from that level of excellence. There’s nothing technically new about it. Unlike the venue’s most recent predecessor, this one is back to drollery, liveliness, and, of course, summer. And that…
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Review of ‘Romeo and Juliet’ (2025 Globe): “Wild West reimagining turns lovers tragedy into a holy-cow extravaganza”
Shakespeare’s Globe hosts this cowboy-themed makeover on the Bard’s timeless romance. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show, to let us know if de-parting from the material’s original looks is, in this case, such sweet sorrow. “For never was a story of more woe than this of Juliet and her Romeo.” Someone involved with this…
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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 ‘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 ‘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 ‘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 ‘Othello’: “Betrayal pays off”
The Bard’s greatest classic about disloyalty and deception returns to the Globe in a visually modernized production played by candlelight. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show, to let us know if this recurring piece in the London scene is still worth coming even now, now, very now. No good deed goes unpunished. Yet,…
