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  • Review of ‘The Liar, The Bitch and The Wardrobe’: “No room to the imagination”

    Review of ‘The Liar, The Bitch and The Wardrobe’: “No room to the imagination”

    C. S. Lewis’s beloved children’s book gets butchered up in this hilarious adult panto giving a fag-tastical makeover the original tale. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show, to let us know if this not too straightforward adaptation of the classic novel keeps up the fairy dust. This made me happyThis made me happy…

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    4 December, 2024
    English contents, Reviews
    adult panto, battersea, c s Lewis, comedy, drag, drag show, fringe theatre, gay, gay theatre, lgbt, musical theatre, musicals, Narnia, paul taylor mills, the liar the bitch and the wardrobe, the lion the witch and the wardrobe, turbine theatre, wicked
  • Review of ‘Coming Clean’: “It needs to sweep more”

    Review of ‘Coming Clean’: “It needs to sweep more”

    The Turbine Theatre welcomes the revival of Kevin Elyot’s first professional comedy, exploring the definitions of love and relationships in London’s 80s gay scene. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show, to let us know if its camp humour actually left it with a straight face. “There’s nothing more erotic than being f*cked to…

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    4 April, 2024
    English contents, Reviews
    alexander hulme, andrew beckett, coming clean, kevin elliott, kevion elliot, simon goodman, theo walker, turbine theatre, yannick budd
  • Review on ‘The Nutcracker – An Adult Panto’: “Done with a big pair of Christmas balls”

    Review on ‘The Nutcracker – An Adult Panto’: “Done with a big pair of Christmas balls”

    The classic fairy tale spreads its wings (and something else) through this irreverent show not suitable for the tight ones. Guillermo Nazara shares squeezes every part of the piece, to let us know if this touching affair was actually funny business. On the twelfth day of Christmas my dealer gave to meTwelve drillers drillingEleven pumpers…

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    8 December, 2023
    English contents, Reviews
    adult panto, book-review, bright-lights-big-christmas, christmas, christmas show, friendship, fringe, joshua coley, luke byrne, mary-kay-andrews, music, musical, musical theatre, musicals, netgalley, paul taylor, paul taylor mills, the nutcracker, theo walker, turbine theatre, west end
  • ‘Cake: The Marie Antoinette Playlist’ to play in the West End for one week only

    ‘Cake: The Marie Antoinette Playlist’ to play in the West End for one week only

    The show will play at London’s Lyric Theatre for 5 days only, featuring the same lead cast as in its first UK tour. Directed and choreographed by Olivier Award-winner Drew McOnie, the musical tells, through pop and comedy, the true story of the royal scandal that started the French revolution. Nothing like a good slice…

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    11 August, 2023
    English contents, News
    cake, cake the musical, Drew McOnie, jack mackmanus, jukebox musical, london, lyric theatre, mary poppins, Morgan Lloyd Malcolm, musical theatre, paul taylor mills, renee lamb, Six The Musical, the marie antoinette playlist, the other palace, turbine theatre, west end, zizi strallen
  • Review of ‘Eugenius!’: “This world’s for the dreamers”

    Review of ‘Eugenius!’: “This world’s for the dreamers”

    The most acclaimed superhero musical in the galaxy returns to London to save the earthlings through song, dance and a lot of camp. Guillermo Nazara shares his thoughts on this nostalgic show paying homage to 80s pop culture, to let us know about its powers and weaknesses upon his attendance to the secret headquarters.

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    23 March, 2023
    English contents, Reviews
    battersea, battersea power station, ben adams, bill kenwright, chris wilkins, comics, dc, dom andersen, elliott evans, eugenius, hannah chissick, jaina brock patel, james hameed, joseph beach, lara denning, louis doran, maddison firth, marvel, musical theatre, naomi alade, paul taylor mills, rhys taylor, sebsatian harwood, stan lee, superhero, superman, toughman, turbine theatre, west end
  • Review of ‘My Son’s A Queer’: “A million lives story”

    Review of ‘My Son’s A Queer’: “A million lives story”

    Tears and laughs shake the stage in this proud celebration of truthfulness and individuality. Guillermo Nazara reviews this new production which has lately become one of the hottest shows in the West End, to let us know if all the gossip is as fair as its bitchy tongue.

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    21 February, 2023
    English contents, Reviews, Sin categoría
    ambassadors theatre, ambassadors theatre group, atg, battersea, battersea theatre, but what can you do, disney, disney parade, drag queen, gay, George Reeve, Jai Morjaria, les miserables, lgbt, lgbt rights, london, luke sheppard, musical, musical theatre, musicals, my son's a queer, pippa cleary, pride, queer, queer identities, Ryan Dawson Laight, Simon Nathan, Tingying Dong, transgender, turbine theatre, west end
  • FEATURE: Read all about last night’s Off West End Awards ceremony

    FEATURE: Read all about last night’s Off West End Awards ceremony

    The Offies are back! For the first time in 3 years, the most prestigious awards celebrating the talent and effort of fringe and alternative theatre return to a live event – hosted on this occasion in the allure of London’s staggering Alexandra Palace. Guillermo Nazara tells us all the details about the experience, to take…

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    13 February, 2023
    English contents, Features
    alex borovensky, alexandra palace, alternative theatre, arcola, but im a cheerleader, charing cross theatre, dame mareen lipman, diva live from hell, drag queens, fringe, fringe theatre, hormsey, joseph potter, michael mather, michael twait, michael twaits, minister of arts heritage, off west end, off west end awards, offcomm, offies, olivier awards, park theatre, pro english theatre, pussycat in memory of darkness, reuben keyte, ride, rose, soho theatre, stephen parkinson, the butch is back, the poltergeist, turbine theatre, vault festival, west end, whatsonstage awards, wood green

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