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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 ‘Romeo and Juliet’: “The course of true love never did run smooth”
Shakespeare’s immortal love story relives once again on its home stage, in a new abridged production playing the Globe’s main playhouse. Guillermo Nazara share his views on the show, to let us know if this revised montage still kisses by the book.
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Review of ‘The Merchant of Venice, 1936’: “”Old in limbs, in judgement young”
One of Shakespeare’s best-known and probably most controversial pieces takes a leap in time through this new version starring Tracy-Ann Oberman, and set during the East London riots against fascism. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show, to let us know if its reinvented approach deserves a pound of flesh. No one hates stronger…
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Review of ‘The Motive and The Cue’: “God hath given you one face, and you make yourself another”
The most successful Hamlet production in Broadway’s history returns to the stage through this blaring depiction of how it all came together. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show, to let us know if this forceful battle of talent and egos manages to crack a heart. There’s no bigger drama in the theatre that…
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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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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 ‘Sheldrake on Shakespeare’: “We know what we are, but know not what we may be”
The most revered dramaturg of all times becomes the man of the hour through this one-man comedy exploring some of the most interesting aspects about his life and work. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on this new piece currently heading to the Edinburgh Fringe – and reveals if, to discuss this show, he must be…
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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…
