Theatres: These are a few of our favourite things
Even those as lucky as regular reviewers do not take theatres' unique pleasures for granted - here are a few of our favourite things
Gary Naylor - Page 22
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BWW Review: A FIGHT AGAINST... UNA LUCHA CONTRA..., Royal Court Theatre
A collage of scenes set largely in Latin America examine when, or if, individuals can find a place in fracturing communities.
BWW Review: HABEAS CORPUS, Menier Chocolate Factory Theatre
It's good to hear collective laughter again in a theatre, but the dated characters grate rather than charm, and fewer jokes land in 2020s than in the 1970s.
BWW Review: WEST SIDE STORY, in cinemas
Though flawed by too much dialogue, West Side Story will thrill young and old with its set pieces and soaring score
BWW Review: BEST OF ENEMIES, Young Vic
James Graham's new play bristles with wit, recreating Gore Vidal and William F Buckley's TV debates of 1968 - and a whole lot more
BWW Review: THE BOOK OF DUST - LA BELLE SAUVAGE, Bridge Theatre
Fine theatrical effects, but thus adaptation of Lyra Belacqua's first year of life never escapes the confines imposed by the origin story genre's structure
BWW Review: THE TREATY, Embassy of Ireland
A lesson not just in history, but in theatre, from an ensemble and creative team in complete command of complex, riveting material
BWW Review: POLICE COPS THE MUSICAL, New Diorama Theatre
A madcap, spoofing comedy briiming with energy and chest hair
BWW Review: BONNY & READ, Brockley Jack Theatre
A new play with music tells the story of Anne Bonny and Mary Read, two cross-dressing pirates, through song and rhyme
BWW Review: YES SO I SAID YES, Finborough Theatre
Ferocious and funny, Ireland's play has lost none of its power, and gained even more relevance, ten years on from its Omagh debut
BWW Review: THE NUTCRACKER, Royal Opera House
A beautiful production that does not intend to break new ground - and is all the better for it.
BWW Review: THE VALKYRIE, London Coliseum
Some curious directorial choices fail to blunt the force of Wagner's musical donner und blitzen as the gods bicker and bully and the mortals bleed
BWW Review: A MERCHANT OF VENICE, Playground Theatre
Shakespeare in Italy's debut production clarifies and amplifies the wonderful, if problematic, play
BWW Review: TICK, TICK... BOOM!
Lin-Manuel Miranda brings Jonathan Larson (winningly played by Andrew Garfield) to the screen as he tries to get his first musical produced against the backdrop of New York's AIDS pandemic
BWW Review: LOVE DANCE, Chiswick Playhouse
Gentle rom-com that breaks no new ground but is easy on the eye and ear and has its fair share of laughs and 'ahhsss'.
BWW Review: ABIGAIL'S PARTY, Park Theatre
The classic play has all the set-pieces and much imitated dialogue in a revival that also underlines the persistence of the anxieties and neuroses it exposes.
BWW Review: PUNCHY! THE MUSICAL, Courtyard Theatre
Super songs from Jack Terroni rescue a play with music in which dramatic potential takes a back seat to didactic proselytising
BWW Review: THE SUGAR HOUSE, Finborough Theatre
Sydney seen through the eyes of a fracturing family over 40 years introduces many of the issues faced by post-industrial cities, but this play doesn't really explore them in any depth.
BWW Review: DOING SHAKESPEARE, Bridewell Theatre
The Northern Comedy Theatre's madcap mash-up hits more than it misses with laughs broad and subtle.
BWW Review: INDECENT PROPOSAL, Southwark Playhouse
A strange decision to return to a novel very much of its time and place appears even stranger after seeing the show.
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