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Gary Naylor

Gary Naylor is chief London reviewer for BroadwayWorld (https://www.broadwayworld.com/author/Gary-Naylor) and feels privileged to see so much of his home city's theatre. He writes about cricket for The Guardian (https://www.theguardian.com/profile/gary-naylor) and is a lead commentator at Guerilla Cricket (https://www.guerillacricket.com/). He podcasts on 80s and 90s football at https://www.nessundormapod.com/. He writes on films at Letterboxd  https://letterboxd.com/garynaylor999/. He tweets at https://twitter.com/garynaylor85. 






BWW Review: BERYL, Rose Theatre Kingston,March 8 2016
BWW Review: BERYL, Rose Theatre Kingston,March 8 2016
March 9, 2016

Gary Naylor sees something between a play and an illustrated lecture that tells the story of one of Britain's forgotten sporting greats.

BWW Review: AVE MAYA, London Coliseum, March 6 2016
BWW Review: AVE MAYA, London Coliseum, March 6 2016
March 8, 2016

Gary Naylor sees a spectacular tribute to Maya Plisetskaya, an icon of Russian Ballet, who died in May 2015, aged 89.

BWW Review: IPHIGENIE EN TAURIDE, Hackney Empire, March 5 2016
BWW Review: IPHIGENIE EN TAURIDE, Hackney Empire, March 5 2016
March 6, 2016

Gary Naylor sees a simply staged but powerful production of Gluck's 18th century opera about the sister and brother reunited far from home who seize the opportunity to fulfil their destinies.

BWW Review: TRANSPORTS, Pleasance Theatre, March 1 2016
BWW Review: TRANSPORTS, Pleasance Theatre, March 1 2016
March 2, 2016

Gary Naylor sees a play based on the true story of a girl who fled the Nazi Holocaust on the Kindertransport that has much to say about that and about people more generally.

BWW Review: A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM, Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith, February 29 2016
BWW Review: A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM, Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith, February 29 2016
March 1, 2016

Gary Naylor sees a production of a Shakespearean classic that starts unconventionally and spins off into mayhem!

BWW Review: THE CAUCASIAN CHALK CIRCLE, Brockley Jack Studio Theatre, February 25 2016
BWW Review: THE CAUCASIAN CHALK CIRCLE, Brockley Jack Studio Theatre, February 25 2016
February 27, 2016

Gary Naylor sees a 20th century classic that makes plenty of demands on its audience but rewards it with a rich mix of politics, stylistic innovation and insight into human nature.

BWW Review: MISS JULIE, Etcetra Theatre, February 24 2016
BWW Review: MISS JULIE, Etcetra Theatre, February 24 2016
February 27, 2016

Gary Naylor sees a fine production of the Swedish classic about class, sex and social norms that retains its relevance over a century since Strindberg wrote it..

BWW Review: FIREBIRD, Trafalgar Studios 2, February 22 2016
BWW Review: FIREBIRD, Trafalgar Studios 2, February 22 2016
February 25, 2016

Gary Naylor sees a searing drama brilliantly written and performed which acts as a call to action as this must surely never be allowed to happen again.

BWW Review: THE RINSE CYCLE, Charing Cross Theatre, February 19 2016
BWW Review: THE RINSE CYCLE, Charing Cross Theatre, February 19 2016
February 20, 2016

Gary Naylor sees Wagner's Ring Cycle done in two hours in a production that doesn't quite locate its target audience.

BWW Review: SONGS FOR THE END OF THE WORLD, The Vaults, February 18 2016
BWW Review: SONGS FOR THE END OF THE WORLD, The Vaults, February 18 2016
February 19, 2016

Gary Naylor sees a gig, a story and a vision of a dystopian nightmare all in one from Dom Coyote and his band of fine musicians.

BWW Review: A STEADY RAIN, Arcola Theatre, February 17 2016
BWW Review: A STEADY RAIN, Arcola Theatre, February 17 2016
February 18, 2016

Gary Naylor sees a play that has a curious structure but too flimsy and over-familiar a plot to carry a production that boils down to two men talking.

BWW Review: JANIS JOPLIN - FULL TILT, Theatre Royal Stratford East, February 16 2016
BWW Review: JANIS JOPLIN - FULL TILT, Theatre Royal Stratford East, February 16 2016
February 17, 2016

Gary Naylor sees a fine performance in a concert / play that shines a light on a somewhat neglected but important figure in the 1960s counterculture.

BWW Review: ROUND THE HORNE, Museum of Comedy, February 12 2016
BWW Review: ROUND THE HORNE, Museum of Comedy, February 12 2016
February 16, 2016

Gary Naylor sees a fine reconstruction of two episodes of Round The Horne, performed with great skill and vim, giving us a window on a show the influence of whicht echoes across half a century.

BWW Review: ORPHANS, Southwark Playhouse, February 12 2016
BWW Review: ORPHANS, Southwark Playhouse, February 12 2016
February 15, 2016

Gary Naylor sees a fine black comedy that has lots to say 33 years on from its premiere and showcases three tours-de-force from the three actors

BWW Review: DRESS REHEARSAL, Old Sorting Office Arts Centre, February 11 2016
BWW Review: DRESS REHEARSAL, Old Sorting Office Arts Centre, February 11 2016
February 15, 2016

Gary Naylor sees some magnificent singing and dodgy acting in something best described as a 'Jukebox Opera'.

BWW Review: ROAD SHOW, Union Theatre, February 10 2016
BWW Review: ROAD SHOW, Union Theatre, February 10 2016
February 11, 2016

Gary Naylor sees an ill-focused but nevertheless rewarding Sondheim musical about two brothers who each succeed and fail in their own ways.

BWW Review: CIRQUE BERSERK, Peacock Theatre, February 9 2016
BWW Review: CIRQUE BERSERK, Peacock Theatre, February 9 2016
February 10, 2016

Gary Naylor sees a 21st century circus with plenty of links to the traditions of the past.

BWW Review: HAMLET PECKHAM, CLF Theatre Bussey Building, February 8 2016
BWW Review: HAMLET PECKHAM, CLF Theatre Bussey Building, February 8 2016
February 9, 2016

Gary Naylor sees a Hamlet (well, three Hamlets) in Peckham that tells its tale with great clarity and no little wit.

BWW Review: I LOVED LUCY, Jermyn Street Theatre, February 5 2016
BWW Review: I LOVED LUCY, Jermyn Street Theatre, February 5 2016
February 7, 2016

Gary Naylor sees a wonderful play written and acted with great skill that left him with a skip in his step and a paragraph for his Best Of Theatre 2106 already.

BWW Review: MUTED - SHOWCASE, St Paul's Church, Covent Garden, February 4 2016
BWW Review: MUTED - SHOWCASE, St Paul's Church, Covent Garden, February 4 2016
February 5, 2016

Gary Naylor sees a showcase performance of Muted, a rock musical in its development phase.



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