Gary Naylor - Page 45

Mrs Thatcher has forced a No Confidence vote in the Commons and the Labour Party are fighting to survive it - and we're calling the shots!

South Londoners are given a voice from beyond the grave in six beautifully rendered monologues from, and for, Covid times.

A wonderful revival of a show, marrying beautiful music and singing with poignancy and wit

A show that surprises and delights, packed with wit and wisdom, delivered by a brilliant cast

Three singers, one stage and a selection smart songs, all on a summer's evening.

Four short plays from a long time ago yield much to reflect upon in this mini-anthology of Caryl Churchill's work.

Hop on the Express G&S and see a detective solve a mystery with the help of some of Gilbert and Sullivan's greatest hits.

Harry and Denise find each other in a village hall every Thursday evening and (almost) 'find each other' too.

Fantastical fairies and pompous politicians collide in this sweet satire, one of Britain's favourite operas.

Lockdown legends burst into the real world on a night of fun underpinned with a message to the government about the Arts.

Hampstead Garden Opera bring a slice of 17th century Venetian sensibility to our Covidy times.

Knowing me, knowing you, it does exactly what you'll expect!

Lucinda Coxon's 2010 play stretches across the Atlantic Ocean, but pulls us back to London's tiny flats and intimate arrangements.

He's funny and sad, accessible but deep, Russian but universal - it's time to check out Chekhov.

We're tight close-up on a pair of eyes that become many pairs of eyes as single, spat out verbs tell us the emotions such eyes transmit. Done more slowly, it would capture something of those silent movie screen tests from 100 years ago in which Clara Bow would express fear or Theda Bara allure.

BWW reviewer Gary Naylor highlights his favourite theatre productions and performances of 2020.

Seeing so accomplished and engaging a production as this (VOPERA's first to boot), a genuine question arises - is the socially-distanced, digitally distributed show no longer merely a stopgap, an ersatz simulacrum, but a new art form in itself?

The infamous Baron Munchausen is updated for our times, given voice by Richard O'Brien who revels in recounting outrageous, outlandish stories.

Even the introduction of the excellent Naomie Harris can do little to rescue a show that makes you look forward to global warming.

A very different world (and a very different BBC) emerges from that most impenetrable of dark places - the recent past.