Gary Naylor - Page 51

Gary Naylor enjoys his first experience of opera beamed from the New York Met into the cinemas of the UK. Inevitably, one can hardly go wrong in the company of Seville's celebrated barber, despite quite a few hiccups on the way.

Gary Naylor sees a jukebox musical that takes us back to the 80s - in more ways than one - but leaves its audience on its feet, demanding more.

Gary Naylor sees a play that demands that we look beyond the horror of the images and into the conditions that drive men and women to do terrible things in time of war.

Gary Naylor sees a screening of a wonderful production of As You Like It that loses little over 20 odd years and on slightly grainy video - the magic of theatre prevails!

Gary Naylor spends an evening with Arnold Schwarzenegger but comes away feeling that he knew as much on the way in as on the way out.

Gary Naylor sees a promenade production of Shakespeare's notorious Scottish play, one that chills in more senses than one.

Gary Naylor sees a magnificently realised play, the ambition of which never gets in the way of its storytelling, delivered through three of the strongest performances I have seen all year.

Gary Naylor sees a very fine debut from a new playwright that mixes comedy with reflection on the way the world has changed in little more than a generation and how that change impacts on a father, uncle and daughter.

Gary Naylor sees a spectacular musical that has its heart, if not always its sense of humour, in the right place as the Essex Girls of 1968 come out on top.

Gary Naylor sees an extraordinary production of Stephen Sondheim's extraordinary musical, one embedded in a Pie Shop... and in its local community.

Gary Naylor sees a musical performed with great commitment and skill let down by a plodding book and a half-hearted introduction of the question of morality in wartime.

Gary Naylor sees a well-crafted, old-fashioned murder mystery, the comic touches of which cannot quite compensate for the hideous characters portrayed.

Gary Naylor sees a classic of the English Stage delivered with verve and wit - he just hopes that the cast were enjoying it as much as they appeared to do!

Gary Naylor sees a slice of early twentieth century life in which not quite enough happens, but in an interesting and innovative way, beautifully acted and intelligently staged.

Gary Naylor sees a revival of one of the 90s classic comedies that retains plenty of punch, nearly twenty years on

Gary Naylor enjoys a wonderful life-affirming show that paints a grim picture of London yet leaves you with a spring in your step, the world a whole lot brighter for the experience. Musical theatre at its best.

Gary Naylor sees another wonderful version of a most famous opera done in a way that is accessible for all yet pleases the aficionados too. A fine swansong to a venue that has provided a home for OperaUpClose for four years.

Gary Naylor sees a version of one of Shakespeare's more difficult plays set in the violent world of London's East End of the 1960s, but one with plenty of laughs too.

Gary Naylor sees the first ever drama production to be hosted by the Saatchi Gallery, Proud Haddock's smart Julius Caesar, set in the present day - and powerfully so.

Gary Naylor sees a fine cabaret that jumps in and out of French and English language songs before finishing with a classic in any language. You'll regret it if you miss it!