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BWW Reviews: CORIOLANUS, The Donmar Warehouse, December 18 2013
One of Shakespeare's lesser performed plays, Coriolanus has exploded into one of the most hyped-up events the Donmar Warehouse has seen this year. Director Josie Rourke's production is visceral and modern from the off, cleverly making what could be an abstract political plotline something to get ang...
BWW Reviews: OLIVER! Crucible, Sheffield, December 16 2013
The Christmas musical is fast becoming one of the highlights of Sheffield Theatres' programme. Last year's My Fair Lady was a sell-out crowd-pleaser that earned a range of plaudits. So how does Sheffield Crucible's production of Oliver! compare?...
BWW Reviews: PETER PAN GOES WRONG, Pleasance Theatre, December 13 2013
Gary Naylor sees another madcap laugh-a-minute disaster....
BWW Reviews: CINDERELLA, Bristol Hippodrome, December 10 2013
Fun, festive frolics abound in the Bristol Hippodrome's production of Cinderella! A sparkly curtain sets the tone for the upbeat evening ahead, which is full of colour, sparkle and flair (and some blindingly pink tights!)....
BWW Reviews: ALADDIN, New Wimbledon Theatre, December 9 2013
Gary Naylor sees a traditional Wimbledon panto blockbuster....
BWW Reviews: CHICAGO, Curve Theatre Leicester, December 4 2013
Last night marked five years to the day since Her Majesty The Queen opened the Curve Theatre in Leicester. To celebrate this, the wonderful team at the theatre put on a showbiz evening to remember....
BWW Reviews: BUTTONS ANOTHER CINDERELLA STORY, Rosemary Branch Theatre, December 10 2013
Gary Naylor sees another Christmas Show triumph from the Charles Court Opera Company....
BWW Reviews: DIE FLEDERMAUS, King's Head Theatre, December 11 2013
Gary Naylor sees another opera done Opera-Up-Close style....
BWW Reviews: SEASON'S GREETINGS, Union Theatre, December 5 2013
Gary Naylor enjoys a revival of an Ayckbourn Christmas play rather more than he did the first time he saw it....
BWW Reviews: THE SNOW GORILLA, Rose Theatre, December 2 2013
Gary Naylor sees a show long on entertainment if a little short on plot...
BWW Reviews: PUSS IN BOOTS, Greenwich Theatre, December 1 2013
Gary Naylor sees another traditional panto at one of London's great panto theatres....
BWW Reviews: THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS, Chickenshed Theatre, November 29 2013
Chickenshed prepare to celebrate 40 years with a revival of an old favourite....
BWW Reviews: WOYZECK, Omnibus Clapham, November 27 2013
Gary Naylor sees a modern classic - perhaps the first modern classic...
BWW Reviews: BEATING MCENROE, Ovalhouse Theatre, November 26 2013
Gary Naylor sees an engaging show about sibling rivalry - and love....
BWW Reviews: LIZZIE SIDDAL, Arcola Theatre, November 22 2013
Gary Naylor sees a brilliantly realised homage to an immortal woman....
BWW Reviews: WHITE CHRISTMAS, Bristol Hippodrome, November 19 2013
I left the house this evening after a long day at work, and stepped out into the dark, cold evening not feeling my best, but thanks to the Bristol Light Opera Club (BLOC) gang I came home with a smile on my face. Their production this year is Irving Berlin's White Christmas, which brings some festiv...
BWW Reviews: LA TRAVIATA, King's Head Theatre, November 16 2013
Gary Naylor sees a scaled down version of Verdi's classic that captures the soul of the story....
BWW Reviews: THAT FACE, Landor Theatre, November 14 2013
Mummy's boys, daddy's girls and a family falling apart form the centre of Polly Stenham's breakthrough play THAT FACE, now revived at the tiny Landor Theatre...
BWW Reviews: MEDEA, Rose Theatre, November 11 2013
Gary Naylor finds that hell does indeed hath no fury like a woman scorned....
BWW Reviews: MACBETH OF FIRE AND ICE, Arcola Theatre, November 8 2013
Like a bad night in Sauciehall Street, Jon Gun Thor's version of Macbeth is packed with scheming, macho violence and blood. Well, it is The Scottish Play after all. Pared back to 90 minutes and with a cast of six, many playing multiple roles, there's so much brawling and calling out that it sometime...
BWW Reviews: HMS PINAFORE, Union Theatre, November 7 2013
Gary Naylor sees a version of a classic that's never, well, hardly ever, been done before....
BWW Reviews: EMERGE 13: WEEK 1, The Space
Reviewing a dance show when one's expertise in the area is negligible at best is a slightly daunting prospect and so, a disclaimer: this review will include no technical terms whatsoever because I don't know any. That said, the opportunity to see four new dance pieces without any prior knowledge was...
BWW Reviews: BLOOD WEDDING, Courtyard Theatre, October 23 2013
Gary Naylor sees an emotional play....
BWW Reviews: MANSFIELD PARK, Rose Theatre, October 22 2013
Gary Naylor sees the wit and wisdom of Jane Austen brought to the stage....
BWW Reviews: BARE, Greenwich Theatre, October 18 2013
Gary Naylor goes on an emotional rollercoaster with definitely not the kids from Fame....
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