BWW Reviews: BLIND DATE AND 27 WAGONS OF COTTON, Riverside Studios, November 6 2011
by Gary Naylor - November 09, 2011
Gary Naylor enjoys two one-act plays revived and relevant in these troubled times....
BWW Reviews: MY BIG GAY ITALIAN WEDDING, Above the Stag, November 3 2011
by Gary Naylor - November 07, 2011
Gary Naylor enjoys musical theatre at its most, er..., flamboyant....
BWW Reviews: BLOODSHOT, Greenwich Theatre, November 3 2011
by Gary Naylor - November 04, 2011
Gary Naylor enjoys an old-fashioned whodunnit all done by one actor....
BWW Reviews: THE JUNGLE BOOK, New Wimbledon Theatre, November 1 2011
by Gary Naylor - November 03, 2011
Gary Naylor appreciates a new adaptation of a classic, but misses singing along with King Louie. ...
BWW Reviews: NEIL INNES LIVE, Greenwich Theatre, October 30 2011
by Gary Naylor - October 31, 2011
Gary Naylor sees an artist he has admired for 30 years....
BWW Reviews: THE TAMING OF THE SHREW, Southwark Playhouse, October 22 2011
by Gary Naylor - October 23, 2011
Gary Naylor sees his second 'Shrew' of the year and enjoys a lighter, more comic, approach....
BWW Reviews: LUNGS - Crucible Studio, Sheffield, 21 October 2011
by Ruth Deller - October 23, 2011
The latest in Sheffield Theatres' Roundabout Season features two compelling performances from Kate O'Flynn and Alistair Cope....
BWW Reviews: THE BEST LITTLE WHOREHOUSE IN TEXAS, Union Theatre, October 20 2011
by Gary Naylor - October 23, 2011
Gary Naylor is unsure of what to make of The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas....
BWW Reviews: CALL MR ROBESON, The Unicorn Theatre, October 19 2011
by Gary Naylor - October 19, 2011
Gary Naylor sees a fine tribute to an extraordinary man....
BWW Reviews: THE PIT AND THE PENDULUM, Greenwich Theatre, October 18 2011
by Gary Naylor - October 18, 2011
Gary Naylor sees Gothic horror evoked, if, mercifully, not shown....
BWW Reviews: THE HORNE SECTION, The Criterion Theatre, October 15 2011
by Gary Naylor - October 16, 2011
Gary Naylor enjoys a late night cabaret....
BWW Reviews: THE PROVOKED WIFE, Greenwich Playhouse, October 14 2011
by Gary Naylor - October 16, 2011
Gary Naylor sees local boy Sir John Vanbrugh's restoration comedy, er, restored in Greenwich...
BWW Reviews: WAITING FOR STANLEY, Greenwich Theatre, October 13 2011
by Gary Naylor - October 14, 2011
Gary Naylor sees a very funny, very clever tribute to the women of wartime London. ...
BWW Reviews: THE SOUND OF MUSIC, New Wimbledon Theatre, October 12 2011
by Gary Naylor - October 13, 2011
Gary Naylor wouldn't put it up there with bright copper kettles and warm woollen mittens, but it's one of his favourite musicals.
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BWW Reviews: KVETCH at The Kings Head Theatre, October 11 2011
by Gary Naylor - October 12, 2011
Gary Naylor finds little to kvetch about at The Kings Head's revival of Steven Berkoff's Kvetch....
BWW Reviews: OTHELLO, Greenwich Theatre, October 10 2011
by Gary Naylor - October 11, 2011
Gary Naylor sees a reduced, but still brutal, Othello....
BWW Reviews: THE LIGHTS, The Spring, October 9 2011
by Gary Naylor - October 10, 2011
Gary Naylor sees venue, play and time come together perfectly - and all in a good cause too....
BWW Reviews: YOU'RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN, Tabard Theatre, October 9 2011
by Gary Naylor - October 10, 2011
Gary Naylor sees some of his favourite characters on stage in a show that does them justice. ...
BWW Reviews: BILLY THE KID, The Unicorn Theatre, October 8 2011
by Gary Naylor - October 08, 2011
Gary Naylor sees an old man and a young man find common ground playing football on a common....
BWW Reviews: ANGELS DINING AT THE RITZ, The Space, October 7 2011
by Gary Naylor - October 08, 2011
Gary Naylor enjoys some old-fashioned cabaret....
BWW Reviews: OTHELLO, Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, 21 September 2011
by Ruth Deller - September 21, 2011
Dominic West shines in the Crucible's adaptation of Shakespeare's play....
BWW Reviews: ONE MONKEY DON'T STOP NO SHOW, Crucible Studio, Sheffield 15/09/2011
by Ruth Deller - September 16, 2011
The Sheffield Theatres/Eclipse Theatre production of Don Evans' comedy is a riotous night out....
EDINBURGH 2011: BWW Reviews: FRESHER THE MUSICAL, C Venues, Aug 19 2011
by Carrie Dunn - August 22, 2011
After an award-winning debut run in 2010, Fresher the Musical returns to the Edinburgh Fringe, chest puffed and with a confident swagger, its flyer announcing a cast recording and the release of the amateur rights to perform it. And it has every right to be cocky - it's a highly entertaining romp th...
EDINBURGH 2011: BWW Reviews: SHOW CHOIR! THE MUSICAL, C Venues, Aug 19 2011
by Carrie Dunn - August 22, 2011
All smiles, wide eyes and key changes, the high school glee club is an all-too-familiar concept thanks to a certain hugely popular and equally irritating, inescapable television show. And so, One Academy Productions' ‘Show Choir! The Musical' doesn't have to work too hard to introduce itself. Even s...
EDINBURGH 2011: BWW Reviews: FRISKY & MANNISH, POP CENTRE PLUS, Udderbelly's Pasture, Aug 19 2011
by Carrie Dunn - August 22, 2011
Despite enjoying a boosted profile thanks in part to a supposed copycat performer on last year's Britain's Got Talent, Frisky & Mannish are hard to describe succinctly. 'Pop songs with a twist' was the best I could manage outside the venue when a curious attendee asked, but this duo absolutely needs...