BWW Review: THE KREUTZER SONATA, Arcola Theatre, 12 July 2016
Gary Naylor sees an unblinking, fearless adaptation of Leo Tolstoy's often censored story, delivered with panache and menace by Greg Hicks.
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BWW Review: INTO THE WOODS, Menier Chocolate Factory, 12 July 2016
Anyone who ever played 'shop' as a child, trading real or imaginary objects over a table, will experience a thrill of recognition at Fiasco Theater's stripped-back take on Sondheim and James Lapine's ode to and deconstruction of storytelling.
BWW Review: AFTER MISS JULIE, Richmond Theatre, 11 July 2016
Gary Naylor sees an adaptation of a classic play that packs plenty of punch despite some less than satisfactory casting.
BWW Review: THE STRIPPER, St James Studio, 11 July 2016
Richard O Brien and Richard Hartley reunite to pen a murder mystery musical set in 'Club Extravaganza'.
BWW Review: CARGO, Arcola Theatre, 8 July 2016
Gary Naylor sees a powerful, important play that speaks to a 2016 audience explicitly about the defining issue of our times.
BWW Review: THROUGH THE MILL, Southwark Playhouse, 8 July 2016
Set primarily in Los Angeles, where Judy Garland is filming a new CBS television series, The Judy Garland Show - one of many comebacks the ill-fated star made in her later life, Ray Rackham's play Through the Mill reveals a snapshot of Garland's tumultuous story, honing in on three key periods in he
BWW Review: QUEENS OF SYRIA, Young Vic, 7 July 2016
Last night's Stuff Happens revival was concerned with warmongering men chasing glory from afar.
BWW Review: CONTRACTIONS, Crucible Studio, Sheffield, 5 July 2016
Mike Bartlett's taught and darkly-black workplace satire is an assured directorial debut for Lisa Blair, with two commanding lead performances.
BWW Review: STUFF HAPPENS, National Theatre, 6 July 2016
When Sir John Chilcot stepped up to the mic to deliver his long-awaited verdict on the 2003 invasion of Iraq, he did so calmly, steadily, but with forensic and devastating analytical precision.
BWW Review: A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM, Brockley Jack Theatre, 7 July 2016
Gary Naylor sees a production that has much to commend it, bringing a little of Athens wooded peace to the hurly-burly of London.
BWW Review: FOOTLOOSE, New Alexandra Theatre, 4 July 2016
In the mid-west American town of Bomont, a small tight knit community are suspicious of any new-comer, and especially streetwise Chicago teenager Ren McCormack.
BWW Review: FRENCH WITHOUT TEARS, Orange Tree Theatre, 4 July 2016
Terence Rattigan's charming, light hearted and rarely revived play is brought to sparkling life, in Paul Miller's excellently directed production.
BWW Review: SONGS UNSEEN, Oran Mor, July 1 2016
Songs Unseen is a performance that aims to create opportunities for Scottish and Scottish-based composers to have their work seen and ideas developed.
BWW Review: 1984, Playhouse Theatre, 28 June 2016
Robert Icke and Duncan Macmillan's brilliant adaptation of George Orwell's formidable novel has returned the West End, following international tours and its very successful London run last summer.
BWW Review: ALADDIN, Prince Edward Theatre
The musical - or pantomime? - of the year has arrived at the Prince Edward Theatre.
BWW Review: TITANIC, Charing Cross Theatre, June 6 2016
Gary Naylor sees a big, bold production deliver a tremendous evening's entertainment as a 2013 smash hit is revived to great acclaim.
BWW Review: THE SPOILS, Trafalgar Studios, June 2 2016
Comedian Jesse Eisenberg is the latest American star to bring a production to London's West End.
BWW Review: SIDEWAYS, St James Theatre, May 31 2016
Many will remember Sideways as the Academy Award and Golden Globe winning 2004 film based on Rex Pickett's novel.
BWW Review: ROMEO AND JULIET, The Garrick Theatre, 25 May 2-16
Kenneth Branagh and Rob Ashford direct Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, the penultimate show of the Branagh Company's year long residency at the Garrick Theatre.
BWW Review & Exclusive: 'Curtain Call' Takes Readers Backstage at London's Best Theatre with Glorious Photos, Interviews
In the new, epic book 'Curtain Call: A Year Backstage in London Theatre,' photographer Matt Humphrey and actor/director John Schwab take audiences behind the scenes of 60 of London's best shows in 2015, and uniquely and elegantly capture the electricity that makes live theatre so special.
BWW Review: BLUE/ORANGE, Young Vic, May 19 2016
Gary Naylor sees a play that promised much and delivered for 90 minutes before falling away in a poorly constructed last half-hour.
BWW Review: THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF LIEVEN SCHEIRE, Soho Theatre, May 12 2016
Gary Naylor sees a show that mixes warm and witty comedy with hard edged physics to create something both mentally stimulating and terribly entertaining.
BWW CD Review: AMERICAN PSYCHO (Original London Cast Recording) Brings Driving Synth-Pop to Musical Theater
The synth-laden opening strains of Concord Music Group's AMERICAN PSYCHO (Original London Cast Recording) are appropriately dark and sterile.
BWW Review: ELEGY, Donmar Warehouse, April 27 2016
Nick Payne's latest production Elegy is a short 70-minute piece, which raises complex and emotional issues.
BWW Review: SHOW BOAT, New London Theatre, April 28 2016
Show Boat is recognised as a classic show in the Musical Theatre canon and Daniel Evans does a worthy job of bringing it back with style and class.
