
Gary Naylor
Theatre Journalist Gary Naylor has written 1,802 articles for BroadwayWorld since 2009, covering UK / West End Theatre.
Gary Naylor is chief London reviewer for BroadwayWorld (https://www.broadwayworld.com/author/Gary-Naylor) and feels privileged to see so much of his home city's theatre. He writes about cricket for The Guardian (https://www.theguardian.com/profile/gary-naylor) and is a lead commentator at Guerilla Cricket (https://www.guerillacricket.com/). He podcasts on 80s and 90s football at https://www.nessundormapod.com/. He writes on films at Letterboxd https://letterboxd.com/garynaylor999/. He tweets at https://twitter.com/garynaylor85.
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Review: TROUBLE IN TAHITI and THE SEVEN DEADLY SINS, Opera Holland Park
August 21, 2026

Review: THE CHERRY ORCHARD, Riverside Studios
September 11, 2026

Review: HIGH NOON starring Billy Crudup, Harold Pinter Theatre
January 10, 2026

Review: LACRIMA, Barbican Theatre
September 26, 2025

Review: PUNCH by James Graham, Apollo Theatre
September 27, 2025
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Review: THE LAST SHIP, Starring Sting, Theatre Royal Drury Lane
September 24, 2026
Plenty of heart in this full-throated condemnation of Mrs Thatcher's industrial policies, but great songs and a great set do not a musical make

Review: CATARINA AND THE BEAUTY OF KILLING FASCISTS, National Theatre
September 22, 2026
Disturbing and distressing, but a production for our times

Review: THE TURN OF THE SCREW, Arcola Theatre
September 19, 2026
Two young actors bring the eerie to a production that undermines its own tension with a choppy narrative

Review: FENCES, Leeds Playhouse
September 18, 2026
Roy Fearon leads a magniificent cast in Daniel Bailey's epic production

Review: GOLDEN BOY, starring Josh O'Connor, Almeida Theatre
September 16, 2026
Clifford Odets' 1937 indictment of consumer society gets a big revival, but proves a souless waste of acting talent

Review: FIRE FIRE, Arcola Theatre
September 12, 2026
New play that veers off in an unfortunate direction and loses much of its punch as a consequence

Review: THE CHERRY ORCHARD, Riverside Studios
September 11, 2026
Presented as part of a rep season, Flywheel's take on the Chekhov classic works well enough to honour its source

Review: THE DATING GAME, Jack Studio Theatre
September 7, 2026
A new play that mixes gentle comedy with post traumatic stress disorder

Review: TWELFTH NIGHT, Drayton Arms Theatre
September 4, 2026
Led by a wonderfully accomplished Molly Hockham as the cross-dressing Viola, everyone has a wonderful time and goes home happy to ask Alexa to play the Bee Gees.

Review: KRAPP'S LAST TAPE, Cockpit Theatre
September 3, 2026
Peter Marinker brings his own past and his own present to a man living in both timeframes

Review: TROUBLE IN TAHITI and THE SEVEN DEADLY SINS, Opera Holland Park
August 21, 2026
Leonard Bernstein and Kurt Weill write great tunes and tell terrific stories in brilliant debut twin productions by Opera Prelude

Review: THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO, Yvonne Arnaud Theatre
August 10, 2026
A real sense of fun lifts an already frothy opera, Mozart at his most mischievous

Review: HAVE YOU TOOK THE BINS OUT?, Drayton Arms Theatre
July 25, 2026
Debut production from Lamp Light Theatre has its heart in the right place and promises much for the future

Review: THE TRIAL, National Youth Theatre
July 24, 2026
Tremendous wit and energy drive an accomplished show created in no time at all!

Review: TRAINSPOTTING THE MUSICAL, Theatre Royal Haymarket
July 23, 2026
Irvine Welsh and Stephen McGuinness make their Musical Theatre debuts - and it shows

Feature: The National Theatre's Flagship Playwriting Scheme For 14-19 Year-Olds, The NEW VIEWS FESTIVAL 2025
July 7, 2026
The next generation find their voices with help from the National Theatre's development programme

Review: LAST GOAL WINS, Broadway Theatre Catford
July 4, 2026
Three footballers compete for two slots on the Nigeria football squad, exploring complicated identities and tangled heritage along the way

Review: OUR PUBLIC HOUSE, Marylebone Theatre
July 2, 2026
Barney Norris's new play is raw slice of life based on extensive research in left behind towns

Review: TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD, Wyndham's Theatre
July 1, 2026
Like many in the audience, my introduction to To Kill A Mockingbird was at school, a set book on the English Literature curriculum.
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