Gary Naylor
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Review: THE LAST SHIP, Starring Sting, Theatre Royal Drury Lane
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
Disturbing and distressing, but a production for our times
Review: THE TURN OF THE SCREW, Arcola Theatre
Two young actors bring the eerie to a production that undermines its own tension with a choppy narrative
Review: FENCES, Leeds Playhouse
Roy Fearon leads a magniificent cast in Daniel Bailey's epic production
Review: GOLDEN BOY, starring Josh O'Connor, Almeida Theatre
Clifford Odets' 1937 indictment of consumer society gets a big revival, but proves a souless waste of acting talent
Review: FIRE FIRE, Arcola Theatre
New play that veers off in an unfortunate direction and loses much of its punch as a consequence
Review: THE CHERRY ORCHARD, Riverside Studios
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
A new play that mixes gentle comedy with post traumatic stress disorder
Review: TWELFTH NIGHT, Drayton Arms Theatre
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
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
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
A real sense of fun lifts an already frothy opera, Mozart at his most mischievous
Feature: THE KILBURN HIGH ROAD FESTIVAL
Kilburn is alive and kicking (back)
Review: HAVE YOU TOOK THE BINS OUT?, Drayton Arms Theatre
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
Tremendous wit and energy drive an accomplished show created in no time at all!
Review: TRAINSPOTTING THE MUSICAL, Theatre Royal Haymarket
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
The next generation find their voices with help from the National Theatre's development programme
Review: LAST GOAL WINS, Broadway Theatre Catford
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
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
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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