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Gary Naylor

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. 






Review: DR. STRANGELOVE, Noel Coward Theatre
Review: DR. STRANGELOVE, Noel Coward Theatre
October 30, 2024

New stage version of Stanley Kubrick's black comedy lands with as much force today as it did in cinemas 60 years ago

Review: AMAZE, Criterion Theatre
Review: AMAZE, Criterion Theatre
October 23, 2024

A personal show with plenty of 'Wow!' and a nice counterpoint to the gods of magic who deliver miracles from on high.

Review: TATTOOER, Charing Cross Theatre
Review: TATTOOER, Charing Cross Theatre
October 18, 2024

Incomprehensible drama fails to breach the cultural gap between Japan and England.

Review: THE TURN OF THE SCREW, London Coliseum
Review: THE TURN OF THE SCREW, London Coliseum
October 13, 2024

Isabella Bywater ratchets up the tension, as Ailish Tynan and Jerry Louth shine as the governess and her male charge.

Review: TROUBLE IN TAHITI and THE QUIET PLACE, Royal Ballet and Opera
Review: TROUBLE IN TAHITI and THE QUIET PLACE, Royal Ballet and Opera
October 11, 2024

If you're a parent, brace yourself - and enjoy the glorious singing and fine music writes our critic about TROUBLE IN TAHITI and THE QUIET PLACE.

Review: THE OTHER PLACE, National Theatre
Review: THE OTHER PLACE, National Theatre
October 9, 2024

The Other Place brings thousands of years of history and all the power of theatre to bear on its dissection of the dynamics of grief, transgression and despair.

Review: BERYL COOK: A PRIVATE VIEW, Finborough Theatre
Review: BERYL COOK: A PRIVATE VIEW, Finborough Theatre
October 4, 2024

Part-nostalgia, part-reclaiming under-represented lives, this one-woman show, transferring from Edinburgh, is a delight

Review: BIRDSONG, Richmond Theatre
Review: BIRDSONG, Richmond Theatre
October 3, 2024

Touring production will pull in fans of the book, but needs to find something more to say if it is to convert those new to the story. See what our critic thought of the production.

Review: ONE SMALL STEP, Charing Cross Theatre
Review: ONE SMALL STEP, Charing Cross Theatre
October 2, 2024

Bold Anglo-Japanese production fizzles out when it needs to take off like a rocket writes BWW's critic.

Review: THE TROJAN WOMEN, Lyric Hammersmith
Review: THE TROJAN WOMEN, Lyric Hammersmith
September 29, 2024

Euripides in W6? A distressingly close fit.

Review: GIANT, Royal Court
Review: GIANT, Royal Court
September 27, 2024

John Lithgow impresses as Roald Dahl in an unconvincing drama that is unlikely to change many minds

Review: PINS AND NEEDLES, Kiln Theatre
Review: PINS AND NEEDLES, Kiln Theatre
September 26, 2024

New play packs plenty of ethical questions into an engaging and fascinating production that offers much to think about on the way home

Review: JULIUS CAESAR, Southwark Playhouse
Review: JULIUS CAESAR, Southwark Playhouse
September 14, 2024

Icarus Theatre show how new tech can tell old tales

Review: THE REAL THING, The Old Vic
Review: THE REAL THING, The Old Vic
September 4, 2024

Hard going with characters largely bereft of sympathetic virtues, delivering dialogue long on ideas, but short on heart

Review: THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO, Royal Ballet and Opera
Review: THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO, Royal Ballet and Opera
September 3, 2024

Mozart, music and mayhem in a tale of an outfoxed aristocrat brought down to earth

Review: THE INCREDIBLY SCARY OBJECT, Jack Studio Theatre
Review: THE INCREDIBLY SCARY OBJECT, Jack Studio Theatre
August 24, 2024

A NASA press conference goes off the rails as the probe, and the probing, goes awry

Review: UTØYA, Arcola Theatre
Review: UTØYA, Arcola Theatre
August 18, 2024

With Far Right terrorism and toxic masculinity defacing the summer, this 2015 play's UK premiere could no be more timely

Review: FARM HALL, Theatre Royal Haymarket
Review: FARM HALL, Theatre Royal Haymarket
August 14, 2024

Katherine Hoar's debut play makes a seamless and well-deserved transition to a major West End venue to challenge and intrigue a public who have enjoyed Oppenheimer at the cinema

Review: THE YEARS, Almeida Theatre
Review: THE YEARS, Almeida Theatre
August 2, 2024

Five actors + 80 years + a soupçon of French ennui = an evening that will spark many a conversation

Review: LIFE WITH A LITTLE 'L', Riverside Studios
Review: LIFE WITH A LITTLE 'L', Riverside Studios
August 1, 2024

This heartfelt show would benefit from a tighter focus and a harder edge






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