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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: RUDDIGORE, Opera Holland Park
Review: RUDDIGORE, Opera Holland Park
August 10, 2023

Super show, a little slow at first, but blossoming into an escapist entertainment that can be enjoyed as much in the 2020s as it was in the 1880s

Review: ITCH, Opera Holland Park
Review: ITCH, Opera Holland Park
July 27, 2023

Jonathan Dove's music underpins and enhances the tale of a teen suddenly thrust into a world of corporate power and environmental exploitation

Review: GRENFELL: IN THE WORDS OF SURVIVORS, National Theatre
Review: GRENFELL: IN THE WORDS OF SURVIVORS, National Theatre
July 21, 2023

Gillian Slovo brings the heart and soul of Grenfell to the Dorfman Theatre, honouring those who live and those who do not.

Review: 80s LIVE!, Adelphi Theatre
Review: 80s LIVE!, Adelphi Theatre
July 19, 2023

Tonight we're going to party like it's 1989

Review: THE SOUND OF MUSIC, Chichester Festival Theatre
Review: THE SOUND OF MUSIC, Chichester Festival Theatre
July 18, 2023

The annual CFT summer blockbuster delivers West End quality again at considerably more affordable prices - time to book a train or set the satnav

Review: AS YOU LIKE IT, RSC Stratford Upon Avon
Review: AS YOU LIKE IT, RSC Stratford Upon Avon
July 14, 2023

Old actors play young characters and find new nuances in familiar speeches

Review: THE WIZARD OF OZ, London Palladium
Review: THE WIZARD OF OZ, London Palladium
July 7, 2023

Familiar and safe it may be, but the show delivers spectacle and entertainment as only theatre can

Review: DUCK, Arcola Theatre
Review: DUCK, Arcola Theatre
June 30, 2023

In the light this week's report into exclusion and racism in cricket, this lovely one man show could not be more timely.

Review: WOMAN AT POINT ZERO, Royal Opera House
Review: WOMAN AT POINT ZERO, Royal Opera House
June 29, 2023

Unique production defies easy categorisation, but thrills and appals to live long in the memory

Review: CONNECTIONS 2023, National Theatre
Review: CONNECTIONS 2023, National Theatre
June 23, 2023

The National Theatre invites the nation's young people to its Dorfman Theatre and is all the better for it

Review: DEAR ENGLAND, National Theatre
Review: DEAR ENGLAND, National Theatre
June 21, 2023

With humour and sympathy, James Graham's play gives the nation the leader it needs

Review: FRANK AND PERCY, Theatre Royal Windsor
Review: FRANK AND PERCY, Theatre Royal Windsor
June 15, 2023

Two men bond over a shared love of dogs and discover they have rather more in common than first appears.

Review: THE MERRY WIVES, Wandsworth Fringe Festival
Review: THE MERRY WIVES, Wandsworth Fringe Festival
June 13, 2023

Wild but tuneful adaptation of Shakespeare's comedy

Review: ASSASSINS, Chichester Festival Theatre
Review: ASSASSINS, Chichester Festival Theatre
June 11, 2023

Blazing new production of strange and unsettling musical that leaves you with much to consider

Review: FURY AND ELYSIUM, The Other Palace Studio
Review: FURY AND ELYSIUM, The Other Palace Studio
June 8, 2023

Whether we need another visit to the carnival of transgression that was 1920s/30s Berlin is perhaps open to question, but there's plenty of interest to be had in this new musical

Review: GREAT EXPECTATIONS, Garrick Theatre
Review: GREAT EXPECTATIONS, Garrick Theatre
May 27, 2023

Eddie Izzard's Broadway smash comes to the West End to capture the hearts and minds of a new audience

Review: HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING, Southwark Playhouse
Review: HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING, Southwark Playhouse
May 17, 2023

Good performances illuminate a show that a bold new production tackles with confidence, if not complete success

Review: CYMBELINE, Royal Shakespeare Theatre
Review: CYMBELINE, Royal Shakespeare Theatre
May 12, 2023

Entertaining from first to last, this less well-known play sparkles for three hours and finishes with a heartfelt plea for harmony

Review: NUL POINTS!, Union Theatre
Review: NUL POINTS!, Union Theatre
May 5, 2023

Martin Blackburn's comedy starts like a whirlwind but can't quite sustain its promise

Review: THE BOOK OF WILL, Queen's Theatre Hornchurch
Review: THE BOOK OF WILL, Queen's Theatre Hornchurch
May 5, 2023

Crowdpleasing production based on the printing of Shakespeare's plays (harder than you think!) makes for a diverting and pleasant couple of hours in the theatre



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