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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. 






BWW Review: BLISS, Finborough Theatre
BWW Review: BLISS, Finborough Theatre
May 20, 2022

Fraser Grace's new play examines the impact of PTSD on a soldier returning home after witnessing the horrors of the aftermath of the Russian Revolution

BWW Review: THE DWARFS, White Bear Theatre
BWW Review: THE DWARFS, White Bear Theatre
May 14, 2022

Brilliant acted play captures the London experience at that tipping point between the pursuit of youthful follies and the assumption of adult responsibilities. Let's see what BWW's critic had to say...

How The National Theatre is Bringing Important Work Into Schools
How The National Theatre is Bringing Important Work Into Schools
May 12, 2022

BWW's Gary Naylor discovers more about the National Theatre's work in the education sector and how its online resources are being used more and more post-pandemic

BWW Review: TWELFTH NIGHT, Oasis Farm
BWW Review: TWELFTH NIGHT, Oasis Farm
May 12, 2022

You're guaranteed a lot of fun when the Handlebards ride into town

BWW Review: TIL DEATH DO US PART, Theatre 503
BWW Review: TIL DEATH DO US PART, Theatre 503
May 11, 2022

Safaa Benson Effiom's debut play promises much for the future, with a script that balances drama with an important message

BWW Review: FOXES, Seven Dials Playhouse
BWW Review: FOXES, Seven Dials Playhouse
May 10, 2022

Dexter Flanders' new play is a powerful statement from a community whose stories are too often marginalised by contemporary theatre

BWW Review: UNCLE VANYA, Old Red Lion Theatre
BWW Review: UNCLE VANYA, Old Red Lion Theatre
May 6, 2022

Anton Chekhov strips humanity down to its component parts again in his searing play beautifully brought to life by Candid Broads. Read our BWW critic's review.

BWW Review: THE END OF THE NIGHT, Park Theatre
BWW Review: THE END OF THE NIGHT, Park Theatre
May 4, 2022

Ben Brown's play, set at the end of World War II, does not fully deliver on its raw materials' dramatic possibilities Read our BWW critic's review.

BWW Review: JERUSALEM, Apollo Theatre
BWW Review: JERUSALEM, Apollo Theatre
April 30, 2022

Sir Mark Rylance revisits his extraordinary Rooster Byron in a play that vibrates differently than when first staged in an England almost unrecognisable from the England of today

BWW Review: BARRY HUMPHRIES - THE MAN BEHIND THE MASK, Richmond Theatre
BWW Review: BARRY HUMPHRIES - THE MAN BEHIND THE MASK, Richmond Theatre
April 26, 2022

Two and a half hours flies by and you're left racing to Amazon to download a biography to find out more - not bad for a man of 88.

BWW Review: THE MALADIES, The Yard
BWW Review: THE MALADIES, The Yard
April 23, 2022

So many voices are presented in a play that reclaims women's narratives that we lose the story in a confusing, chaotic 70 minutes

BWW Review: THE STRAW CHAIR, Finborough Theatre
BWW Review: THE STRAW CHAIR, Finborough Theatre
April 22, 2022

Rori Hawthorn and Siobhan Redmond shine as two women who come to respect their different lives. Read our BWW critic's review.

BWW Review: HENRY VI: REBELLION and WARS OF THE ROSES, Royal Shakespeare Theatre
BWW Review: HENRY VI: REBELLION and WARS OF THE ROSES, Royal Shakespeare Theatre
April 21, 2022

Arthur Hughes is in showstealing form as the Duke of Gloucester, soon Richard III, as Henry VI loses his wife, his kingdom and his life. Read our BWW critic's review.

BWW Review: DIARY OF A SOMEBODY, Seven Dials Playhouse
BWW Review: DIARY OF A SOMEBODY, Seven Dials Playhouse
April 19, 2022

John Lahr's funny, transgressive and tragic play gets a revival that is executed with great skill by a talented cast

BWW Review: RABBIT HOLE, Union Theatre
BWW Review: RABBIT HOLE, Union Theatre
April 15, 2022

Pulitzer Prize winning play fails to overcome its insularity and engage its audience

BWW Review: WOLF CUB, Hampstead Theatre
BWW Review: WOLF CUB, Hampstead Theatre
April 14, 2022

Clare Latham is sensational in Ché Walker's masterful reassessment of the Reagan years

BWW Review: ANOTHER AMERICA, Park Theatre
BWW Review: ANOTHER AMERICA, Park Theatre
April 13, 2022

Another America meanders through its two hours plus running time continually introducing promising material before shutting it down and moving on

BWW Review: I KNOW I KNOW I KNOW, Southwark Playhouse
BWW Review: I KNOW I KNOW I KNOW, Southwark Playhouse
April 12, 2022

DONOTALIGHT's first production presses hot button topics and augurs well for future projects

BWW Review: SAY YES TO TESS - A NEW MUSICAL, Camden People's Theatre
BWW Review: SAY YES TO TESS - A NEW MUSICAL, Camden People's Theatre
April 8, 2022

Tess Seddon mines her own General Election campaign of 2017 for an amusing and punchy musical

BWW Review: TELETHON, Shoreditch Town Hall
BWW Review: TELETHON, Shoreditch Town Hall
April 2, 2022

Talkshow's ambitious satire gets plenty right, but fails to cohere as a whole, just too much going on for the audience to follow






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