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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: AFGHANISTAN IS NOT FUNNY, Arcola Theatre
Review: AFGHANISTAN IS NOT FUNNY, Arcola Theatre
February 23, 2023

A monologue that comes alive with photographs of the carnage of war but never quite settles its underlying moral ambiguity

Review: BELL, BOOK AND CANDLE, Tabard Theatre
Review: BELL, BOOK AND CANDLE, Tabard Theatre
February 22, 2023

Lovely to look at, funny and clever, a perfect tonic for these miserable days full of bills and empty shelves

Review: WINDFALL, Southwark Playhouse
Review: WINDFALL, Southwark Playhouse
February 15, 2023

London transfer of New York hit comedy gathers a few laughs, but feels out of step with the times

Review: ONE WHO WANTS TO CROSS, Finborough Theatre
Review: ONE WHO WANTS TO CROSS, Finborough Theatre
February 3, 2023

A powerful, hour-long work that uses repetition, poetry and disorientation to take us inside the minds of those who risk everything to escape their homeland.

Review: THE RAILWAY CHILDREN - A MUSICAL, The Electric Theatre, Guildford
Review: THE RAILWAY CHILDREN - A MUSICAL, The Electric Theatre, Guildford
February 1, 2023

Delightful new musical (based on the much loved novel and film) that deserves a wider audience than its short run affords

Review: PICASSO, The Playground Theatre
Review: PICASSO, The Playground Theatre
January 27, 2023

Peter Tate gives us a bullish Picasso, with his women projected on video, but they do need more of a voice to balance the narrative

Review: HAVE I NONE, Golden Goose Theatre
Review: HAVE I NONE, Golden Goose Theatre
January 25, 2023

Dystopian play, set 54 years in the future, raises questions about the direction of consumerism today

Review: THE ELEPHANT SONG, Park Theatre
Review: THE ELEPHANT SONG, Park Theatre
January 24, 2023

Nicolas Billon's Canadian play has dated somewhat, but still engages its audience on its UK premiere

Review: FAGIN'S LAST HOUR, White Bear Theatre
Review: FAGIN'S LAST HOUR, White Bear Theatre
January 19, 2023

James Hyland is Dicken's Fagin, decrepit and distraught, in his cell on the way to the gallows

Review: LEAST LIKE THE OTHER, SEARCHING FOR ROSEMARY KENNEDY, Royal Opera House, Linbury Theatre
Review: LEAST LIKE THE OTHER, SEARCHING FOR ROSEMARY KENNEDY, Royal Opera House, Linbury Theatre
January 18, 2023

An extraordinary, powerful, moving multimedia work that gives voice to Rosemary Kennedy, denied it for over 60 years.

2022 Year in Review: Gary Naylor's Best of 2022
2022 Year in Review: Gary Naylor's Best of 2022
December 19, 2022

Some highlights of the last year and some hopes for an uncertain future

Review: RUMPELSTILTSKIN, Park Theatre
Review: RUMPELSTILTSKIN, Park Theatre
December 17, 2022

Rumpelstiltskin as you've never seen (nor heard) it before

Review: NEWSIES, Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre
Review: NEWSIES, Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre
December 9, 2022

The foundations of musical theatre are sacrificed for spectacle and energetic enthusiasm in a venue with acoustics that fail to do justice to the quality of the singing and musicianship

Review: ALICE IN WONDERLAND, Brixton House Theatre
Review: ALICE IN WONDERLAND, Brixton House Theatre
December 8, 2022

As fine a Christmas show as you'll see in a beautiful venue and at a price that won't blow the budget (well, not too much)

Review: JACK! PLAYING IS BELIEVING..., Chickenshed Theatre
Review: JACK! PLAYING IS BELIEVING..., Chickenshed Theatre
December 7, 2022

Another triumphant vindication of a uniquely thoroughgoing philosophy at Chickenshed

Review: MAKE MINE A DOUBLE - TUNNELS and PRESS, Park Theatre
Review: MAKE MINE A DOUBLE - TUNNELS and PRESS, Park Theatre
December 1, 2022

A dystopian past and dystopian future form the backdrop to two plays that never quite escape their specificities and, consequently, remain a little distant

Review: IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE, London Coliseum
Review: IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE, London Coliseum
November 27, 2022

Opera based on much loved 1946 film offers a vision of a town without music, without joy, without love and, in doing so, compels us to value what we have - a moral shared by everyone in the house, but not outside it.

Review: ROALD DAHL'S MATILDA THE MUSICAL, UK cinemas
Review: ROALD DAHL'S MATILDA THE MUSICAL, UK cinemas
November 25, 2022

Super fun for 7 year-olds to 77 year-olds with all that stage magic up there on the screen

Review: A SHERLOCK CAROL, Marylebone Theatre
Review: A SHERLOCK CAROL, Marylebone Theatre
November 24, 2022

Super fun for Christmas with two of the world's most loved Victorian characters together at last

Review: DINNER WITH GROUCHO, Arcola Theatre
Review: DINNER WITH GROUCHO, Arcola Theatre
November 22, 2022

Frank McGuinness's new play puts two giants of 20th century culture together but fails to ignite a spark between them



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