Gary Naylor

BWW Reviews: PAYBACK THE MUSICAL, Riverside Studios, June 14 2013
June 17, 2013

Gary Naylor sees a new British musical that hits more than it misses.

BWW Reviews: ANYTHING GOES, New Wimbledon Theatre, June 13 2013

June 14, 2013

Gary Naylor sees a glimpse of stocking, but the only shocking on show was the pink of the gowns.

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BWW Reviews: MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS GOT HER HEAD CHOPPED OFF, King's Head Theatre, June 3 2013
June 5, 2013

Gary Naylor sees a play set in the 16th century with plenty of relevance today.

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BWW Reviews: BOYS' LIFE, King's Head Theatre, June 2 2013
June 5, 2013

Gary Naylor sees a slice of the 80s with some truths that apply just as much, some thirty years on.

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BWW Reviews: BILLY, Union Theatre, June 1 2013
June 2, 2013

Gary Naylor, a Northerner who came to London, enjoys a musical about a Northerner who dreamt of the same.

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BWW Reviews: PARADISE LOST, Trinity Buoy Wharf, May 31 2013
June 1, 2013

Gary Naylor sees an immersive version of Milton's epic verse down by the old docks of London Town.

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BWW Reviews: MANDRAKE, Brockley Jack Theatre, May 30 2013
May 31, 2013

Gary Naylor sees a Machiavellian comedy (really - he wrote it) adapted by Howard Colyer.

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BWW Reviews: THE BEAR, Ovalhouse, May 23 2013
May 24, 2013

Gary Naylor sees a bear in South London!

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BWW Reviews: HUTCH, A PLAY WITH MUSIC, Riverside Studios, May 17 2013
May 19, 2013

Gary Naylor sees a fantastic story that, alas, is not fantasy at all.

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BWW Reviews: THE SHEPHERD'S CHAMELEON, The CLF Art Cafe at The Bussey Building, May 16 2013
May 17, 2013

Gary Naylor sees a play about writing plays

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BWW Reviews: CUDDLES, Ovalhouse, May 15 2013
May 16, 2013

Gary Naylor sees a hard-hitting play about control and freedom

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BWW Reviews: MESS, Battersea Arts Centre, May 14 2013
May 15, 2013

Gary Naylor sees a funny and poignant exploration of the impact of anorexia nervosa.

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BWW Reviews: THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG, Trafalgar Studios, May 7 2013
May 8, 2013

Gary Naylor enjoys a disastrous play about a disastrous play.

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BWW Reviews: MOTH & PASTORAL, Hightide Festival, Halesworth, May 4 2013
May 7, 2013

Gary Naylor enjoys a varied programme at a theatre festival in rural East Anglia.

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BWW Reviews: WYRD, Various places in Southwark, May 2 2013
May 7, 2013

Gary Naylor sees Immercity's immersive theatrical thriller.

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BWW Reviews: DESPERATELY SEEKING THE EXIT, Leicester Square Theatre, May 1 2013
May 2, 2013

Gary Naylor sees a successful show about an unsuccessful show

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BWW Reviews: GHOSTS, Greenwich Theatre, April 30 2013
May 1, 2013

Gary Naylor sees a new adaptation of Ibsen's classic.

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OLIVIERS 2013: Rewarding The Best In British Theatre?
April 29, 2013

BWW:UK's chief reviewer Gary Naylor wrote about 145 productions for us in 2012...but only one was up for an Olivier.

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BWW Reviews: BALLO (OR A MASKED BALL), King's Head Theatre, April 25 2013
April 26, 2013

Gary Naylor sees a sensational adaptation of Verdi's opera.

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BWW Reviews: SINGIN' I'M NO A BILLY HE'S A TIM, Cockpit Theatre, April 24 2013
April 25, 2013

Gary Naylor sees a Celtic fan and a Rangers fan locked in a cell, and locked up by their prejudices.

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BWW Reviews: CALIFORNIAN LIVES, King's Head Theatre, April 22 2013
April 23, 2013

Gary Naylor sees three monologues that recall Alan Bennett's Talking Heads.

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BWW Reviews: THE LAST DAYS OF JUDAS ISCARIOT, St Leonard's Church, April 20 2013
April 20, 2013

Gary Naylor sees Judas, or is it everyone else, on trial.

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BWW Reviews: THE SWORD AND THE DOPE, Courtyard Theatre, April 18 2013
April 19, 2013

Gary Naylor sees an updated version of last year's musical comedy crowdpleaser.

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BWW Reviews: THE REVENGE OF SHERLOCK HOLMES!, Hoxton Hall, April 12 2013
April 13, 2013

Gary Naylor sees a Victorian icon having fun in the unique setting of Hoxton Hall.

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BWW Reviews: CARNABY STREET, Hackney Empire, April 10 2013
April 11, 2013

Gary Naylor sees a musical that pushes the nostalgia buttons, but doesn't do a lot more.

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BWW Reviews: NINA KRISTOFFERSON'S BILLIE HOLIDAY STORY, Charing Cross Theatre, April 8 2013
April 9, 2013

Gary Naylor sees a true legend of music brought to life, in all her glory and horror.

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BWW Reviews: CHARLES CASTRONOVO: DOLCE NAPOLI, THE NEAPOLITAN SONGS, King's Head Theatre, April 7 2013
April 7, 2013

Gary Naylor sees a slice of old Naples brought to London.

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BWW Reviews: STREETS - A NEW KIND OF MUSICAL, Cockpit Theatre, April 5 2013
April 6, 2013

Gary Naylor sees a musical that is nearly very good indeed.

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BWW Reviews: PROJECT COLONY, Trinity Buoy Wharf, April 4 2013
April 5, 2013

Gary Naylor sees a glimpse of an imagined present down by the riverside.

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BWW Reviews: RETZ'S THE TRIAL, Shoreditch Town Hall and Rose Lipman Community Centre, April 3 2013
April 4, 2013

You are the target of state security services in this version of Kafka's nightmarish novel in Retz's impressive immersive experience.

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BWW Reviews: MOBY DICK, Arcola Theatre, April 2 2013
April 3, 2013

Gary Naylor finally discovers what all the fuss is about about all the fuss about the great white whale.

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BWW Interviews: Harold Finley, Writer-Director of A THOUSAND MILES OF HISTORY
March 30, 2013

Gary Naylor interviews Harold Finley whose A Thousand Miles of History is earning rave reviews.

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BWW Reviews: GIBRALTAR, Arcola Theatre, March 28 2013
March 29, 2013

Gary Naylor enjoys an examination of the ethics of war and writing about war.

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BWW Reviews: SING SOMETHING SIMPLE, Cockpit Theatre, March 27 2013
March 28, 2013

Gary Naylor enjoys four well-judged performances in a comedy with a message.

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BWW Reviews: POTTED POTTER, Garrick Theatre, March 24 2013
March 25, 2013

Gary Naylor enjoys a pantoish parody of Potter.

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BWW Reviews: DARLING OF THE DAY, Union Theatre, March 22 2013
March 23, 2013

Gary Naylor enjoys a musical unfairly neglected for 45 years!

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BWW Reviews: MORALGORITHM, Marylebone Gardens, March 13 2013
March 15, 2013

Gary Naylor sees an interactive event that hasn't quite found its feet.

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BWW Reviews: LESLIE JORDAN - FRUIT FLY, Leicester Square Theatre, March 12 2013
March 13, 2013

Gary Naylor enjoys a master-storyteller in peak form

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BWW Reviews: A THOUSAND MILES OF HISTORY, The CLF Art Cafe at The Bussey Building, March 9 2013
March 11, 2013

Gary Naylor sees a brilliant new play that captures an extraordinary moment in Art.

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