wed 18/06/2025

Gary Naylor

Articles By Gary Naylor

The Time Traveller's Wife, Apollo Theatre review - blockbuster 2003 novel does not quite land as blockbuster 2023 musical

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Nineteen Gardens, Hampstead Theatre Downstairs review - intriguing, beautifully observed two-hander tilts power this way and that

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1984, Hackney Town Hall review - Room 101 shapeshifts into 2023, but remains as terrifyingly plausible as ever

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Trueman and the Arsonists, Roundhouse Studio review - new warnings in old lessons

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Manic Street Creature, Southwark Playhouse review - songs in the key of a traumatised life

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The Flea, The Yard Theatre review - biting satire fails to sting

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Dead Dad Dog, Finborough Theatre review - Scottish two-hander plays differently 35 years on, but still entertains

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The Changeling, Southwark Playhouse review - wild ride proves too bumpy to land all its points

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Othello, Riverside Studios review - three Iagos pitch Shakespeare's villain into the 21st century

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A Voyage Round My Father, Theatre Royal, Bath review - Rupert Everett excels in a play showing its age

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Imposter 22, Royal Court Theatre review - ace on representation, less so on structure

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Unbelievable, Criterion Theatre review - Derren Brown-directed show misses his otherworldly danger

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Untitled F*ck M*ss S**gon Play, Young Vic review - committed and important play let down by heavy-handed writing

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Rebecca, Charing Cross Theatre review - troubled show about a troubled house nonetheless diverts

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Infamous, Jermyn Street Theatre review - Lady Hamilton challenges the patriarchy and loses

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Makeshifts and Realities, Finborough Theatre review - Edwardian dramas with a pinch of Chekhov

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