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Gary Naylor

Articles By Gary Naylor

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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La Cage Aux Folles, Regent's Park Open Air Theatre review - 40 years on, the drag show still entertains and educates

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The SpongeBob Musical, QEH review - musical based on popular kids' animation sinks for lack of focus

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Macbeth, Shakespeare's Globe review - uneven production of intermittent power

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The Crown Jewels, Garrick Theatre review - star laden comedy fails to sparkle

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Annie Get Your Gun, Lavender Theatre review - new production in new venue has some work to do

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Modest, Kiln Theatre review - tale of Victorian would-be trailblazer fails and succeeds

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Stumped, Hampstead Theatre review - Beckett and Pinter, waiting for Doggo

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Robin Hood. The Legend. Re-written, Regent's Park Open Air Theatre review - no bullseye for new take on familiar characters

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42nd Street, Sadler's Wells review - musical extravaganza will knock your socks off

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A Midsummer Night's Dream, Shakespeare's Globe review - busy production overflowing with new ideas

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A Brief List of Everyone Who Died, Finborough Theatre review - 86 years, punctuated by fun and funerals

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The Circle, Orange Tree Theatre review - acerbic reflections on the price paid for love

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It’s a Motherf**king Pleasure, Soho Theatre review - disability-led comedy hits hard

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Jules and Jim, Jermyn Street Theatre review - a bohemian love triangle ends badly

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