wed 06/11/2024

Gary Naylor

Articles By Gary Naylor

Betty Blue Eyes, Union Theatre review - musical revival pigs out on nostalgia

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Berlusconi, Southwark Playhouse Elephant review - curious new musical satire

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Under the Black Rock, Arcola Theatre review - political thriller turns soapy

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Oklahoma!, Wyndham's Theatre review - radical reimagining adds plenty but achieves less

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Standing at the Sky's Edge, National Theatre review - razor-sharp musical with second-act woes

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Sylvia, Old Vic review - great leads, rambling story

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Smoke, Southwark Playhouse review - dazzling Strindberg update

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Titus Andronicus, Sam Wanamaker Playhouse review - notorious play hits and misses

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Noises Off, Phoenix Theatre review - much revived classic farce gains in poignancy

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Allegiance, Charing Cross Theatre review - George Takei's childhood story makes a heartfelt musical

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A Streetcar Named Desire, Almeida Theatre review - Patsy Ferran rises above fussy staging

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Watch on the Rhine, Donmar Warehouse review - Lillian Hellman's 1940 play is still asking awkward questions

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Dolly Parton's Smoky Mountain Christmas Carol, Queen Elizabeth Hall review - Scrooge goes to Tennessee

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Hex, National Theatre review - 12 months after being sent to sleep by Covid, Rufus Norris's show is back

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Elf, Dominion Theatre review - hit musical revival slays it again

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A Christmas Carol, RSC, Stratford review - family show eases back the terror and winds up the politics

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