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Gary Naylor

Articles By Gary Naylor

Don't Rock the Boat, The Mill at Sonning review - all aboard for some old-school comedy mishaps

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Poor Clare, Orange Tree Theatre review - saints cajole us sinners

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Girl From The North Country, Old Vic review - Dylan's songs fail to lift the mood

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Hercules, Theatre Royal Drury Lane review - new Disney stage musical is no 'Lion King'

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Showmanism, Hampstead Theatre review - lip-synced investigation of words, theatricality and performance

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North by Northwest, Alexandra Palace review - Hitchcock adaptation fails to fly

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Hamlet Hail to the Thief, RSC, Stratford review - Radiohead mark the Bard's card

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The King of Pangea, King's Head Theatre review - grief and hope, but no connection

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This is My Family, Southwark Playhouse - London debut of 2013 Sheffield hit is feeling its age

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The Frogs, Southwark Playhouse review - great songs save updated Aristophanes comedy

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The Gang of Three, King's Head Theatre - three old Labour ghosts resurrected to entertain and educate

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Conversations After Sex, Park Theatre review - pillow talk proves a snooze

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Much Ado About Nothing, RSC, Stratford - Messina FC scores on the bardic football field

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Ghosts, Lyric Hammersmith Theatre - turns out, they do fuck you up

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Midnight Cowboy, Southwark Playhouse - new musical cannot escape the movie's long shadow

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The Importance of Being Oscar, Jermyn Street Theatre review - Wilde, still burning bright

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