mon 29/04/2024

Gary Naylor

Articles By Gary Naylor

The Magician's Elephant, Royal Shakespeare Theatre review - family musical doesn't fully deliver

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Vanara, Hackney Empire review - fine singing, but a plodding book and one-pitch score in this new musical

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What If If Only, Royal Court review - short if not sweet

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Back to the Future: The Musical, Adelphi Theatre review - a spectacular West End show to delight fans old and new

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The Last Five Years, Garrick Theatre review - bittersweet musical treat gets West End upgrade

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Blithe Spirit, Harold Pinter Theatre review - an amusing, if dated, revival of the Coward classic

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Statements After an Arrest Under the Immorality Act, Orange Tree Theatre review - a blast from the past with lessons for today

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Bedknobs and Broomsticks, Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury review - dazzling Disney rewrite

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Cinderella, Gillian Lynne Theatre review - a spectacular show that hits and misses

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2:22 A Ghost Story, Noël Coward Theatre review - unconvincing, sporadically amusing genre play

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Big Big Sky, Hampstead Downstairs review - a perfectly realised character study

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South Pacific, Chichester Festival Theatre review - gloriously revived and also refreshed

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Pippin, Charing Cross Theatre review - happy-clappy vibe

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Hairspray, London Coliseum review - brighter and more welcome than ever

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Raya, Hampstead Downstairs review - a richly fraught reunion

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