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Review of ‘The Glass Menagerie’: “The unmatching pieces of a working puzzle”
Tennessee Williams’ groundbreaking story about the pain and sorrow of a dysfunctional family relives through this new West End production – playing for a strictly limited season until the end of the month. Guillermo Názara reviews this one-of-a-kind version starring 6-time Academy Award nominated Amy Adams, where the fragility of its characters is also the […]
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Review of ‘Tom, Dick and Harry’: “The escape is useless”
This summer, the true story about a group of caged pilots struggling to break free from the grips of Nazism comes to life in one of London’s most captivating venues. Upon his attendance to its opening week, Guillermo Názara reviews this semi-musical interactive show about one of the greatest escape missions in recent history.
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Review of ‘The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe’: “Magic beyond the stage”
The timeless fantasy tale returns to the theatre in a brand new production after touring around the UK. Upon attending the opening night, Guillermo Názara shares his impressions on this version of Lewis’ classic, to let us know what is awaiting between the lamp-post and the great castle of Cair Paravel.
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Review of ‘L’incoronazione di Poppea’: “Dark seduction”
Last week, the Arcola Theatre inaugurated its summer opera festival with a new take on one of the very first classics in all of the genre’s history. Guillermo Názara tells us about his experience at the opening night of this reinvisioned production by the Ensemble OrQuesta, where tradition and avant-garde meet in a epic tale […]
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Review of ‘Mad House’: “The sanity of the insane”
David Harbour and Bill Pullman star in Theresa Rebeck’s first West End original, which explores the faults and flaws of a dysfunctional all-grown-up American family. After his attendance to the press night, Guillermo Názara tells us about one of London’s most anticipated plays of the summer, to let us know what’s awaiting behind the walls […]
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Review of ‘Lea Salonga – Dream Again’: Too much for one heart
In the middle of her first national tour since the closure of theatres, worlwide musical theatre icon Lea Salonga stopped by London’s Royal Albert Hall this week, raising the hopes and granting the wishes of a passionate beloving audience. Guillermo Názara reviews this one-in-a-lifetime event, to tell us about the experience that has marked a […]
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Review of ‘Witness for the Prosecution’: “Ad-d valorem”
Agatha Christie’s worldly acclaimed play has returned to the West End in a new reimagined version taking the live experience to a whole next level. Guillermo Názara testifies after his arresting involvement at the London County Hall, where the trial took place on a alledgedly hianous muderer – but also on his abilities to solve […]
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Review of ‘Juniper and Jules’: “A familiar story”
For a strictly limited two-week run, this new play has been staying at the heart of London’s Soho to offer a new exploration on queer identities. Guillermo Názara shares his thoughts about this production, previously performed at the Vaul Festival in 2019, where it was granted the Show of the Week Award.
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Review of ‘Les Misérables’: “There’s still a tomorrow to be sung”
The longest-running musical in West End’s history continues to invite audiences from all over the world to join the barricades. Guillermo Názara tells us about his experience watching the new production of Boublil and Schoenberg’s internationally renowned masterpiece, to let us know if the dream can still be dreamed.
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