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Gary Naylor

Articles By Gary Naylor

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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The Good Person of Szechwan, Lyric Hammersmith review - wild ride in hyperreality slides by

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Ain't Too Proud, Prince Edward Theatre review - Temptations musical is none too tempting

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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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