Tim Hochstrasser is a historian teaching early modern intellectual and cultural history at the LSE. He has a long-standing commitment to the visual, musical and dramatic arts, and opera above all, as a unifying and inspiring vehicle for all of them.
This year’s choice for the Guildhall School’s main winter drama is a classic twentieth-century American drama, Thornton Wilder’s epic portrait of loca...
The 1946 Frank Capra film ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ was not a success when new, but has since become an indispensable part of Christmas, adapted success...
This new play by Frank McGuinness began life in Ireland to mark the twentieth anniversary of the b*spoke theatre company, and now it travels to Belfas...
On the face of it, Handel operas should not work. Bafflingly complicated plots and a long series of ‘Da Capo’ arias where the opening section repeats ...
For sixteen years now Intermission Youth Theatre has done what theatre at its best should always do – change lives. Under the inspiring leadership of ...
The Guildhall School has in recent years revived many one-act operas – a strategy that ensures as many roles as possible for the students and introduc...
‘Tangle’ is a touring company devoted to showcasing African and Caribbean excellence. This current tour, culminating in London this month, brings thei...
David Ireland has had a very fruitful relationship with the Finborough Theatre in recent years and so it is no surprise that after a first outing in G...
Both United Strings of Europe and Gandini Juggling have developed strong reputations in recent years for original and innovative programming, the form...
After the success of her ‘James Trilogy’ any new historical drama by Rona Munro arrives with high expectations. Building on the insight that Scotland ...
