Reviewer's Rating Alcina Tim Hochstrasser 21/11/2022On the face of it, Handel operas should not work. Bafflingly complicated plots and a long series of ‘Da Capo’...
Reviewer's Rating MSND Tim Hochstrasser 18/11/2022For sixteen years now Intermission Youth Theatre has done what theatre at its best should always do – change lives....
Reviewer's Rating Opera Triple Bill Tim Hochstrasser 15/11/2022The Guildhall School has in recent years revived many one-act operas – a strategy that ensures as many roles as...
Reviewer's Rating Richard II Tim Hochstrasser 12/11/2022‘Tangle’ is a touring company devoted to showcasing African and Caribbean excellence. This current tour, culminating in London this month,...
Reviewer's Rating Not Now Tim Hochstrasser 08/11/2022David Ireland has had a very fruitful relationship with the Finborough Theatre in recent years and so it is no...
Reviewer's Rating Apollo Resurrected Tim Hochstrasser 02/11/2022Both United Strings of Europe and Gandini Juggling have developed strong reputations in recent years for original and innovative programming,...
Reviewer's Rating Mary Tim Hochstrasser 02/11/2022After the success of her ‘James Trilogy’ any new historical drama by Rona Munro arrives with high expectations. Building on...
Reviewer's Rating An Anatomy of Melancholy Tim Hochstrasser 28/10/2022In 2014 countertenor Iestyn Davies and lutenist Thomas Dunford recorded a CD devoted to the songs and lute works of...
Reviewer's Rating South African Road Trip: Good Hope Tim Hochstrasser 28/10/2022Through the medium of the ‘Graceland’ album and the international fame of Ladysmith Black Mambazo we think we are familiar...
Reviewer's Rating The Solid Life of Sugar Water Tim Hochstrasser 21/10/2022Jack Thorne’s play originated at the Edinburgh Fringe before touring widely in 2017. But for most likely audience members this...
