Il Ritorno d’Ulisse in Patria Tim Hochstrasser 11/06/2026 268Ahead of its residency at the Grimeborn Festival, Ensemble OrQuesta offers a couple of Academy production at the Cockpit Theatre...
Allegra Tim Hochstrasser 09/06/2026 701About twenty years ago I went to the Old Vic for a performance of Alladin where the big attraction was...
Celebrating Sinatra Tim Hochstrasser 08/06/2026 603John Wilson and the Sinfonia of London have become well-known for their immaculate performances of Hollywood Classics and excerpts from...
Don Carlo Tim Hochstrasser 08/06/2026 661Don Carlo exists in more versions than any other Verdi opera, an indication both of the trouble it caused him...
High Society Tim Hochstrasser 06/06/2026 454It is not uniformly the case that every play or film should or needs to be a musical, but when...
Sheffield Chamber Music Festival Tim Hochstrasser 26/05/2026 1890“If you bake a cake, you don’t want to stuff your face with the whole lot, you want to share...
Purcell, The Musical Tim Hochstrasser 24/05/2026 470Barnes Green on a lovely Spring evening is a fine setting for an evening of Purcell. This week at the...
Dido & Aeneas Tim Hochstrasser 23/05/2026 615In his excellent programme note Michael Burden points out that we know very little about the origins and performance circumstances...
Jack & Sarah Tim Hochstrasser 03/05/2026 663It is a truth that should be universally acknowledged that not all successful films need to be made into plays,...
Walking Each Other Home Tim Hochstrasser 03/05/2026 596It is a while since I was reviewing at the Old Red Lion, and it was good to be back...
