Streams of Pleasure Tim Hochstrasser 28/05/2024This concert given by Iestyn Davies, Mary Bevan and the Early Opera Company, led by Christopher Bucknall, not only delivered...
The Tailor of Inverness Tim Hochstrasser 22/05/2024While this play has toured widely and won many accolades this is its first production in London. The Finborough is...
Dream of Gerontius Tim Hochstrasser 22/05/2024Performances of Elgar’s oratorio ‘The Dream of Gerontius’ are hardly infrequent, but this one was special for a number of...
Kunstler Tim Hochstrasser 12/05/2024William M Kunstler’s name is one that needs no introduction to my generation – the leading American progressive defence lawyer...
The Opera Locos Tim Hochstrasser 12/05/2024This brief, charming residency at the Peacock Theatre offers a light-touch introduction to opera to those new to the genre...
House of Jojo Tim Hochstrasser 10/05/2024Johannes Radebe is well known to us all as a beloved star of ‘Strictly’, where his scintillating choreography, engaging warmth...
Flights of Fancy – Mozart and Rossini Tim Hochstrasser 08/05/2024Every year the National Opera Studio teams up with Opera North to showcase the talents of their Young Artists. This...
The Other Boleyn Girl Tim Hochstrasser 29/04/2024Is there anything more to say about the court intrigues of the reign of Henry VIII? After the musical ‘Six’,...
Reviewer's Rating Simon Boccanegra (original 1857 version) Tim Hochstrasser 19/04/2024Verdi’s ‘Simon Boccanegra’ is, one might think, familiar fare. However, we are used to hearing the version from 1881, which...
Reviewer's Rating Giselle: Remix Tim Hochstrasser 14/04/2024The Pleasance in London offers a delightfully welcoming and warm pub theatre experience in a part of town not otherwise...
