Reviewer's Rating Oh, What A Lovely War! Tim Hochstrasser 25/11/2023It is sixty years now since the first production of ‘Oh, What A Lovely War’, one of the stand-out artistic...
Reviewer's Rating The Mongol Khan Tim Hochstrasser 23/11/2023Epic accounts of Asiatic history, crammed with extravagant dance, music and costumes, sweep through London theatres with some regularity; and...
Reviewer's Rating Feeling Afraid As If Something Terrible Is Going To Happen Tim Hochstrasser 20/11/2023While many shows that succeed at the Edinburgh Fringe later transfer to London, it is by no means certain that...
Reviewer's Rating Respighi: Opera Double Bill Tim Hochstrasser 17/11/2023As so often, the Guildhall School is going where the leading opera houses fear to tread. This term’s opera production...
Reviewer's Rating Made in Chelsea Tim Hochstrasser 13/11/2023It is not often these days that a new comedy arrives that self-consciously models itself on Wilde and Wodehouse. On...
Reviewer's Rating Elephant Tim Hochstrasser 24/10/2023Anoushka Lucas is a highly talented composer and performer in different genres. Fresh from her success as Laurie in the...
Reviewer's Rating The Flea Tim Hochstrasser 19/10/2023Productions at The Yard have developed a strong reputation for alternative riffs on traditional tales, and this post-modern, punk take...
Reviewer's Rating Opera Night with James Laing Tim Hochstrasser 13/10/2023‘Divas & Scholars’ organises musical events to spread knowledge and enthusiasm for opera by giving an audience direct experience in...
Reviewer's Rating Joseph Phibbs at Wigmore Hall Tim Hochstrasser 08/10/2023Though not yet fifty, Joseph Phibbs has composed prolifically across many genres. Two concerts at Wigmore Hall offered a cross-section...
Reviewer's Rating Lorenzo Tim Hochstrasser 29/09/2023Ben Target is a well regarded comedian who has won various awards for his unique brand of alternative humour. In...