Reviewer's rating Eduardo E Cristina Josi Steinfeld 02/09/2023 1499Rossini had under a month to compose Eduardo.  Eduardo was a ‘centone’(patchwork) opera, as 19/26 numbers were ‘borrowed’ from earlier...
Reviewer's rating Adelaide of Burgundy Adelaide di Borgogna Josi Steinfeld 02/09/2023 1410Rossini’s 23rd opera, composed under frantic time restraints, for the Carnival season in 1817, followed several 1817 triumphs – Cenerentola,...
Reviewer's rating Cephale and Procris Owen Davies 02/09/2023 1395Marcio da Silva’s Ensemble Orquesta (OE) returns to Grimeborn with another baroque gem. De la Guerre was a harpsichord virtuoso...
The Journey to Reims Il viaggio a Reims Josi Steinfeld 01/09/2023 1606Il Viaggio a Reims, Rossini’s last Italian opera (writing in French thereafter), composed for 14 solo voices, premiered in 1825,...
Reviewer's rating Midsummer Mechanicals Tobi Philips (8) 30/08/2023 1652A trip to Shakespeare’s Globe theatre is an exciting experience. I really love the outdoor theatre, but this production of...
To Hecate! Emma Burnell 28/08/2023 1346Sue (Sandra Hollins) and Di (Deborah Whitmarsh-Boyse) are over it. Over their working lives, over being treated like that means...
Reviewer's Rating Merrily We Roll Along Tim Hochstrasser 26/08/2023 1079‘Merrily We Roll Along’ represents a crucial hinge in Sondheim’s career between the impeccable series of hits he enjoyed with...
Reviewer's rating Turandot Owen Davies 25/08/2023 1137Turandot – Puccini’s final opera – is a difficult work to like. Of course. it has some glorious dramatic moments...
Reviewer's Rating A Mirror Tim Hochstrasser 24/08/2023 858When you arrive at the Almeida the foyer and the theatre are decked out for a wedding – flowers in...
Heathers – UK Tour Rhys John Edwards 24/08/2023 1913Maybe it’s my British cynicism, or the fact that UK and US school environments are so different (despite what Netflix’s...
