The Fabulist Tim Hochstrasser 21/08/2024Giovanni Paisiello is not a name remembered much now, but in the later eighteenth century his comic operas dominated stages...
The Bizarre Misunderstanding (L’equivoco Stravagante) Josi Steinfeld 21/08/2024It’s wonderful to be back at the stunning Teatro Rossini, which was closed for repairs after earthquake damage last year....
Oklahoma! In Concert Richard Voyce 20/08/2024It’s rare nowadays to be truly transported by musical theatre; to leave the auditorium buoyed by a cloud of happiness...
Hello, Dolly! Wilder Gutterson 18/08/2024Hello, Dolly! opened on Broadway in 1964, and was such a success for star, Carol Channing and company, that it...
Der Vampyr Owen Davies 18/08/2024This weird and wonderful Romantic opera is a fitting start to the Arcola’s 2024 Grimeborn season. It was first performed...
The Outrun Ben Reiss 15/08/2024The Outrun is something of a phenomenon. The original book is award-winning and critically acclaimed, and has been translated into...
Farm Hall René Weis FRSA 14/08/2024Katherine Moar’s Farm Hall is a timely play in the age of Oppenheimer. It is based on the secretly recorded transcripts of Farm...
Oedipus Rex Ben Reiss 13/08/2024The setting for Scottish Opera’s interpretation of Igor Stravinsky’s and Jean Cocteau’s Oedipus Rex is the Grand Gallery of the...
Bedroom Farce Sofia Moran 12/08/2024Bedroom Farce is a pleasant and mild show looking at different relationships in a comedic light. Published in 1975, the...
The Yeoman of the Guard Richard Voyce 11/08/2024The Yeoman of the Guard, the eleventh collaboration between Gilbert and Sullivan, stands out for several reasons: it doesn’t open...
