Peter Grimes Josi Steinfeld 08/05/2026 431Deborah Warner’s fine 2022 production of Peter Grimes, Benjamin Britten’s searing tale of abuse and isolation, returns with the three...
Breaking Convention 2026 Hafiza Butt 06/05/2026 648Sadler’s Wells never disappoints. Its shows often reach the pinnacle of “great”, and if not great, they are always, in...
Reviewer's rating blue/orange Jad Adams 06/05/2026 774 Christopher is going to be let out. After a psychotic episode in a market place he has been detained...
Madama Butterfly Ziyu Zhang 05/05/2026 733Madama Butterfly confronts contemporary audiences with a striking contradiction between critical awareness and musical seduction. From the outset, the vocal...
Jack & Sarah Tim Hochstrasser 03/05/2026 678It 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 605It is a while since I was reviewing at the Old Red Lion, and it was good to be back...
Grace Pervades Olivia Hurton 02/05/2026 1161To anyone not versed in the annals of theatre history, upon hearing the title of David Hare’s latest play Grace...
Entertaining Murder Lara Inglis-Jones 29/04/2026 578Fringe theatre is at its best when it understands its limits. Entertaining Murder, playing at Upstairs at the Gatehouse, does...
Firewing Tim Hochstrasser 28/04/2026 566This is David Pearson’s first play, and an accomplished piece of work. He has a natural ear for dialogue, with...
Ifigenia in Tauride Tim Hochstrasser 27/04/2026 474This new recording from Les Talens Lyriques and Christoph Rousset, recorded last year at the Festwochen der Alten Musik in...
