Reviewer's rating Hamnet Rivka Jacobson 20/10/2023In Shakespeare Unbound Professor René Weis noted that in Shakespeare’s Stratford-upon-Avon the names of Hamnet and Hamlet were interchangeable. In...
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 Farm Hall Mel Cooper 18/10/2023I saw Katherine Moar’s excellent debut play, Farm Hall, when this touring production reached Oxford. It’s inspired by the true...
Hedda Gabler Jad Adams 13/10/2023I was surprised to see Hedda Gabler played straight through. It is, after all, a masterfully-wrought four act play, without...
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 I, Daniel Blake Mel Cooper 13/10/2023I really wanted to like I, Daniel Blake more than I did. That said, there are many good things about...
Reviewer's rating Iolanthe Josi Steinfeld 12/10/2023Sir Arthur Sullivan had a double life. On the one hand, revered by royalty and knighted (he composed ‘onward Christian...
Reviewer's rating La Cenerentola Cinderella Josi Steinfeld 10/10/2023La Cenerentola and Il Barbiere di Seviglia are Rossini’s greatest comedies. La Cenerentola was composed in 24 days, and a...
Reviewer's rating Octopolis Josi Steinfeld 09/10/2023I am a scuba diver and spotting an octopus is a thrill; to see the eye watching you from under...
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...
