Reviewer's rating Patriots Hugo Shapero 08/06/2023The faded scarlet opulence of the Noël Coward theatre now hosts the lurid hues of Peter Morgan’s Almeida Transfer, Patriots....
Reviewer's rating Frankie & Beausy Adi Ginat 07/06/2023Frankie & Beausy is a sung through show consisting of a mix of well-known and lesser-known songs to narrate the...
Laika Jad Adams 06/06/2023The ceiling of the theatre is a universe of stars while two musicians produce techno music from flashing decks. Spluttering...
Reviewer's rating Rigoletto René Weis FRSA 06/06/2023The new production of Rigoletto, the opening opera of the 2023 Opera Holland Park season, is a triumph. Directed by...
Reviewer's Rating Il Trovatore Tim Hochstrasser 05/06/2023‘Il Trovatore’ (‘The Troubadour’) is a work of extremes, in striking contrast to ‘Rigoletto’ and ‘Traviata’ with which it is...
Reviewer's rating Götterdämmerung Mel Cooper 05/06/2023This production of Götterdämmerung is in every aspect excellent, cogent and intelligently articulated. Despite somewhat more limited resources than major...
Gypsy Tim Hochstrasser 04/06/2023‘Gypsy’ stands to musicals as ‘Figaro’ does to opera: an indisputable masterpiece of the genre that is simultaneously indestructible yet...
Reviewer's rating Surfing the Holyland Paul Richards 03/06/2023Like a surfer delivering a tricky roundhouse cutback, US writer and actor Erin Hunter has delivered something rare, special and...
Reviewer's rating The Ocean At The End Of The Lane Rhys John Edwards 02/06/2023A child’s fight against the prospect of growing up has always been fertile ground for fantasy stories. But I don’t...
Reviewer's rating Unexpected Twist Mel Cooper 02/06/2023The touring company of Michael Rosen’s Unexpected Twist has reached Oxford and lives up to its very fine reputation. Adapted...