Reviewer's Rating Dialogues des Carmélites Yael Shuv 30/05/2024Francis Poulenc’s 1957 “Dialogues des Carmélites” is one of the few operas written in the second half of the 20th...
The Government Inspector Tim Hochstrasser 30/05/2024Gogol’s play ‘The Government Inspector’ was a striking success right from its premiere in Tsarist Russia in 1836.It has since...
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Richard Voyce 29/05/2024‘Oh, there never was a car, there never was a car like this great car’. Only rarely have so many...
Jerry’s Girls Richard Voyce 29/05/2024I’m a fan of Jerry Herman. A real fan. I have his collected lyrics on my bookshelf. Mame and La...
Streams of Pleasure Tim Hochstrasser 28/05/2024This concert given by Iestyn Davies, Mary Bevan and the Early Opera Company, led by Christopher Bucknall, not only delivered...
The Harmony Test Sofia Moran 27/05/2024It’s normal to have imperfect characters in a story – it’s what makes it more realistic and even more likeable....
Piece of Me Sofia Moran 24/05/2024This play is hilarious and certain details make it so. Particularly the two men that play the protagonist’s 10-year-old best...
The Old Queen’s Head Sofia Moran 22/05/2024David Patterson is a very likeable person and tells the story of his life in a clever and captivating way....
The Tailor of Inverness Tim Hochstrasser 22/05/2024While this play has toured widely and won many accolades this is its first production in London. The Finborough is...
Dream of Gerontius Tim Hochstrasser 22/05/2024Performances of Elgar’s oratorio ‘The Dream of Gerontius’ are hardly infrequent, but this one was special for a number of...
