Reviewer's rating The Osmonds Richard McKee 24/08/2022 1389Like C.S. Lewis in a different context, I was “surprised by joy”. Back in the 1970s I was clinging on...
Reviewer's rating The Magic Flute Owen Davies 19/08/2022 1421This utterly absorbing retelling of The Magic Flute is a triumph for Opera Alegria – and for the Arcola Theatre’s...
Reviewer's rating Káťa Kabanová Salzburg Festival 2022 Alessandro Zummo 14/08/2022 4606“So quiet, so beautiful around here… and I must die”, these are the last words that Káťa pronounces before throwing...
Reviewer's rating Il Barbiere di Siviglia Salzburger Festspiele Alessandro Zummo 11/08/2022 4466Every exceptional opera performance has at least one scene that continues to resonate in one’s mind for hours and occasionally...
South Pacific Julie Peakman 06/08/2022 1276Anyone who is a fan of the film South Pacific approaches a new production with some trepidation. Will it be...
Reviewer's rating Bad Jews Yaron Frid 04/08/2022 1333Bad Jews make good theatre, apparently. Joshua Harmon’s comedy of (ill) manners, beliefs, and conflicts may look and sound at times like a...
Reviewer's rating Incoronazione di Poppea Owen Davies 28/07/2022 1904Monteverdi was a venerable and celebrated church musician of 75 when he wrote Poppea. It was quite common for church...
Reviewer's rating Fashion Freak Show Nicole Kent 22/07/2022 1384Fashion Freak Show is a blast, an explosion of loud colours and unrestrained sexual energy. It spans fashion legend, Jean...
Reviewer's rating Singin’ in the Rain Richard McKee 30/06/2022 1030It doesn’t get any better than this. Why it’s even better than the movie! Most of us will have seen...
Reviewer's rating The Gunpowder Plot Tim Hochstrasser 11/06/2022 1396Anyone walking past the Tower of London is probably unaware of the Tower Vaults, a huge underground cellarage on three...
