Reviewer's Rating Carmen Mel Cooper 21/11/2019I caught up with the new WNO production of Bizet’s Carmen the other night in Oxford and can report that...
Six Catherine Flutsch 19/11/2019The musical Six is a joyous, energetic and riotous cross between a girl band pop concert and a feature length...
Reviewer's rating The Lovely Bones Mel Cooper 14/11/2019I have to report that the stage production of The Lovely Bones (from the hugely successful novel by Alice Sebold,...
Ballet Black Catherine Flutsch 04/11/2019Ballet Black’s autumn show has something for everyone. Ballet Black is a professional ballet company for dancers of Asian and...
The Storm Catherine Flutsch 23/10/2019It’s a tough old gig being in the contemporary dance business. For audiences though, it’s a golden age. The genre is...
Reviewer's Rating An Inspector Calls Mel Cooper 17/10/2019An Inspector Calls, J B Priestley’s famous allegorical play about class, socialism and social responsibility, seems more appropriate than ever....
Instruments of Time & Truth/Bojan Čičić Catherine Flutsch 05/10/2019Instruments of Time & Truth’s concert was something heavenly. Performed in Oxford’s magnificent Sheldonian Theatre, the musicians of IT&T played two...
Malory Towers Catherine Flutsch 03/10/2019There is something truly magical about Emma Rice’s production of Malory Towers. Malory Towers is an adaptation of the series...
Reviewer's Rating Two Trains Running Mel Cooper 26/09/2019I should begin by stating up front that I am a serious admirer and fan of the works of August...
Reviewer's Rating Macbeth Mel Cooper 19/09/2019I am a fan of Paul Hart’s work as a director and have previously enjoyed very much his approach to...