Reviewer's Rating War and Peace Owen Davies 25/09/2018Prokofiev’s operatic version of Tolstoy’s novel presents a range of challenges for any opera company. David Pountney’s production for Welsh...
Reviewer's Rating A Recipe for Sloe Gin Marine Furet 16/08/2018The photogenic Cornish coast, the sound of the flapping sails, a father and daughter’s embittered relationship, and idyllic memories of...
Reviewer's Rating Fiddler on the Roof Marine Furet 23/07/2018From the first chords of ‘Tradition’ onwards, this production of Fiddler on the Roof gives you a sense of sliding...
Reviewer's Rating Detention Marine Furet 11/07/2018Faebian Averies’ first play Detention presents us with two young girls, Olive (played by Averies herself) and Mary (Hari Hodgetts),...
Reviewer's Rating The Motherf**ker with the Hat Marine Furet 25/03/2018It’s not all good or bad. The last few months have proven to be an anxious time for regional theatres...
Reviewer's Rating La Forza del Destino Owen Davies 15/02/2018This Verdi blockbuster, chosen by Welsh National Opera as part of their ‘Rabble Rousers’ season, deals with the malevolent effect...
Reviewer's Rating Tosca Owen Davies 13/02/2018Puccini’s masterpiece Tosca was first performed in Rome in 1900. It is a tale of sedition, torture, rape, and betrayal...
Reviewer's Rating Bread Marine Furet 13/11/2017Two women share their last meal while waiting for the world to come to an end. Bread balances a tender...
Reviewer's Rating The Cherry Orchard Marine Furet 20/10/2017Gary Owen’s new vision of The Cherry Orchard brilliantly translates Chekhov’s portrayal of pre-revolutionary Russia into a bittersweet evocation of...
Reviewer's Rating Eugene Onegin Owen Davies 02/10/2017The WNO autumn season is labelled ‘Russian Revolution’ and comprises works by Tchaikovsky, Musorgsky, and Janacek, all set in Russia....
