Monster covers a really tough and difficult topic and does so with enormous humanity and real depth. It views a tragic and evil act through the lens o...
Closer was first performed 25 years ago - in May 1997. I first saw it in Athens in 2008 and was immediately hooked by the play’s power through simpl...
Anyone who is a fan of the film South Pacific approaches a new production with some trepidation. Will it be as good? Will the actors pull it off? Will...
Dodie Smith’s The Hundred and One Dalmatians is one of the most popular stories of the 20th century. Disney, of course, contributed to the story bec...
The auditorium was packed on the night I attended (and it was not press night),. The laughter and cheering from the audience were a clear indication t...
Monteverdi was a venerable and celebrated church musician of 75 when he wrote Poppea. It was quite common for church composers to supplement their inc...
This new play at the Young Vic operates on a number of levels. On the face of it, the play is a family drama woven into a stand-off at a clothing fact...
Johann Hasse was one of the most popular opera composers of the eighteenth century. He died in 1783 (just 8 years before Mozart's death) but he was 84...
‘The perfect summer came to pass, but not to stay.’ This line from near the end of Mark Adamo’s contemporary opera captures the key theme of this comi...
One of the most anticipated features of every season at Opera Holland Park is the revived rarity rescued from obscurity. Some fine operas have receive...
