Reviewer's rating Patriots Hugo Shapero 08/06/2023The faded scarlet opulence of the Noël Coward theatre now hosts the lurid hues of Peter Morgan’s Almeida Transfer, Patriots....
Mimmo Cuticchio talking to Enza De Francisci Enza De Francisci 07/06/2023Meeting Mimmo Cuticchio in his laboratorio, when I was visiting Palermo, for my research, meant a great deal to me. He...
Reviewer's rating Frankie & Beausy Adi Ginat 07/06/2023Frankie & Beausy is a sung through show consisting of a mix of well-known and lesser-known songs to narrate the...
Laika Jad Adams 06/06/2023The ceiling of the theatre is a universe of stars while two musicians produce techno music from flashing decks. Spluttering...
Reviewer's rating Rigoletto René Weis FRSA 06/06/2023The new production of Rigoletto, the opening opera of the 2023 Opera Holland Park season, is a triumph. Directed by...
Reviewer's Rating Il Trovatore Tim Hochstrasser 05/06/2023‘Il Trovatore’ (‘The Troubadour’) is a work of extremes, in striking contrast to ‘Rigoletto’ and ‘Traviata’ with which it is...
Reviewer's rating Götterdämmerung Mel Cooper 05/06/2023This production of Götterdämmerung is in every aspect excellent, cogent and intelligently articulated. Despite somewhat more limited resources than major...
Gypsy Tim Hochstrasser 04/06/2023‘Gypsy’ stands to musicals as ‘Figaro’ does to opera: an indisputable masterpiece of the genre that is simultaneously indestructible yet...
Reviewer's rating Surfing the Holyland Paul Richards 03/06/2023Like a surfer delivering a tricky roundhouse cutback, US writer and actor Erin Hunter has delivered something rare, special and...
Reviewer's rating The Ocean At The End Of The Lane Rhys John Edwards 02/06/2023A child’s fight against the prospect of growing up has always been fertile ground for fantasy stories. But I don’t...