Reviewer's Rating Julius Caesar/Antony and Cleopatra Mel Cooper 10/07/2017saw the RSC productions of Julius Caesar and Antony and Cleopatra back to back, matinee and evening, last week. I...
Reviewer's Rating Fidelio Mel Cooper 26/06/2017his production of Beethoven’s spiritual, hopeful opera Fidelio succeeds on its important musical levels. All the principal singers have fine...
Reviewer's Rating Salome Mel Cooper 12/06/2017here was much publicity before the opening of this play about the fact that in this production of Wilde’s erotic...
Fire, Fate and Kirstin Chávez Mel Cooper 24/05/2017One of the most interesting productions of the Georges Bizet opera Carmen that I ever saw starred the mezzo-soprano Kirstin...
Reviewer's Rating Maki Sekiya Concert Mel Cooper 17/05/2017he pianist Maki Sekiya gave a concert the other day in Oxford that has to be one of the most...
Reviewer's Rating Maxim Vengerov Concert Mel Cooper 25/04/2017espite the fact that I had a bad fall recently and messed up both my knees, I could not resist...
Reviewer's Rating Lord of the Dance Mel Cooper 26/01/2017he tour of Lord of the Dance: Dangerous Games reached Oxford and I decided to have a look at it....
Reviewer's Rating The Commitments Mel Cooper 13/01/2017et again I have attended a touring production of what is, in essence, a compilation musical. This time, however, the...
Reviewer's Rating Heartbeats and Algorithms Mel Cooper 12/01/2017f you have a chance to see Jenny Lee’s one-woman show, Heartbeats & Algorithms, I recommend that you should grab...
Reviewer's Rating The Rocky Horror Show Mel Cooper 16/12/2016ith some recent recasting, the touring production of The Rocky Horror Show has returned to Oxford as a Christmas treat...
