Otello at the ROH
In an interview in 2015, the Royal Opera’s Music Director Antonio Pappano said there are…
Browsing: The Culturist
Racing Demon
The first production in Jonathan Church’s inaugural season at Theatre Royal Bath, Racing Demon is the great…
Opera at Iford: Barber of Seville
After a mesmerising la Boheme to open, the 2017 season of Opera at Iford is…
Carmen at The Grange Festival 2017
The sun shone for the opening of the inaugural Grange Festival’s new production of Carmen,…
La Rondine at Opera Holland Park
Opera Holland Park, carrying something of the mantle for staging lesser-known works, revisit La Rondine…
La bohème: Opera at Iford
The annual Iford Festival Opera is undoubtedly my favourite way to experience this most emotive…
Casanova
Northern Ballet has gone all 50 Shades. Don’t panic: you won’t have to sit awkwardly…
Angels in America
‘Greetings, prophet. The great work has begun.’ Tony Kushner’s epic two-part drama, written in 1992,…
Nicholas Hytner’s Don Carlo
Don Carlo is sometimes described as Verdi’s masterpiece. It is equally often referred to as…
The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui
You don’t need a degree in drama to discern political satire when the lead is…
James Thierrée – The Toad Knew
From the moment the shimmering red crushed velvet curtain drops to the floor and scampers…
Forty Years On
‘Alan Bennett’ and ‘school’ are likely to be two topics that crop up in close…