La bohème: Opera at Iford
The annual Iford Festival Opera is undoubtedly my favourite way to experience this most emotive…
Browsing: The Culturist
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…
The Philanthropist
Christopher Hampton’s The Philanthropist came about in rather curious circumstances. At the time, having recently…
The Mentor
Christopher Hampton’s translated version of German author Daniel Kehlmann’s successful second play The Mentor, currently…
The American Dream at the British Museum
Ever since Andy Warhol first swept ink through a fine silk mesh and revealed a…
Carousel at the London Coliseum
Expectations were high on the press night of English National Opera’s new version of Rodgers…
Shirley Valentine UK Tour
It’s just over 30 years since Willy Russell’s play Shirley Valentine first premièred at the…