La traviata at Glyndebourne: No Shrinking Violetta
In this 20th anniversary year of Glyndebourne, acclaimed director Tom Cairns returns to the festival,…
Browsing: The Culturist
Porgy and Bess at Regent’s Park
Referring to Porgy and Bess as a ‘musical’ is a great disservice. Conceived by George…
Shakespeare in Love
Based on the Academy Award-winning motion picture screenplay by Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard and…
Medea at the National Theatre
Staging Greek tragedy in the 21st century is often a difficult task. The formal aspects…
The Crucible at The Old Vic
One can’t exactly look forward to seeing Arthur Miller’s 1953 play, The Crucible; not with…
Great Britain at the National Theatre
As the title might suggest, Richard Bean’s riotous new play has set its sights on…
Daytona
Set entirely in an elderly Jewish couple’s apartment in 1980s Brooklyn, New York, and initially…
Wonderland at Hampstead Theatre
Director Edward Hall marks the 30th anniversary of the miners’ strike with Beth Steel’s momentous…
Artist Interview: SEEN
Many leagues from murky subway tunnels and transport yards of New York, Bond Street’s Opera…
The Pearl Fishers
When French composer, George Bizet, died from a heart attack at the untimely age of…
Hobson’s Choice
Mark Benton is a funny guy. I don’t think he could help it if he…