The Royal Opera House reopens its doors. It was not raining last night when I walked from Leicester Square to the Royal Opera House though the skies were dark and the wind was picking up. I was going to the first live production I’ve seen since March, apprehensive and intrigued. London’s theatres, opera houses and […]
Declan
Fundraising for The Actors Centre – Declan A silver lining of lockdown has been catching up with some of the theatre productions I have missed over the years and that have been shown free on various platforms. Sitting on my sofa of an evening with a wonderful play on my TV has seen me through […]
Bush Theatre releases THE PROTEST
THE PROTEST – an at the moment response to the killing of George Floyd Bush Theatre asked six black British artists to respond to the killing of George Floyd and its impact on black Britons. The six pieces of work are now released on the Bush Theatre’s social media channels – and we’ve got a […]
National Theatre At Home – NT Live
Thursday Nights with the National Theatre! Joining a growing number of theatres offering special broadcasts, the National There are offering NT Live productions for free via YouTube The first production will be One Man Two Guvnors by Richard Bean, featuring a Tony Award-winning performance from James Corden. To catch it, all you need to do […]
The Marriage of Figaro 2020 – ENO – Review
The Marriage of Figaro 2020, English National Opera – London Coliseum. *Stop Press – The London Coliseum is currently closed due to Covid19* If you’ve seen Amadeus, there are parts of the Marriage of Figaro that will be strikingly familiar. As Salieri describes the Countess forgiving her husband, he recognises that Mozart’s music manages somehow […]
The Royal Ballet’s Swan Lake – Royal Opera House – Review
Revival of Liam Scarlett’s Swan Lake at The Royal Opera House. *Stop Press – The Royal Opera House is currently closed due to Covid19* Liam Scarlett’s critically acclaimed 2018 production of Swan Lake has returned to the Royal Opera House for its first revival. The fairytale ballet has its roots in German and Russian folklore […]
Fidelio – Royal Opera House – Review
Beethoven’s Only Opera, Fidelio, at the Royal Opera House. The hottest ticket in town this year – and I got one, thanks (probably) to Friday Rush! Why has this opera been such a draw? Well, partly at least because the hero, Florestan, was to be played by the German tenor Jonas Kaufmann. Described by Anthony […]
I Think We Are Alone – Frantic Assembly – review
I Think We Are Alone at Theatre Royal Stratford East Frantic Assembly, the much loved and respected physical theatre company are marking its 25th anniversary with a production of I Think We Are Alone, which is touring the UK and has just opened in London at Theatre Royal Stratford East. I always look forward to […]
Meat – Theatre503 – Review
Fresh new writing in Battersea MEAT by Gillian Greer is a new play set in modern-day Dublin that manages to be both thought-provoking and entertaining. It asks the audience to consider themes like consent, growing away from your roots and addressing the past when we all remember it very differently. In the skilled hands of […]
Madam Butterfly – English National Opera – Review
Anthony Minghella’s Madam Butterfly What happens when you get an Oscar-winning film director to stage an opera? In the case of Madam Butterfly, directed by Anthony Minghella, first staged by ENO at the Coliseum in 2005, something extraordinary and beautiful. It’s a production that not only provides a new insight into the opera but also […]