Baroque music in the splendid surroundings of The Vache, Chalfont St Giles. Following last year’s successful debut for the Vache Baroque Festival, a two-day outdoor celebration of the music of Henry Purcell featuring his tragic opera Dido and Æneas, we were delighted to be back at the festival’s charming, outdoor Chalfont St Giles venue for […]
National Theatre – Autumn Preview 2021
What’s On at the National Theatre The last 18 months have been a long and difficult journey for all theatres. It’s great to hear that the National Theatre is returning to full capacity performances this autumn giving more people the opportunity to see their exciting new autumn programme. They are back in all three theatres […]
Rigoletto, Royal Opera House – Review
A luminous Rigoletto lights up the Garden After the financial and logistical nightmare of lockdown, it is wonderful to see the Royal Opera House roaring back in 2021 with their new season of ballet and opera. The 11 new productions, five of which are world premieres, are spearheaded by Oliver Mears’ production of Rigoletto. Mears […]
The Magic Flute returns to the Royal Opera House – Preview
Dress rehearsal for an old favourite – and the benefits of being a Friend. In pre-covid days, November 2019, I was lucky enough to be invited to the first night of The Magic Flute. One of my personal favourites – I’ve seen various productions of The Magic Flute and indeed even sung in the chorus […]
La Bohème – Carlisle Memorial Church, Belfast
La Bohème in Belfast with Northern Ireland Opera – Preview We are thrilled to be travelling to Belfast for the opening night of Northern Ireland Opera’s production of ‘La Bohème’ by Puccini. Australian director Cameron Menzies joined Northern Ireland Opera midway through the pandemic in February this year and this staging marks his first production […]
Natural History Museum – summer and beyond.
A varied programme awaits all naturalists! The Natural History Museum has a lot of exhibitions and activities in store from the summer and onwards into autumn this year. Now open seven days a week from 10am to 6pm, a timed entry system is in place to keep everyone safe. Thus, all visitors (yes, including members […]
Behind the curtain at Punchdrunk’s new Woolwich HQ
A sneak peek at the big changes coming to this ground-breaking immersive theatre company. Last Thursday London Unattached had the privilege of viewing the behind-the-scenes magic that makes Punchdrunk one of the most interesting London theatre companies. They’ve moved into an enormous space in the Woolwich Arsenal which, in partnership with Greenwich Council, has been […]
The Royal Opera House 2021 Autumn/Winter Season Preview
Opening Up – The Royal Opera House celebrates the first full season since 2019 in style At London-Unattached we are so happy that theatre, opera and dance are back. The Royal Opera House in Covent Garden is one of our favourite venues and the first full season since 2019 offers a wonderful feast of music […]
National Trust at the Camden Fringe
National Trust is a political drama for our times. National Trust is a new play by Mial Pagan, debuting at the Camden Fringe. Upstairs at the Gatehouse provides an intimate setting to Pagan’s play, set in the varying personal offices of Peter Fraser (Tim Robinson) as he climbs “the greasy pole” from junior research minister […]
Horrible Histories Live: Barmy Britain – Part 5 – review
Family entertainment at the Apollo Theatre, London Long summer holidays call for good family entertainment, something that the kids will love and the adults will also enjoy. Horrible Histories Live Barmy Britain – Part 5, which is showing at the Apollo Theatre in London’s West End ticks all the right boxes with its witty, mad-cap […]