Watch I AND YOU, Starring Maisie Williams, FOR FREE from Monday 23 – Sunday 29 March Missing your bit of culture? London’s Theatres are starting to announce a whole raft of special releases to keep us all happy while we are stuck at home. Here’s one example which should please theatre lovers of all ages. […]
Northern Footlights – The New Nordics Theatre Festival – Preview
Celebrating Nordic Culture in the UK *Stop Press – Cancelled for health and safety reasons due to Covid19 restrictions* It’s over thirty years since the opening of the first Ikea store in Warrington, Cheshire, marking the beginning of the popularisation of Nordic culture in the UK. At the same time, Icelandic singer Bjork entered the […]
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 […]
Waiter, There’s a Murder in my Soup! – Troubadour, Wembley Park Theatre
A murder mystery dining experience *Stop Press – this production is currently closed due to health and safety precautions concerning Covid19 The Troubadour Wembley Park’s in-house restaurant Studio 5ive is the setting for Waiter, There’s a Murder in my Soup! – a fun evening combining a comedy murder mystery with a three-course dinner and drinks. […]
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 […]
Magic Goes Wrong – Vaudeville Theatre – Review
A magical West End farce at the Vaudeville. Fancy a night of fun and laughter with farcical slapstick humour and magic going horribly wrong? Then I can recommend heading to the Vaudeville Theatre in London’s West End for Magic Goes Wrong…you are sure to be thoroughly entertained. Magic Goes Wrong is the latest brainchild of […]