Performing Arts
THEATRE REVIEW - Helen, The Globe
I must confess to secret feelings of relief when I discovered that Frank McGuinness’ version of Euripides’ Helen runs at…
Troilus & Cressida: The Globe
'Troilus and Cressida', the play contains their story but it isn’t really about them. Set ten years into the Trojan…
THEATRE REVIEW - Carrie's War, Apollo Theatre
Such is the modern mania for multimedia that it is almost a surprise to see a set made of flying…
THEATRE REVIEW - The Black Album, Cottlesloe Theatre
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THEATRE REVIEW - Troilus and Cressida, The Globe
Set ten years into the Trojan wars, Shakespeare’s play is about men in a man’s world.
THEATRE REVIEW - Blood Wedding, Metta Theatre
Even if you are unfamiliar with the plot of Federico Garcia Lorca’s tragedy, it does not take a genius to…
THEATRE REVIEW - The Importance of Being Earnest, Open Air Theatre
I am not suggesting that a drawing room is de rigeur for Oscar Wilde’s much loved play but Earnest is…
OPERA REVIEW - Tosca, Royal Opera House
Forget about running marathons and climbing mountains, go and see Tosca at the Royal Opera House and you will die…
THEATRE REVIEW - The Observer, National Theatre
Matt Charman’s second play at the National Theatre, The Observer, is the story of an international election observation team in…
OPERA REVIEW - Un Ballo In Maschera, Royal Opera House
Mario Martone’s production of Verdi’s Un ballo in maschera is proper opera: propera if you will. It has a big…