Performing Arts
THEATRE REVIEW - Hello Dolly!, Open Air Theatre
If the ‘barbecue’ summer is ruining your staycation then you could do a lot worse than pack up the brood…
THEATRE REVIEW - Three More Sleepless Nights, National Theatre
Some say that you only really know who you are when you’re lying awake in the small hours. That is…
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…