Reviews
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…
THEATRE REVIEW - Nevermind, Old Red Lion
To tell that ‘Nevermind’ is a play about suicide is by no means spoiling it, as that is exactly how…
THEATRE REVIEW - Julius Caesar, RSC
Much was made of the toothless nature of Labour MPs’ recent attempts to dethrone Gordon Brown with commentators complaining that…
THEATRE REVIEW - The Bridge Project, Old Vic
It’s a hard knock life when you’re condemned to spending three years on 6 of the world’s great plays; touring…
THEATRE REVIEW - All's Well That Ends Well, National Theatre
All’s Well That Ends Well is one of Shakespeare’s so-called 'problem plays': it ends with a wedding but it’s hardly…
THEATRE REVIEW - As you like it, The Globe
Hardly any of Shakespeare’s fools are funny any more. This isn’t his fault – or theirs for that matter –…
THEATRE REVIEW - Much Ado, Open Air Theatre Regents Park
Wilful misinterpretation and misunderstanding are key to plot and humour in Shakespeare’s much-loved comedy and both are well-handled in Tim…
THEATRE REVIEW - Lulu, Royal Opera House
Berg’s Lulu has a pretty eventful career with her three husbands, lesbian lover, menagerie of murderous admirers and eventual violent…
THEATRE REVIEW - As you like it, RSC
'As You Like It' is a bit like the 'What You Will' bit of Twelfth Night: a winsome frothy title…
THEATRE REVIEW - Romeo and Juliet, The Globe
Romeo and Juliet is one of Shakespeare’s good plays: sex and violence, comedy and tragedy. What else could you want?…