Reviews
OPERA REVIEW: Carmen, Royal Albert Hall
The four-act opera unfolded within the brilliantly recreated Iberian settings of Seville and was staged on a round platform that…
THEATRE REVIEW: England People Very Nice, National Theatre
Richard Bean’s England People Very Nice, directed by Nicholas Hytner at the National Theatre, is intended to reveal the absurdity…
THEATRE REVIEW: The Taming of the Shrew, Royal Shakespeare Company
The prologue is set in a present day pole-dancing bar and allows Morrison to frame the rest of the action…
THEATRE REVIEW: Big The Musical, Stage One Theatre Company
The songs in this musical are not tremendously catchy, but they are enjoyable, and Stage One performed them all well,…
THEATRE REVIEW: Othello, RSC, Hackney Empire
It is clear that a great deal of thought and expense has gone into this production and it starts well…
CIRCUS REVIEW: Quidam, Cirque du Soleil, Royal Albert Hall
Cirque du Soleil presented a very surreal, intricate, professional and stunning show at the likewise stunning and perfectly transformed Royal…
OPERA REVIEW: Rigoletto, The Royal Opera
The army of flatterers, sumptuous costumes and consequence free trysts with a bevy of beauties are all very well but…
THEATRE REVIEW: Shun-kin, Complicite at Barbican
'Shun-Kin', Simon McBurney’s latest show for Complicite at the Barbican, is the Japanese story of servant Sasuke’s masochistic love for…
THEATRE REVIEW: Mrs Affleck, National Theatre
If Ibsen is for all time then it seems an odd decision to plonk him so precisely in one historical…
THEATRE REVIEW: Tons of Money, Touring
In the hands of these skilled actors, the play succeeds in reaching a level of quality which from lesser performers…