Reviews
THEATRE REVIEW: Burnt by the Sun, National Theatre
Chekhov’s name is mentioned in the dialogue and serves to underpin a particularly Russian form of nostalgia that could be…
VISUAL ARTS REVIEW: Artist Rooms, Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art
Despite the sign there are no paths, only grassed banks and ramps, so this interactive sculpture is only good until…
VISUAL ARTS REVIEW: Four Scottish Painters, Dean Gallery, Edinburgh
This spring the Dean is showing the works of four Scottish painters: Wilhelmina Barns-Graham, John Bellany, Alan Davie and Anne…
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…