Reviews
THEATRE REVIEW: August: Osage County, National Theatre
Tracy Letts’ masterpiece comes in at almost 4 hours and it is hard to see how it could be made…
DANCE REVIEW: Matthew Bourne's Edward Scissorhands
You do not need to know Tim Burton’s 1990 film to enjoy Matthew Bourne’s modern ballet.
THEATRE REVIEW: The Cordelia Dream, RSC
In Marina Carr’s new work The Cordelia Dream, for the Royal Shakespeare Company at Wilton’s Music Hall, an old man…
THEATRE REVIEW: The Twelve Days of Christmas, Chickenshed
The Twelve Days of Christmas is effortlessly professional, slick and witty.
OPERA REVIEW: Hänsel und Gretel, The Royal Opera
I do not see the problem with ‘family shows’ exploring the stories’ darker strands. What are fairytales for if they…
MUSIC REVIEW: Simon Rattle, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
It may seem a conflict of interests to denote historically authentic performance as groundbreaking and openminded, until you've been spun…
PERFORMANCE REVIEW: Lucha Libre London, Roundhouse
Following the classic story of Good v Evil, Lucha Libre’s masked wrestlers battled it out to win - not only…
THEATRE REVIEW: Hansel and Gretel, Catherine Wheels at Barbican
Catherine Wheels’ promenade production of Hansel and Gretel, currently at the Barbican, is anything but disappointing.
THEATRE REVIEW: Zero, Theatre Absolute
Zero is the story of one of hundreds of interrogation camps set up twenty years from now to extract information…
MUSIC REVIEW: Ricordi - Beyond 200
The dual company of the world-class ELISION Ensemble and featured Ricordi protégé, Perth composer Liza Lim, essentially transformed what might…