REVIEW: Music of the Imagination
Reading Time: 2 minutesMusic of the Imagination performed by the Scottish Chamber Orchestra was an intriguing concert.
Month April 2024
REVIEW: Macbeth
Reading Time: 2 minutes"Macbeth" at The Jack Studio Theatre in Brockley is an attractive exploration of Shakespeare's classic tragedy set in a near post-apocalyptic future, where the remnants of a society in survival mode fight for power and succession.
REVIEW: Nielsen’s Violin Concerto
Reading Time: 2 minutesNeilsen’s concerto at Liverpool’s Philharmonic Hall was a masterpiece. The show was made up of three sections: Ruth Gipps’s Song for Orchestra, Nielsen’s Violin Concerto and Borodin’s Symphony No.2.
REVIEW: Cassette ‘93
Reading Time: 2 minutesKaroline Palacios Jørgensen’s debut play opened to an almost full theatre. Exploring the lives of three women spanning 3 generations, we see their struggles with identity and values.
REVIEW: Spencer Jones – Making Friends
Reading Time: 2 minutesJones has made his name through unpredictable, surrealist performances, netting him BAFTA and Edinburgh Comedy Award nominations, several BBC sitcoms, and appearances on Upstart Crow and Ted Lasso.
REVIEW: Mixed Bill (Germaine Acogny & Malou Airaudo/ Louise Lecavalier / Ben Duke) at Sadler’s Wells
Reading Time: 2 minutesA satisfying celebration of creative aging, this mixed bill performance cherishes artistry in its purest form. Sadler’s Wells’ Elixir Festival kicked off with a fine collection of works in Wednesday’s Mixed Bill. Featuring a collaborative piece by…
REVIEW: The Power (Of) The Fragile
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Power (Of) The Fragile, performed at Sadler’s Well, created and performed by Mohamed Toukabri, performed alongside Mimouna (Latifa) Khamessi, intimately welcomes us into the world of sorrow, longing and dreaming: a story of a mother and son reuniting once again after years apart.
REVIEW: The Rake’s Progress
Reading Time: 3 minutesStravinsky's The Rake’s Progress is not the typical story of a Rake; the plot was unexpectedly about a man, originally with low funds, in love, who learnt more and more about love throughout the opera.
REVIEW: A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Reading Time: 2 minutesFlabbergast Theatre’s production A Midsummer Night's Dream is, in the best sense, a farcical tale of fairy and mismatched love that a Victorian audience would expect.
GUEST FEATURE: The State Ballet of Georgia to perform Swan Lake in a unique visit to London
Reading Time: 5 minutesDespite being one of the world’s most accomplished and thrilling dance companies, The State Ballet of Georgia has never appeared in London during its distinguished 175-year history. That absence is soon to end as this revered company is to perform Swan Lake –the world’s most treasured ballet - at the London Coliseum from 28th August to 8th September 2024; and then at the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre in Dublin from 20thto 24th November.