Reading Time: 2 minutesWhilst the conversations that happened the night before Lady Jane Grey’s death will always be lost to history, Rosamund Gravelle manages to capture a totally realistic retelling of what occurred that night.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe programme was well balanced, with a range of contemporary composers. The first piece, Nautilus by Anna Meredith (arr.Jack Ross), was a contemporary “genre-busting” introduction to the concert. This piece brought the Barbican to life with an energetic but sensitive performance from the young musicians. Enyi Okpara the LSSO’s Conductor in Residence for this year did a fantastic job of commanding the orchestra. With incredibly complex rhythms, the intense connection was evident between the orchestra and the conductor producing just the right dramatic effect. The booming brass and range of percussion made this a brilliant opener to the performance.
Reading Time: 2 minutesDescribed as Taylor Swift meets Monty Python, I went into this production thinking it would be right up my street and it really was a delightful evening of fun and laughter. The four plays were silly and humorous but with poignant moments, all of which captured the realities of being a woman in the modern world. The cosy Baron’s Court Theatre gave rise to minimal scenery, but each minimal setting was effectively used, and the use of props in some of the plays was excellent, I never realised a tampon could be so funny!