Reading Time: 2 minutesThis autumn sees the debut of English National Opera in Greater Manchester, marking the beginning of the company’s highly anticipated artistic work in the region.
ENO presents a vibrant new production of Britten’s much-loved coming-of-age comedy, Albert Herring — a funny and quirky opera that’s certain to set curtains twitching and tongues wagging.
Reading Time: 3 minutesIt was a privilege to attend the Camden People’s Theatre to review Linsey Watkin’s Spirit guides and Shit Eaters, a beautifully written two-hander that captivated its audience with witty dialogue, philosophical musings, and emotionally stirring performances given by Lucy Buncombe and Kieran Robson.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThis autumn, we celebrate Jane Austen’s 250th anniversary with a sparkling new stage adaptation of Emma. This witty and beloved comedy of manners is produced by the Theatre Royal Bath - the city synonymous with so many of Austen’s stories. Oxford Playhouse.
Reading Time: 2 minutesFor your child to go missing - and then stay missing - is every parent’s worst nightmare. Nick Payne’s The Unbelievers tackles this knotty issue head-on, capturing a family trying to survive in the shadow of such a gaping loss. Scenes ricochet through a non-linear timeline, and occasionally bleed into one another, capturing moments from the week of Oscar’s disappearance, its one-year anniversary, and then seven years since going missing.
Reading Time: 2 minutesCatch! is a 45 to 50 minute showcase of friendship, flair and circus skill, performed recently at the Assembly Roxy in Edinburgh.
Reading Time: 2 minutes"A calm, introspective experiment in theatre of the mind, performed in darkness."
Reading Time: 2 minutesVoiced: The Festival for Endangered Languages is an inaugural festival that sheds light on endangered languages from around the world through poetry, live music, visual arts, and more.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe spectacle of classical music was on full display as Roderick Cox led The Academy Symphony Orchestra in a double-bill of Beethoven's Symphony No 5 in C Minor and Strauss's Ein Heldenleben.
Reading Time: 2 minutesA reflective and intense piece of theatre dealing with issues facing men today From writer director Stacey Cullen, Overwhelm seeks to uncover some of the causes to the “male loneliness” epidemic and mental health crisis happening today. The staging was straight-forward, Jake…
Reading Time: 2 minutesYouthful and timeless, a charming musician to keep an eye on