Reading Time: 3 minutesThis Salome distracts with noise and spectacle, but without seduction its tragedy collapses into emptiness. I honestly can’t remember the last time I walked into a theatre already feeling unsettled before the play had even begun. But…
Reading Time: 2 minutesExcellent musical numbers in a show about famous writers, sadly let down by its writing. “1816: The Year Without a Summer” explores the famously gloomy summer spent by Lord Byron, Percy and Mary Shelley, and their companions…
Reading Time: 2 minutesfeels both raw and meticulously crafted
Reading Time: 3 minutesFlailing and unsure, a bloated exploration of cosmic awkwardness with fleeting and infrequent moments of excellence. The very first impression is strong, a shining silver paneled wall, an actor already on stage quietly reading a book, and…
Reading Time: 2 minutesDegrees of Error has hit the nail on the head with this concept – Murder, She Didn’t Write is versatile [..] and witty without pretension. The energy never lags, and the performers maintain an atmosphere of playfulness that feels infectious from start to finish
Reading Time: 2 minutesM is many things. A writer, a mother, a woman. She’s tired and angry and uncertain. In a world that tells women that they can do anything, that they can well and truly ‘have it all,’ M is bursting with an overwhelming question: HOW?
Reading Time: 2 minutesPresenting their gentle ode to the seasons to the audience of the Royal Albert Hall’s Classical Coffee Mornings, the Chantefable Duo are soprano vocalist Mariana Rodrigues and keyboardist Andrew Cowie. ‘Chantefable’ is a French literary tradition in which a story is told through a blend of sung verse and recited prose. Rodrigues and Cowie give us their interpretation of this through a thoughtful selection of poetry and classical song, each piece conveying a sense of the seasons passing. Performed in the lovely Elgar Room of the Royal Albert Hall (with a coffee and pastry included in the ticket!), this Classical Coffee Morning is a delightful way to spend a Sunday.
Reading Time: 2 minutes"A wonderful medley of poetry, spoken word and classical song"
Reading Time: 3 minutes“Clarkston sets out to chart emotional wilderness, but often loses its way among clunky metaphors and rushed storytelling”. “Maybe we’re like the last American pioneers” muses Jake, a drifting young man stacking shelves at a Costco in the…
Reading Time: 2 minutes“Cinderella is back but not as we know it“ One of Gioachino Rossini’s most popular operas, La Cenerentola has been making a comeback in recent years. Director Julia Burbach has chosen to present an English version of the Italian…