REVIEWS

Madama Butterfly – Opera House, Manchester

The heartbreaking beauty of this opera is perfectly presented by Director and Producer Ellen Kent in this sensitive and moving…

9 months ago

Exhibitionists – King’s Head Theatre

The King’s Head Theatre holds a special place in my heart, as it was the scene of my first ever…

9 months ago

Swan Lake – Richmond Theatre

The brand new (2023 founded) Mergaliev Classical Ballet brings to Richmond’s now 125-year-old theatre a tame and traditional rendition of…

9 months ago

Aladdin – Floral Pavilion

January is the wrong time to be watching panto. 'Oh no it's not!' exclaim the wonderfully wild cast that make…

9 months ago

Robin Hood and the Babes in the Wood – Normanton Junior Academy

A warm welcome greeted me as I went to see the opening night of Encore Theatre Company’s (ETC) 2024 pantomime…

9 months ago

The Enfield Haunting – Ambassadors Theatre

Based on a true story in 1978, Catherine Tate stars alongside David Threlfall as Peggy Hodgson, a single mother who…

9 months ago

Life of Pi – Leeds Grand Theatre

Life of Pi is one of those blockbuster books that seemed impossible to make work on stage, but Lolita Chakrabarti’s…

9 months ago

La Traviata – Manchester Opera House

Ellen Kent’s production of this much-loved opera is aided by its sumptuous set and costume design as it relishes its…

9 months ago

The Unfriend – Wyndham’s Theatre

We've all done it - you're on holiday, you're relaxed, you meet a fellow tourist and strike up a vacation-friendship.…

9 months ago

Nabucco – Met Opera Live in HD

Verdi’s biblical story is brought to life in biblical proportions with this fifth revival from director J. Knighten Smit’s of…

9 months ago