On a night when Storm Amy lashed Leeds with wind and rain, Opera North’s Susanna offered a different kind of…
Opera North opened its 2025–26 season with something quietly radical: the UK premiere of the extended Hamburg version of Dame…
For most of us in this country our first exposure to puppets are Mr and Mrs Punch going at it…
Bat Out Of Hell – The Musical, featuring Jim Steinman and Meat Loaf’s greatest hits, is back on the road…
All musicals need at least two showstoppers, and Calamity Jane exceeds that bar with songs to spare. Show opener The…
The Flying Dutchman, often regarded as Wagner’s first true Gesamtkunstwerk (total artwork), has a somewhat problematic yet refreshingly straightforward narrative…
Opera North’s Magic Flute, reviving James Brining’s 2019 production of Mozart’s final opera, comes with literally all of the bells…
There have been countless versions of Beauty & The Beast over the years in film and the theatre, but David…
Last night I took my first steps into Hollywood and wow what an amazing experience it was, I fell in…
Wandering through Broadway’s theatreland my youngest daughter and I were looking for a show to see so she suggested that…