Swan Lake is one of the most beloved tragedies in the ballet. Love, jealousy, betrayal and magic are all brought together to bring beautiful but dramatic scenes that evoke a sense of an ‘other world’ [ read more ]
Is it possible to take the overblown art form that is opera and present it stripped back and (whisper it) in ENGLISH??!! The Time Zone Theatre Company’s production of Orpheus and Eurydice at the Bridewell [ read more ]
If there’s one show that suits this current heatwave we’re experiencing, it’s Carmen La Cubana. Based on Oscar Hammerstein’s 1943 musical Carmen Jones (itself based on Georges Bizet’s 1875 opera Carmen), his subtitled production, performed [ read more ]
Having never been to the Ballet, I warned my mother that if I fell asleep, she needed to wake me up. She didn’t need to bother. The most striking aspect of this production for me [ read more ]
The beloved story of Cinderella has captured audiences for centuries, retold in film, pantomime, ballet… Now Matthew Bourne and New Adventures have brought it to life yet again in this contemporary production that sets the [ read more ]
Don Giovanni, produced by HeadFirst, is the central show for the Festival of Sex, Love and Death, bringing opera to the Pleasance Theatre for the first time. The festival showcases opera, dance, physical theatre and [ read more ]
Beautifully tragic, or tragically beautiful. Ballet epitomises the art of storytelling without words, losing its audience in a world of music and movement that captures the very essence of dance. This season, English National Ballet [ read more ]
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