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Ariadne auf Naxos at Opera Holland Park
Opera Holland Park has produced a triumph. Ariadne auf Naxos is the final offering of…

Falstaff at ROH
Usually when I’m reviewing an opera I like to mull it over for a while,…

Falstaff at Garsington Opera
Giuseppe Verdi’s final opera, Falstaff, shows a wit and zest for life that perhaps you…

The Turn of the Screw at Regent’s Park
Warm summer nights and a chilled drink are the perfect accompaniments to a bit of…

Dusty: Dusty Springfield Musical
Catching the world premiere of Jonathan Harvey’s Dusty musical, ahead of a UK tour and…

Partenope at Iford: Too Hot to Handel
The fleeting summer Iford Arts opera productions (fleeting because I can’t get enough of them)…

Kiss Me Kate
For a relative novice to the world of Cole Porter, Kiss Me Kate was a…

Agrippina at The Grange Festival
Following a highly successful inaugural season last year, The Grange Festival in Hampshire, under Artistic…

Iford Arts: Candide
Iford Arts has announced that 2018 is its last season at the glorious Iford Manor…

Brief Encounter
Emma Rice’s brave musical version of Brief Encounter, is a comic tribute to the 1945…