By William Shakespeare Directed by Simon Godwin   Katherine Parkinson (The IT Crowd) and John Heffernan (Dracula) lead the cast in Shakespeare’s romcom of sun, sea and mistaken identity. The legendary family-run hotel Messina on the Italian Riveria has been visited by artists, celebrities and royalty. But when the owner’s daughter weds a dashing young soldier,Continue reading "NT: Much Ado About Nothing – Encore"

In La bohèmePuccini elevates ordinary people to the level of the extraordinary, the tragic, the timeless –transformed by a score that has seduced generations of audiences. Fresh from Festival 2022, Glyndebourne’s new five-star production is ‘a masterpiece in monochrome’ (The Arts Desk). With a ‘megawatt Mimì’, director Floris Visser delivers a ‘fresh take' on oneContinue reading "Glyndebourne: La bohème"

Language:  Sung in Italian with English subtitles Running time: 3hrs and 10 minutes (including one interval) ‘Love cannot kill: it brings new life.’ On a starlit night in Nagasaki, theseContinue reading "ROH: Madama Butterfly"

Runtime: 180 minutes (incl 10 Mins interval) Rating: 12A TBC   Young Richard of Gloucester uses the chaos of the Wars of the Roses to begin his unscrupulous climb to powerContinue reading "RSC: Richard III"