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Theatrical addition to Proms from The Fairy Queen

22.07.09
Semi-opera semi-staged was the offering at the Proms as Glyndebourne came to town for The Fairy Queen.... more

Terfel's evil genius in Tosca

10.07.09
It's Bryn Terfel's richly textured Scarpia that steals the show in Tosca.... more

Flair and flirting in The Fairy Queen

22.06.09
Paul Brown's ingenious sets for The Fairy Queen, ravishingly lit by Mark Henderson, sustain interest over a long evening at the Glyndebourne.... more

McKellen to make Beckett debut at 70

31.10.08
Sir Ian McKellen will celebrate his 70th birthday by partnering Patrick Stewart in Samuel Beckett's Waiting For Godot... more

Oedipus is big, brave and bold

16.10.08
It is an evening of many flaws, but as Ralph Fiennes demonstrates, Oedipus remains irresistibly terrifying. ... more

Shocking story of Nazi moll raises big questions

21.05.08
Jonathan Kent's engaging production of Marguerite tells the brutal tale of a Nazi moll in a musical of morals. ... more

Marguerite's man

20.05.08
How novel to star in a new musical that is neither a TV vehicle or from America, says Marguerite actor Julian Ovenden.... more

Sex, death and politics

13.05.08
In barely 100 minutes Puccini's Tosca delivers corruption, sexual passion, political insurrection, religious hypocrisy and murder.... more

Comedy? You must be joking

07.02.08
The Sea is worth seeing for Eileen Atkins, but then her character is the only one that pursues a coherent course through the play.... more

Ruthie's back with the Miss Saigon team

30.01.08
Ruthie Henshall has been reunited with the team that made her a star for the world premiere of a new musical.... more

A sea of despair, farce and black comedy

24.01.08
Jonathan Kent's revival of absurd black comedy The Sea, oscillates abruptly between farce, comedy and despair.... more

Irons to make his National debut as former PM

16.01.08
Jeremy Irons is to make his National Theatre debut in a new play on the life of prime minister Harold Macmillan.... more

King Lear fails to wrench the heart

29.11.07
Although praise was heaped by most critics on Ian McKellen's King Lear at its Stratford premiere, Nicholas de Jongh remains unconvinced of its greatness and unmoved by its performance.... more

Lusty laughs prove comedy is still in rude health

10.10.07
Jonathan Kent's production of The Country Wife is boisterous enough, but needs more comic invention to work.... more

Restoring his humour

02.10.07
Actor Toby Stephens says he loves taking on a lighter role than usual for the upcoming revival of Restoration comedy The Country Wife.... more

West End prepares for autumn of high drama

28.08.07
Christian Slater, Stockard Channing and Patrick Stewart head a list of big name stars gearing up for a spectacular autumn at the West End.... more

Adams's mystifying but soothing eco-fable

13.08.07
John Adams's new opera, A Flowering Tree, shuns the contemporary politics of Nixon in China and turns to ancient South Indian mythology.... more

Royal takes on Old Vic with in-house company

09.07.07
The Theatre Royal Haymarket is re-launching itself as a West End rival to Kevin Spacey's Old Vic, establishing an in-house company to produce full seasons.... more

Access all arias

22.05.07
The Royal Opera House's free, open-air screenings of ballet and opera have become essential events. This summer there are a trio of classics to choose from.... more

Attenborough shaking up Almeida audience

15.05.07
The Islington theatre has always been a magnet for the chattering classes, but director Michael Attenborough is aiming his latest production at a new public.... more

Critic's choice: opera

05.12.06
The Glyndebourne on Tour programme features Cosi fan Tutte, Turn of the Screw and Die Fledermaus, and they are all worth catching, says Barry Millington.... more

Just the season for subtle ghost story

01.11.06
The subtlety of Henry James' The Turn of the Screw has ensured its survival and this Glyndebourne on Tour production is alert to its contemporary resonances.... more

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