http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/related-3856-jonathan-kent/topic-rss.do Jonathan Kent RSS feed http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/review-23722768-theatrical-addition-to-proms-from-the-fairy-queen.do Semi-opera semi-staged was the offering at the Proms as Glyndebourne came to town for The Fairy Queen. 2009-07-21T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/review-23718452-terfels-evil-genius-in-tosca.do It's Bryn Terfel's richly textured Scarpia that steals the show in Tosca. 2009-07-09T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/review-23710723-flair-and-flirting-in-the-fairy-queen.do Paul Brown's ingenious sets for The Fairy Queen, ravishingly lit by Mark Henderson, sustain interest over a long evening at the Glyndebourne. 2009-06-21T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23580558-mckellen-to-make-beckett-debut-at-70.do Sir Ian McKellen will celebrate his 70th birthday by partnering Patrick Stewart in Samuel Beckett's Waiting For Godot 2008-10-31T10:21:39Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/review-23573747-oedipus-is-big-brave-and-bold.do It is an evening of many flaws, but as Ralph Fiennes demonstrates, Oedipus remains irresistibly terrifying. 2008-10-15T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/review-23486306-shocking-story-of-nazi-moll-raises-big-questions.do Jonathan Kent's engaging production of Marguerite tells the brutal tale of a Nazi moll in a musical of morals. 2008-05-20T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/article-23486069-marguerites-man.do How novel to star in a new musical that is neither a TV vehicle or from America, says Marguerite actor Julian Ovenden. 2008-05-20T09:42:23Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/review-23484250-sex-death-and-politics.do In barely 100 minutes Puccini's Tosca delivers corruption, sexual passion, political insurrection, religious hypocrisy and murder. 2008-05-12T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/review-23436176-comedy-you-must-be-joking.do The Sea is worth seeing for Eileen Atkins, but then her character is the only one that pursues a coherent course through the play. 2008-02-07T00:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/article-23434950-ruthies-back-with-the-miss-saigon-team.do Ruthie Henshall has been reunited with the team that made her a star for the world premiere of a new musical. 2008-01-30T14:17:32Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/review-23433946-a-sea-of-despair-farce-and-black-comedy.do Jonathan Kent's revival of absurd black comedy The Sea, oscillates abruptly between farce, comedy and despair. 2008-01-24T00:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/article-23432693-irons-to-make-his-national-debut-as-former-pm.do Jeremy Irons is to make his National Theatre debut in a new play on the life of prime minister Harold Macmillan. 2008-01-16T12:31:24Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/review-23423813-king-lear-fails-to-wrench-the-heart.do 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. 2007-11-29T00:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/review-23416024-lusty-laughs-prove-comedy-is-still-in-rude-health.do Jonathan Kent's production of The Country Wife is boisterous enough, but needs more comic invention to work. 2007-10-09T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/article-23414737-restoring-his-humour.do Actor Toby Stephens says he loves taking on a lighter role than usual for the upcoming revival of Restoration comedy The Country Wife. 2007-10-02T11:47:38Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/article-23410024-west-end-prepares-for-autumn-of-high-drama.do Christian Slater, Stockard Channing and Patrick Stewart head a list of big name stars gearing up for a spectacular autumn at the West End. 2007-08-28T09:15:33Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/review-23408168-adamss-mystifying-but-soothing-eco-fable.do John Adams's new opera, A Flowering Tree, shuns the contemporary politics of Nixon in China and turns to ancient South Indian mythology. 2007-08-12T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/article-23403536-royal-takes-on-old-vic-with-in-house-company.do 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. 2007-07-09T09:50:02Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/events/article-23397568-access-all-arias.do 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. 2007-05-22T10:49:28Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/article-23396358-attenborough-shaking-up-almeida-audience.do 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. 2007-05-15T10:07:50Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/article-23377090-critics-choice-opera.do 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. 2006-12-05T16:35:49Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/review-23372891-just-the-season-for-subtle-ghost-story.do 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. 2006-11-01T00:00:00Z