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Roberto Devereux is a rare treat

03.06.09

London's premier summer opera festival has begun and Opera Holland Park has lined up as enticing a programme as ever, starting with Roberto Devereux.... more

Forbidden lust in A View From the Bridge

06.02.09

Lindsay Posner's menacing production of Arthur Miller's A View From the Bridge provides a shocking, emotional dynamic.... more

Take an enchanting turn on a vivid and poignant Carousel

03.12.08

Nicholas de Jongh was enchanted by Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel; a bitter-sweet musical fantasy about missed life-chances.... more

Soprano Garrett has a turn on the Carousel

09.07.08

Opera singer Lesley Garrett is to star in a new West End production of the musical Carousel... more

Snapshot of post-war Jewish life

29.02.08

The writing may let Three Sisters on Hope Street down, but as a snapshot of post-war Jewish life it is often tremendously moving.... more

Fit as a Fiddler

30.05.07

There are some simply great tunes and moving performances in this impeccable revival of musical favourite Fiddler on the Roof, says Fiona Mountford.... more

On Topol the world

24.05.07

Fiddler on the Roof is back with a lavish production at the Savoy Theatre. Henry Goodman takes on the lead role made famous by Topol.... more

Critics' choice: top five plays

03.10.06

Book now for highlights including Oz prequel Wicked, Derek Jacobi's brilliant performance in A Voyage Round My Father and a last chance to see Rabbit.... more

Poet's plot to leave wife in wasteland

25.09.06

Tom and Viv, a tragi-comedy of pre-war manners and morals, has not lost its high-level impact, even two decades after its London premiere, says Nicholas de Jongh.... more

Critic's Choice: Top Five Plays

04.09.06

Nicholas de Jongh picks out five of the best theatrical productions currently onstage in the West End, from the highly entertaining The 39 Steps, to the superb Frost/Nixon.... more

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