Not Entirely Serious follows up last year s Beethoven: I Shall Hear In Heaven with another play about a titan of the classical music world: Tchaikovsky: Child of Glass. Written and directed by (and starring) Tama Matheson, it sees Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky recount his life story to the audience an unvarnished account? We are left [ ]
Ensemble OrQuesta s production of Dido and Aeneas celebrates its tenth anniversary this year. The opera (seen as Henry Purcell s only true opera ) follows the titular Dido as she struggles with her love for Aeneas, eventually falling victim to the a spirit s vengeance as Aeneas is convinced to leave Carthage for Italy his unwitting betrayal [ ]
There has long been conjecture over the whereabouts of the mooted Shakespeare work Love s Labour s Won, with some parties believing it s just another missing early modern play and others wondering if it was in fact reworked into Much Ado About Nothing. The Guildford Shakespeare Company and Orange Tree Theatre co-production (directed by Tom Littler) has [ ]
Continuing the 2026 Grimeborn Festival is The Opera Makers Murder Games: A Double Bill, featuring two modern pieces with a connection to killing. The first is Cupboard Love, with music by Madeleine Dring and libretto by D.F. Aitken this follows an illicit meeting between She and He, dramatically interrupted by the appearance of a [ ]
First performed at Vienna s Burgtheater in 1790, Barefoot Opera s production of Mozart Da Ponte s Così fan tutte?! at the Arcola Theatre (running as part of the 2026 Grimeborn Festival) is an altogether more stripped back version than 18th century opera-goers would have been greeted with. Gone is the woodwind, brass, percussion and most of [ ]
If you were in London and fancied a joyful escape from the men s football world cup final, chances are you hot-footed it down to the New Wimbledon Theatre to experience Strictly Come Dancing star Nikita Kuzmin s new touring show, Supernova. Presented by long-running dance hit Burn the Floor, it sees Kuzmin in collaboration with choreographer [ ]
In a time of apparent magic From the Second World War to the Trojan War, filmmaker extraordinaire Christopher Nolan certainly doesn t shy away from the big stories be they huge, world-changing discoveries, or his own interpretation of an ancient epic poem. In many ways The Odyssey feels like a natural follow-up to Oppenheimer; both [ ]
After having such a great time last year, expanding my coverage more than ever, I decided to go all-in on the BBC Proms once more. It s another enticing schedule, although at this point I m not completely sure what the underlying themes of the programme are I guess I ll work that out as I go [ ]
First performed in La Jolla Playhouse (San Diego) on 28 May 2024, and later that year at the Citadel Theatre (Edmonton) on 9 December, The Ballad of Johnny and June is currently on an extensive tour of the UK. This Johnny Cash musical details his personal and professional entanglement with June Carter; written by Des [ ]
But soft! What light through yonder window breaks? Is it Hope? It s true that season announcements from Shakespeare s Globe in recent times have had me reaching for the bottle rather than tickets, but with the autumn/winter/spring 2026-27 season it does feel like things have started to reset ever so slightly. I m still less than convinced [ ]