Thanks to Barry Humphries and Meow Meow Weimar Germany’s Silenced Voices are Heard Once More
13/07/2018
Various compoers, Barry Humphries’ Weimar Cabaret: Barry Humphries (conférencier/voice), Meow Meow (cabaret artist), Satu Vänskä (musical director/voice), Aurora Orchestra, Barbican Theatre, London, 12.7.2018. (JPr)
Barry Humphries and Meow Meow
Kelli O’Hara’s Anna is the Glory of The King and I Revival at the London Palladium
05/07/2018
Rodgers and Hammerstein’s The King and I: London Palladium, 4.7.2018. (JPr)
The King and I Ken Watanabe (King of Siam) & Kelli OHara (Anna) (c) Matthew Murphy
Go to the London Coliseum to ‘Brush Up Your Shakespeare’ with Opera North’s Kiss Me, Kate
21/06/2018
Cole Porter, Kiss Me, Kate: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Opera North / James Holmes (conductor), London Coliseum, 20.6.2018. (JPr)
Opera North’s Kiss Me, Kate (c) Tristram Kenton
David Hare’s Glyndebourne Origin Story Fails to Hit any High Notes
13/04/2018
David Hare, The Moderate Soprano: Duke of York’s Theatre, London, 11.4.2018. (JPr)
Cast of David Hare’s The Moderate Soprano (c) Johan Persson
Aljaž Škorjanec, Janette Manrara and Company are Absolute Joy in Remembering Fred
09/04/2018
Various composers, Remembering Fred: Aljaž Škorjanec and Janette Manrara (co-creators and choreography) and Company (Adrian Hansel, Miranda Wilford [featured singers], Charlie Bruce, Aaron Bryan, Scott Coldwell, Alastair Crosswell and Veronica Fulton), Gareth Walker (director and choreographer), Barnaby Dickenson (musical director), London Palladium, 7.4.2018. (JPr)
Janette Manrara, Aljaž Škorjanec and Company in Remembering Fred
The Potency of Medea
07/10/2017
Medea, Written in Rage (by Jean René Lemoine, translated and directed for the stage by Neil Bartlett): music and sound design by Phil Von, costumes by Mr Pearl and featuring François Testory. And What? Queer. Arts. Festival at The Place, London, 5.10.2017. (JB)
Medea (François Testory) (c) Manuel Vason
Strictly Alumni Bring the 50s Alive Again in New High-Octane Rip it Up
26/09/2017
The Folly of Sondheim’s Follies
09/09/2017
Sondheim, Follies: at the Olivier Theatre, Royal National Theatre, London, 7.8.2017. (JB) Read more
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