United Kingdom Torben Betts’s The Other Side of Murder: Palace Theatre, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, 9.11.2026. (JPr) ****
All Betts are off in the farcical twists and turns of an entertaining The Other Side of Murder
Jim Pritchard
Much fun was had by everyone at La fille du régiment in Vienna with 18 High Cs and all
Austria Donizetti, La fille du régiment: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Vienna State Opera / Evelino Pidò (conductor). Streamed live (directed by Dominik Kepczynski) from the Vienna State Opera, 7.11.2026. (JPr)
Yasmine Naghdi delivers a heart-wrenching Manon on her return to The Royal Ballet
United Kingdom Kenneth MacMillan’s Manon: Dancers of The Royal Ballet, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House / Koen Kessels (conductor). Broadcast live (directed by Ross MacGibbon) from the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 27.10.2026 and seen at Everyman Cinema, Chelmsford, Essex, 3.11.2026. (JPr)
Some details of the Nevill Holt Festival in 2027
Nevill Holt Festival announces Carmen For 2027
Bizet’s masterpiece, presented with Opera North, will be directed by Robin Norton-Hale (8, 12, 17 And 20 June)
First 2027 programme highlights also include Symphonic Ibiza (5 June), Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Orchestra (11 June), The Jay Rayner Sextet (12 June), Grimethorpe Colliery Band (13 June), Gabrieli Roar (19 June) And Jason Byrne (25 June)
Quinn Kelsey’s well-sung and acted Macbeth elevates the Met’s new gloomy staging of Verdi’s opera
United States Verdi, Macbeth: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera / Yannick Nézet-Séguin (conductor). Performance broadcast live (directed by Gary Halvorson) from the Metropolitan Opera, New York, 17.10.2026, and seen at the Everyman Cinema, Chelmsford, 19.10.2026. (JPr)
The Legends do it their way in Vegas: After Hours at the Cliffs Pavilion
United Kingdom The Legends in Vegas: After Hours: Cliffs Pavilion, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, 16.10.2026. (JPr)
(P)review of Scottish Ballet and Forest of Black’s These Violent Delights in cinemas soon
United Kingdom These Violent Delights – ‘O Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?’ ***
