Basildon – Seen and Heard International

An uplifting evening at Basildon’s Towngate Theatre from the Thames Opera Company Chorus and guests

22/04/202422/04/2024 by Jim Pritchard

United Kingdom Thames Opera Company’s Opera for All: Thames Opera Company Chorus, Anita Watson (soprano), Nancy Holt (mezzo-soprano), Luis Gomes (tenor), Blaize O’Callaghan (soprano), Roderick Williams (baritone), Ashley Beauchamp (piano) / Jeremy Haneman (conductor). Thomas Guthrie (director), Ian Skelly (host). Towngate Theatre, Basildon, Essex, 20.4.2024. (JPr)

Thames Opera Company Chorus (centre front, chair of TOC Matt Smith) © Rachel Cherry

The KVN Dance Company’s intriguing, exuberant – if flawed – reimagining of Coppelia is on tour

18/04/202418/04/2024 by Jim Pritchard

United Kingdom KVN Dance Company’s Coppelia: Towngate Theatre, Basildon, Essex, 17.4.2024. (JPr)

Michael Downing (Dr Coppelius) and Rosie Southall (Coppelia) © Andrea Whelan

Dnipro Opera visits Basildon and Madama Butterfly is emotional and thought-provoking in many ways

05/06/202327/03/2023 by Jim Pritchard

United Kingdom Ukrainian National Opera – Puccini, Madama Butterfly: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Dnipro Opera, Ukraine / Ihor Puchkov (conductor). Towngate Theatre, Basildon, Essex, 25.3.2023. (JPr)