Newport – Seen and Heard International

‘I couldn’t help myself’: Costa-Jackson’s Carmen casts its spell at the cinema

11/11/202611/11/2026 by Dominic Hartley

United Kingdom Bizet, Carmen: Soloists, Royal Opera Chorus, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House / Sesto Quatrini (conductor). Broadcast live (directed by Rhodri Huw) from the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, and viewed at Cineworld, Newport, Isle of Wight, 10.11.2026. (DH) ****

Ginger Costa-Jackson (Carmen) and Russell Thomas (Don José) © Mihaela Bodlovic

Martin Crimp’s second Misanthrope reaches the screen in an inventive NT staging

23/09/202623/09/2026 by Dominic Hartley

United Kingdom NT Live – Molière’s The Misanthrope (by Martin Crimp, after Molière): Filmed (directed by Christine Lalla) during its run at the Lyttelton Theatre, Royal National Theatre, London, broadcast in cinemas from 22.9.2026, and viewed at Cineworld, Newport, Isle of Wight. (DH) ****

‘I couldn’t help myself’: Costa-Jackson’s Carmen casts its spell at the cinema

Martin Crimp’s second Misanthrope reaches the screen in an inventive NT staging

Dramatic Intensity and Intimacy in Mid Wales Opera’s Tosca at Newport

Mid-Wales Opera’s Attractive and Intimate Eugene Onegin

A Stimulating and Impressive Magic Flute from Mid Wales Opera