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Theatre review: Giselle from English National Ballet at London …
6 days ago · The history of Giselle’s creation and the many hands that assisted it on its way before and since its opening success in 1841 takes some telling and name-dropping.Romantic poet Théophile Gautier sort of set the ball rolling. He, in turn, was influenced by Victor Hugo and Heinrich Heine. And so it goes.
Theatre review: A Midsummer Night’s Dream from Royal …
We think of A Midsummer Night’s Dream as a comedy, but it is full of duress, anger and upset, of disruption and downright cruelty and director Eleanor Rhode doesn’t hide this, they are there from the start with Sirine Saba’s Hippolyta turning her back and walking away from the conqueror whom she now has to marry. Andrew Richardson’s fussy, pedantic Duke Theseus seems an …
Theatre review: The Importance of Being Earnest from National …
The cast of The Importance of Being Earnest Credit: Marc Brenner Sharon D Clarke (Lady Bracknell), Amanda Lawrence (Miss Prism), Ncuti Gatwa (Algernon) and Eliza Scanlen (Cecily) Credit: Marc Brenner Richard Cant (Reverend Chasuble), Ronkẹ Adékọluẹ́jọ́ (Gwendolen), Eliza Scanlen (Cecily) Sharon D Clarke (Lady Bracknell) and Ncuti Gatwa (Algernon) Credit: Marc Brenner Ncuti Gatwa ...
Theatre review: The Tragedy of Richard III at Lyric Theatre, Belfast
Opening the Belfast International Arts Festival, a second Shakespeare production this season by the Lyric Theatre sees its first-ever staging of The Tragedy of Richard III, adapted by Michael Patrick, who plays the murderous, Machiavellian king, and Oisín Kearney, who also directs.. In a programme note, Kearney describes this staging as “a current story about power, life and death ...
Theatre venue: Birmingham Repertory Theatre
Jan 12, 2025 · Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Broad Street, Birmingham, B1 2EP
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Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake: The Next Generation
Hankies at the ready for an emotional rollercoaster with occasions for laughter amongst the tears… Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake is becoming as immortal as Tchaikovsky’s powerful music of suppressed desires—played live tonight by the New Adventures Orchestra.Psychologically astute, it touches the heart deeply with its many-layered inspirations.
Theatre news: Sky Arts goes backstage with ENB at Christmas
Oct 4, 2024 · This Christmas, Sky Arts will go behind the curtain of English National Ballet's new production of Nutcracker in anew series, Nutcracker: Backstage with English National Ballet, which reveals what it takes to re-invent a globally renowned classic.. It will feature the company’s Artistic Director and choreographer, Aaron S Watkin, and Olivier Award-winning choreographer Arielle Smith as well ...
Theatre news: Cast revealed for new Animal Farm adaptation
Dec 11, 2024 · Nottingham Playhouse, Stratford East and Leeds Playhouse have revealed the cast and creative team for Tatty Hennessy’s new adaptation of George Orwell’s Animal Farm.. In the year Orwell’s political fable marks its 80th anniversary, Amy Leach will direct Tianah Hodding (Clover), Shakeel Kimotho (Mollie), Robin Morrissey (Snowball), David Nellist (Benjamin), Tachia Newall (Napoleon ...