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Review: Dead Dog in a Suitcase (and Other Love Songs), Lyric Hammersmith
John Gay’s bawdy opera/proto-musical was a revelation and a shock when it first hit London in 1728. Part of this revelation was no doubt its unalloyed scabrous...
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Review: La Bohème, London Coliseum
Jonathan Miller’s 2009 production of Puccini’s La Bohème returns to the London Coliseum, revived by director Natascha Metherell to mark the fortieth anniversary...
Review: Muso, Grant Museum of Zoology
One of my favourite things about London is its offering of museums, and not just the classics, like the V&A and the Science Museum. You can come across a lo...
Review: Les Vêpres Siciliennes, The Royal Opera House
Les Vêpres Siciliennes is an epic undertaking by the Royal Opera. Spanning five acts and four hours, it is somewhat of a marathon, where against all the odds th...
Review: The Marriage of Kim K, C Venues
The Marriage of Kim K (the title is a play – pun intended – on The Marriage of Figaro) marries reality TV with classic opera and explores how people overcome di...
Review: Opera in the City Double Bill, Bridewell Theatre
If you have ever read The Wasteland by T.S. Eliot you probably have a good idea of how it felt to watch the first piece in this double bill. Certain lines, such...