Festive 16/17
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The Snow Maiden – The Grand, Leeds
Music: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov Director: John Fulljames Reviewer: Dawn Smallwood Opera North is staging for the first time Rimsky-Korsakov’s The Snow…
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The Snowman – The HOUSE, Birmingham REP
Writer: Raymond Briggs Music and Lyrics: Howard Blake Director: Bill Alexander Reviewer: John Kennedy The challenge this annual touring production…
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The Nutcracker – Chichester Festival Theatre
Music: Pyotr IlyichTchaikovsky Director: Lyudmila Nerubaschenko Conductor: Igor Shavruk Choreography: Victor Smirnov-Golovanov Reviewer: Bill Avenell There is something magical about…
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Orchestra of Opera North: Viennese Whirl – Huddersfield Town Hall
Conductor: Aleksandar Markovic Soloists: Ellie Laugharne (soprano) & Heather Lowe (mezzo soprano) Reviewer: Ron Simpson As with Opera North’s Christmas Concert…
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What The Ladybird Heard – Town Hall, Birmingham
Writers: Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks (original book) Director: Graham Hubbard Reviewer: John Kennedy Shake off those tinsel and turkey cobwebs with…
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Ernie And The Sea Of Ice – Exeter Phoenix
Written by: Simon Hall and Katie Villa Director: Katie Villa Reviewer: Charlie Hackett Does the idea of sitting through another…
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Dick Whittington – Birmingham Hippodrome
Writers: Michael Harrison and Alan McHugh Director: Michael Harrison Reviewer: James Garrington It says something about the quality of a pantomime cast…
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Peter Pan – The Alhambra, Bradford
Writer: Michael Harrison and Alan McHugh, adapted from Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie Musical Director: James McCullagh Choreographer: Stillie Dee…
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