Peter Mumford
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Acosta Danza: Carlos Acosta’s Carmen – Sadler’s Wells, London
Writer: Georges Bizet Director: Carlos Acosta A dramatic black background with a large, flame-red circular outline is the backdrop to…
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Rock ’n’ Roll – Hampstead Theatre, London
Writer: Tom Stoppard Director: Nina Raine Any play that begins as the Russian army invades a neighbouring country is sure…
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The Pearl Fishers – Leeds Grand Theatre
Composer: Georges Bizet Libretto: Michel Carré and Eugène Cormon Conductor: Matthew Kofi Waldren Director: Matthew Eberhardt Opera North’s “concert performances”…
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Three Sisters – The National Theatre, London
Writer: Inua Ellams Director: Nadia Falls Reviewer: Maryam Philpott It has been an interesting year for the reworking of classic…
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Katya Kabanova – Leeds Grand
Music/Libretto: Leoš Janáček Director: Tim Albery Reviewer: Dawn Smallwood Janáček’s Katya Kabanova returns to Opera North’s repertoire for the winter…
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Madama Butterfly – The Grand, Leeds
Music: Giacomo Puccini Libretto: Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi llica Director: Tim Albery Reviewer: Dawn Smallwood Madama Butterfly is part of…
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The Stepmother – Minerva Theatre, Chichester
Writer: Githa Sowerby Director: Richard Eyre Reviewer: David Jobson Playwright Githa Sowerby was seen as a woman ahead of her…
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