When choosing to stage a near 300 year old piece by the master of recitative and opera seria George Frideric Handel, "Partenope" is often sidelined in favour of one of his better received works; indeed it remained unperformed for some 200 years of its existence, due largely to a belief that the original story and libretto were convoluted, frivolous and poorly structured.
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16 Mar
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PARTENOPE: English National Opera at The Coliseum Theatre
By Stuart King Thursday, March 16 2017, 13:09
16 Mar
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Review: An American in Paris
By Daniel Perks Thursday, March 16 2017, 10:16
One of Wheeldon’s finest moments that captures the romantic essence of its Parisian roots and brings it into the present day. Experience a cast and creative team working its peak in a fitting homage to an iconic style.
Think of American Jazz and the roaring twenties and you automatically think of the Gershwin brothers. George and Ira are synonymous with the style – Rhapsody in Blue; virtuoso piano jazz standards; lilting, dreamy trumpet melodies; plush orchestration. All the aspects of a timeless classic composition can be found in An American In Paris – fitting, since it is itself one of the true great films of its era, a bastion of historical Hollywood in all its intoxicating glamour.
13 Mar
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Review: A Profoundly Affectionate, Passionate Devotion to Someone (-noun)
By Stuart King Monday, March 13 2017, 07:49
"Three couples. What might be. What once was. What could have been."
Meera Syal leads the cast of five players whose various paired exchanges will resonate strongly with audience members who are engaged in, or have been part of, a long-term relationship. Statements redolent of bitterness, yearning, irritation, sadness, regret and intensely intimate, passionate loving and caring, form the basis for most of the exchanges. They focus the couples' interactions, divergences of understanding, thoughtless unkindnesses and their irrational immediate, self-protecting deconstructions.
11 Mar
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Review: MURDER FOR TWO at The Other Palace
By Phil Willmott Saturday, March 11 2017, 19:51
The Other Palace, until recently the St James Theatre prior to a takeover by Andrew Lloyd Webber, has been re-conceived as a home for new and recent musicals.
Alongside the main auditorium there’s a smaller awkwardly configured but rather charming studio space where the audience are seated around a narrow platform stage of a similar size to most pub venues.
05 Mar
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Review: A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM at The Young Vic
By Nastazja Domaradzka Sunday, March 5 2017, 08:39
As a foreign theatre maker living and working in the UK, I exalt radical approach towards Shakespeare, especially when it comes to mainstream theatre. Fortunately there is The Barbican, the fantastic work that Phyllida Llyod has done at The Donmar Warehouse and of course Emma Rice's tenure at The Globe but I do feel that overall most of the British theatre directors are still quite safe when it comes to The Bard.
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