‘A spin on the big-bird-based-bash’ State Ballet of Georgia Unseasonable although it may be for such Christmas staples as Swan Lake, all dance fans will endure the shake up of schedule for the State Ballet of Georgia’s first trip to London. Flashing their spin on the big-bird-based-bash. By now I think we all know the “plot” of pool of swans, ...
‘Sheer extravagance’ Although I know it’s only November, it’s late in the day, whether you like it or not, and we are in the festive season. Theatrically that means two things, clawing sentiment and brashy spectacle. It rarely means a flurry of Mongolian culture in the West End’s largest theatrical venue. The Mongol Khan started life as the 1998 play The State ...
‘Ships in the night, mistaken identity, and good old-fashioned 18th-century sexism’ A brave new version of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s comic opera somersaults into the English National Opera, steamrolling the gleeful audience in the process. Amidst the crumpling chorus of Werther’s Original packets, the Sunday matinee crowd is ready for a classic. However, this innovative production of Cosi fan tutte is ...
‘Production seems a little tired’ Can Swan Lake ever disappoint? Is the famous love story ever able to fall flat on its….beak? When something becomes such a classic does it begin to feel clichéd? When crowding into the glittering London Coliseum to see the impressive St Petersburg Ballet Theatre’s re-telling of the tale, I wondered. Although stuffed full with all ...
‘A had-to-be-there sort of show’ So, you thought the 80s were all power ballads and big hair? Well…. you were partly right, but Chess proves that along with the shoulder pads and chiffon, there was a bubbling undercurrent to the period that was not quite so flashy. Chess’s opening night was a spectacle, as we crushed into the glittering London ...