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The Trench

The Trench

- 13 May 2013

Les Enfants Terribles march into town with their breathtaking production The Trench and knock spots...

High Vis

High Vis

- 13 May 2013

Robert Cohen beautifully creates a world in which Quint, his middle-aged ex military traffic warden,...

Honor Blackman

Honor Blackman

- 13 May 2013

Honor Blackman has had the most extraordinary career, from Jason and The Argonauts through The...

Bone Yard Tales

Bone Yard Tales

- 13 May 2013

Even the brief hour of sunshine could not lift my spirits during this street performance....

Sutra

Sutra

- 13 May 2013

This collaboration between Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Syzmon Brzoska, Anthony Gormley and monks from the Shaolin...

Passion Play

Passion Play

- 24 April 2013

Peter Nichols’ witty and brilliantly conceived drama about fidelity and infidelity is a meaty affair....

Losing Louis

Losing Louis

- 16 April 2013

A recent amateur production (not in Brighton) left me cold and gave rise to a...

The Mousetrap

The Mousetrap

- 16 April 2013

Captured, as if in aspic for all time, this extraordinary piece of theatre, 60 years...

Il Divo with Katherine Jenkins

Il Divo with Katherine Jenkins

- 8 April 2013

In a packed auditorium Il Divo burst onto a stage crowned in lights to rapturous...

Abigail’s Party

Abigail’s Party

- 2 April 2013

Mike Leigh’s iconic play is hard wired into so many minds that any new production...

Jack Dee

Jack Dee

- 25 March 2013

Dee, dwarfed by the Dome stage, looked tired from the start. Suited and booted as...

Imago

Imago

- 11 March 2013

The name Glyndebourne inspires an expectation of quality. The words ‘community opera’ seldom inspire the...