- 25 June 2025
This could have been something of a dangerous liaison for me. Having seen Christopher Hampton’s...
- 22 June 2025
This midsummer maestro brilliantly exceeded my already very high expectations. I thought I knew the...
- 30 May 2025
It was so wise to start with the Mozart, Beth Levin presenting her credentials –...
- 26 May 2025
I’ve done a fair amount of prattling on of late about festivals and fringe festivals,...
- 24 May 2025
Fringe festivals are extraordinary events in the variety of entertainments on offer, from the silly,...
Reviews
Ravel Double Bill (on demand) – Glyndebourne Opera
- 20 August 2012
These short operas are full of French slang and the delightful translations are so much...
Le Nozze di Figaro (on demand) – Glyndebourne Opera
- 20 August 2012
I loved this ‘Figaro’ in the opera house and now the same superlative music and...
Zippo’s Circus
- 20 August 2012
Zippo’s Circus certainly crammed plenty of amusement into their show, with everything you’d expect to...






