Rapunzel – Rainhill Musical Theatre Company at Rainhill Village Hall
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‘this hair-raising spectacular, with a spring in its step, sings and dances its way through its hairy, fairy tale to a live musical accompaniment’ It’s been far too long since…
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‘a musical feast of sumptuous style and glittering glamour all rolled into one’ Director Simon Iorio’s current revival of Richard Eyre’s 1994 production delivers opera’s most emotionally charged drama and…
I Puritani – The Metropolitan Opera, New York
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‘Donnellan’s masterful direction and Kardzhilova’s towering performance prove the perfect riposte’ Cheek by Jowl do what they do best as director Declan Donnellan and designer Nick Ormerod thrust us into…
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Susanna – Opera North & Phoenix Dance Theatre at The Lowry
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La Bohème – Opera North at The Lowry
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