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Wednesday, May 10, 2023

Abomination: A DUP Opera review – brilliant satire skewers politicians with their own words by Tim Ashley

Theatre Royal, BrightonAnger seethes beneath the Belfast Ensemble’s waltzes in Conor Mitchell’s scathing denunciation of homophobia and hate speech Conor Mitchell’s Abomination: A DUP …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:18AM
Friday, March 23, 2018

Philharmonia/Ashkenazy review – thumping Soviet classics pin you to your seat by Tim Ashley

Royal Festival Hall, LondonVladimir Ashkenazy conducts Prokofiev and Glière as if he was born to do it, eliciting a terrific response from the orchestra Conducted by Vladimir Ashkenazy, the…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:29AM
Wednesday, November 19, 2014

Les Arts Florissants/Christie review – immaculately judged by Tim Ashley

Barbican, LondonWilliam Christie’s Rameau tribute was musically exquisite, but the pastoral rusticity verged on the saccharine and the choreography was too eclectic Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:52AM
Tuesday, August 26, 2014

Madame X review thriller undone by excess of allusions by Tim Ashley

Arcola theatre, LondonTim Benjamin has transported Don Giovanni's Masetto and Zerlina to London for this postmodern take on artistic corruption Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:02AM
Thursday, January 23, 2014

Opera L'Issipile – review by Tim Ashley

Wigmore Hall, LondonLa Nuova Musica deliver a knock-out performance of Francesco Conti's Greek tragedy – its first in modern timesFrancesco Conti's L'Issipile drew a blank with audiences a…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:16AM
Wednesday, January 8, 2014

Rameau: Les Surprises de l'Amour – review by Tim Ashley

Pochon/Deshayes/Brahim-Djelloul/Bou/Les Nouveaux Caractères/d'Hérin(Glossa)The definitive version of Rameau's Les Surprises de l'Amour was first performed in Paris in 1758, though the work…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:58AM
Tuesday, April 30, 2013

La Bohème – review by Tim Ashley

Coliseum, LondonOpera productions are changeable things. Some decline in quality after their opening run, others don't cohere until revival time. Jonathan Miller's English National Opera sta…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:40PM
Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Christopher Maltman and Graham Johnson – review by Tim Ashley

Wigmore Hall, LondonChristopher Maltman opened the new Wigmore season with a powerhouse recital of Schiller settings by Schubert, Schuman and Liszt. The task he and pianist Graham Johnson se…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:07AM
Friday, June 17, 2011

The Infernal Comedy - review by Tim Ashley

Barbican, LondonWritten for John Malkovich, two sopranos, a baroque orchestra, and its conductor, Michael Sturminger's The Infernal Comedy is a disquieting music theatre piece about Jack Unt…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:10PM
Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Carmen – review by Tim Ashley

Grand, LeedsDaniel Kramer's production of Carmen aims at redefining Bizet's opera in terms of radical music theatre. Given that the piece was considered groundbreaking in its depiction of se…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:30PM
Wednesday, November 24, 2010

HMS Pinafore – review by Tim Ashley

King's Head, LondonWhen it comes to Gilbert and Sullivan, less can sometimes be more. The Charles Court Opera are performing HMS Pinafore on the smallest of scales at the King's Head. Direct…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:31PM

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2023-2024 BROADWAY SEASON
May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
Jun 10, 2024: The Drama Desk Awards