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Latest reviews

MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS BY SCOTTISH BALLET

★★★★★
A dynamic, dramatic, punchy, and visually stunning piece of work. If any narrative ballet can sock it to an audience, it is this one!

Kara Lane: 50 Shades of Red

★★★★★
"a tremendous cabaret, a prime example of its kind, and Kara Lane is an exceptional performer"

The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny

★★★★★
"a thrilling evening of opera"

Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch – Sweet Mambo

★★★★☆
"A dance work of some genius and brilliance which in its unique narrative, demonstrates the female psyche and intellectual disposition"

THE STRANGE CASE OF DR. JEKYLL AND MR HYDE

★★★★★
a striking and remarkable piece of storytelling

Edgar in the Red Room

★★★★☆
"a highly entertaining evening: imaginative, slightly chaotic in an enjoyable way"

That’ll be the Day

★★★☆☆
A retrospective nostalgia fest aimed at those of a certain age with some outstanding vocal and instrumental performances

A LESSON FROM AUSCHWITZ

★★★★★
A shocking, important piece of drama, delivered in remarkable performances, which demands to be seen