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4.48 Psychosis at Royal Opera: Devastating avant-garde anguish

4/5 Director Ted Huffman and composer Philip Venables’ opera version of Sarah Kane’s final play is a stunning journey into despair

Evening Standard · Oct 20

The Alonetimes review – frenetic, funny and exhilarating music theatre

Six performers navigate a disjointed world of online slang, loneliness and absurdity in the UK premiere of Jennifer Walshe and Philip Venables’ thrillingly original collaboration

The Guardian - UK · Oct 20

4.48 Psychosis review – a dazzling, harrowing opera worthy of Sarah Kane’s furious writing

Six fearless singers and the Chroma Ensemble, conducted with arresting immediacy by Naomi Woo, rise to the challenge of the brutal musical onslaughts and anarchic orchestrations of Philip Venables’ raw, imaginative score

The Guardian - UK · Oct 18