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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 · 15h ago

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

Tosca at Glyndebourne: Adds a few shocking twists of the knife

5/5 Ted Huffman’s new production at Glyndebourne relocates Puccini’s opera to the Fascist period

Evening Standard · May 27

Eugene Onegin review – stripped back staging is compelling and probing

Ted Huffman’s unfussy new production of Tchaikovsky’s opera is detailed and insightful. Kristina Mkhitaryan’s Tatyana is a particular highlight among a strong cast

The Guardian - UK · Sep 25, 2024

The Faggots and Their Friends Between Revolutions review – unforgettable celebration of queer activism

At times chaotic but never less than virtuosic, Philip Venables’ take on Larry Mitchell’s 70s manifesto is gritty but sensual and extravagant

The Guardian - UK · Jun 29, 2023

‘We sing the word faggot lovingly, hundreds of times’: inside Manchester’s queerest show

Composer Philip Venables and director Ted Huffman’s previous shows have caused panic attacks. How will The Faggots & Their Friends Between Revolutions go down? Ahead of its premiere, the duo talk f-words, love-ins and the capitalist patriarchy

The Guardian - UK · Jun 26, 2023