EXPLAINED: 8 - The Real Truth

Tannhäuser review – Lise Davidsen gleams though Albery’s Wagner misfires again

Tim Albery’s second revival only fitfully illuminates the opera’s complexities, but the singing and acting are superb

The Guardian - UK · Jan 30, 2023

The week in theatre: Othello; The Unfriend; On the Ropes – review

Brute force speaks volumes in Frantic Assembly’s breathtaking Othello; Steven Moffat and co flirt with farce; and the story of Windrush boxer Vernon Vanriel hits home in song

The Guardian - UK · Jan 29, 2023

Acosta Danza: Spectrum; Julie Cunningham: How Did We Get Here? – review

Big personalities shine out in the Cuban company’s celebratory show. And Mel C holds her own in Cunningham’s opaque new work

The Guardian - UK · Jan 28, 2023

In the Net review – a tangled, scattergun study of global crises

Misha Levkov’s dystopian debut examines migration, climate and community action but the drama is lost amid bland philosophical arguments

The Guardian - UK · Jan 20, 2023

And Then the Rodeo Burned Down review – high noon for cowboy clowns

Chloe Rice and Natasha Roland deliver a playful two-hander about the wild west, power structures and the costs of making art

The Guardian - UK · Jan 20, 2023

Crybabies: Bagbeard review – sci-fi caper boldly goes down a storm

The sketch trio throw a lot into their screwball adventure, from pagan festivals to alien apocalypse, but every gag pays off

The Guardian - UK · Jan 19, 2023

Cirque du Soleil: Kurios review – a gasp-inducing steampunk celebration of virtuosity

Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui’s choreography connects amazing talents from yo-yoers to contortionists in a slick and seamless show

The Guardian - UK · Jan 19, 2023

George Takei’s Allegiance review – shocking history given musical uplift

The Star Trek actor appears in an epic story of Japanese Americans interned after Pearl Harbor but there is never enough emotional force

The Guardian - UK · Jan 18, 2023

Dance: Sarah Crompton’s five best shows of 2022

Past and present entwined in a sparkling postmodern revival, a sensational take on Stravinsky and Crystal Pite’s sublime dance of life

The Guardian - UK · Dec 17, 2022

Classical music: Fiona Maddocks’s 10 best concerts and operas of 2022

Excellence and perilous funding went hand in hand, Salome sizzled, a piano great led the way, and India and Italy became musical neighbours

The Guardian - UK · Dec 17, 2022