Wheeling suitcases we joined a migrating shoal of people hurrying along a deserted Penzance prom as a blood red sun hovered just above the horizon in a crystal-clear pale blue sky. It was 5.45am and m ...
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1845 Prosper Merimée’s novel is published. 1875 Georges Bizet’s opera is premiered. Its clarity, vivacity, colour and melody have made it the most popular and frequently performed opera in the world. ...
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In 1970, no-one would risk staging some new-fangled, rock-inspired musical drama all about Jesus Christ Superstar, based on Gospel stories of disastrous run-ins with high priests, the ruling Roman Emp ...
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Joyce Glasser reviews Kinds of Kindness (June 28, 2024) Cert 18, 164 mins. In cinemas Noël Coward’s final play, Suite in Three Keys from 1966, was a trio: each play had a separate title, and the same ...
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