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Why has Man from La Mancha not been seen in London’s West End since 1968?

Robert Tanitch reviews Man from La Mancha at London Coliseum Cervantes’s epic novel, first published in 1605, was an instant best-seller and has inspired numerous stage and film adaptations. The most ...

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Where is Jack the Ripper?

Robert Tanitch reviews ENO’s Jack the Ripper: The Women of Whitechapel at London Coliseum. Jack the Ripper was active in and around the slums of Whitechapel in 1888. He got his nickname because of the ...

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“Women! Who can tell what the hell women are?”

Robert Tanitch reviews ENO’s The Merry Widow at London Coliseum Franz Lehár’s operetta was an enormous success at its premiere in Vienna in 1905 and its success was repeated in 1907 in London, New Yor ...

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The original French production returns for 7 performances only

Robert Tanitch reviews Notre Dame de Paris at London Coliseum You might have guessed, following the enormous success of Les Miserables, that somebody would also turn Victor Hugo’s Notre Dame de Paris ...

markbendle 704 views 0 likes Jan 24, 2019