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Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned

Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned

Robert Tanitch reviews Medea at National Theatre/Olivier Theatre, London Let’s face it, Medea is never going to win the Mother of the Year Award. Carrie Cracknell’s modern dress production, in a versi ...
Divine excess

Divine excess

Anyone over 60 might remember the American character actor and singer Divine for his outrageous, satirical drag-queen roles in John Waters’ films Mondo Trasho (1969) Pink Flamingos (1972), Female Trou ...
A welcome return of the musicians of silence

A welcome return of the musicians of silence

Robert Tanitch reviews Mummenschanz at Peacock Theatre, London WC2 Mummenschanz is the name of an experimental Swiss mime troupe and they bill themselves as “The Musicians of Silence.” They have been ...
Rimsky-Korsakov’s cock-a-doodle-doo

Rimsky-Korsakov’s cock-a-doodle-doo

Robert Tanitch reviews Le Coq D’Or at London Coliseum. Nikolai Rimsky- Korsakov’s rarely performed opera-ballet, deliberately silly and childish, is a pantomime romp for family audiences. It premiered ...