Handel was 24 years old when Agrippina premiered in Venice in 1710. The opera is a popular mixture of gorgeous music, political satire and bedroom farce; and it’s very, very funny. David McVicar’s mod ...
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If you want to see a musical, a good place to start is The Curve Theatre in Leicester. In 2019 they had a big success with The Color Purple. Tinuke Craig has recreated his production in ten days in th ...
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Lolita Chakrabarti and Adrian Lester, married in real life, are reunited on stage and joined by Danny Sapani for Hymn, her new 90-minute play, which was going to be performed at the Almeida Theatre la ...
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When it comes to great crimes passionnels, Shakespeare’s Othello ranks among the very best. The interracial marriage of Othello and Desdemona would have shocked Renaissance Venice. Racism is with us s ...
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