Review: Tosca – ENO – London Coliseum

Review: Tosca – ENO – London Coliseum

Guest Contributor Nov 3, 2026 5 min read

Whether through divine inspiration or the rather less heavenly state of ENO’s finances, Annilese Miskimmon has delivered a Tosca on one set, and it takes the scenic route to a…

Review: Sinfonia of London – Usher Hall, Edinburgh

Review: Sinfonia of London – Usher Hall, Edinburgh

Sandra MacDonald Nov 2, 2026 5 min read

The Sinfonia of London is a marvellous orchestra, directed by John Wilson and comprising some, if not all, of the best musicians in the land. Add to that a programme…

Swan Lake Review: BRB’s Dark Magic Returns to Sadler’s Wells

Swan Lake Review: BRB’s Dark Magic Returns to Sadler’s Wells

Guest Contributor Nov 2, 2026 4 min read

Darker and moodier than an emo teen’s bedroom, Peter Wright’s Swan Lake opens not with a birthday party but with a coffin. Birmingham Royal Ballet’s production, which Wright made with…

Review: Duck Pond by Circa – Festival Theatre, Edinburgh

Review: Duck Pond by Circa – Festival Theatre, Edinburgh

cathcoutts Nov 2, 2026 8 min read

Duck Pond brings together Swan Lake and The Ugly Duckling in a gloriously inventive circus mash-up. Created by director Yaron Lifschitz and the Circa Ensemble, the contemporary circus company from…

Alice Mayer Impresses in a Pitch-Black Dead Ex Horror Comedy

Alice Mayer Impresses in a Pitch-Black Dead Ex Horror Comedy

Guest Contributor Oct 30, 2026 3 min read

An intense movement piece opens this rollercoaster of a play by Alice Mayer. As disembodied voices ponder black widows and a thumping beat rocks the background, Mayer moves to the…