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Archive for July, 2011

Dr Dee: an English Opera – Palace Theatre Manchester

Creators: Daman Albarn Compsoer: Daman Albarn Director: Rufus Norris Conductor: Andre de Ridder Reviewer: John Roberts The Public Reviews Rating: ★★½☆☆ After the runaway success of Alban’s last opera, Monkey, he has once again been commissioned by the Manchester International Festival in conjunction with the English National Opera and London’s 2012 festival to co-create with West-End director Rufus Norris [...]

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Top Girls – Minerva Theatre, Chichester

Writer: Caryl Churchill Director: Max Stafford-Clark Reviewer: Catherine Love The Public Reviews Rating: ★★★★☆ At Chichester’s Minerva Theatre, it is not only the shoulder-pads, perms and hits from the likes of The Jam that evoke an atmosphere of nostalgia. This production of Top Girls, almost 30 years on from its premiere, reunites original director Max Stafford-Clark with the seminal [...]

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The Pilgrim’s Progress – Pavilion Theatre, Worthing

Director: David Robinson and Rebecca Rogers Writers: Richard Hasnip and David Robinson Lights and Sound: Sam Fryatt Reviewer: Jenni Dixon The Public Reviews Rating: ★★★½☆ The Saltmine Theatre company have brought to the stage, a production based on the novel by John Bunyan (1628 – 1688), The Pilgrim’s Progress. Bunyan was one of the most influential authors during the [...]

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