The Line of Beauty – Turgid tale of Tories and 80s gay life flashes flesh but lacks soul
If I want to watch posh 80s Tories braying with careless privilege,…
'I'm a West End star and here's what they don't tell you about life on stage'
A West End star is revealing the tricks of the trade (Image:…
The Maids review – Absolutely unwatchable 'I felt like I was being assaulted in my seat'
For 100 interminable minutes that felt far, far longer, three actors on…
Surprisingly tasty Herring at the English National Opera
Benjamin Britten's Albert Herring is one of his least often performed operas:…
Extra-magical Magic Flute at the Royal Opera
The Magic Flute may be the most difficult of Mozart's comic operas…
Too Many Cars in Carmen at ENO
Carmen has everything one could wish for in an opera: glorious music…
The Importance of Being Earnest review – Stephen Fry is a fabulous Lady Bracknell
Oscar Wilde's masterpiece groans under the weight of killer lines, but this…
Entertaining Mr Sloane review – Sex, murder and a deliciously twisted Tamzin Outhwaite
Primly derided when it premiered in 1964 as "a milk-curdling essay in…
Don't see The Producers if you're easily offended, the rest of us are having a blast
Look, we all know it's a show about crooked Jewish producers mounting…
Ukrainian protest against Russian soprano Anna Netrebko adds tension to Tosca premiere
After more than a dozen revivals of Jonathan Kent's brilliant 2006 production…
