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The Stage / ReviewsTheatre, opera, dance and showcase reviews from The Stage - a fresh look at entertainment2008-10-27T17:10:00Ztag:www.thestage.co.uk,2008:10.27http://www.thestage.co.uk/images/blogbuttons/reviews.gifThis feed is intended for personal, non-commercial use only.Kevin BerryMy Favourite Summer, Hull Truck Theatre, Hulltag:www.thestage.co.uk,2008:10.27.222242008-10-27T11:45:00Z2008-10-27T15:39:16ZHull Truck Theatre, Hull: Nick Lane's play returns for Hull Truck's last season at the Spring Street venue. It has the same cast and has benefited from the rigours of a long tour, a degree of tweaking and some suggestions for a more satisfying conclusion from John Godber. <a href="/stagereviews_htm/slnk//XML/DEBUG/VALUES/Source/URL/http/www/thestage/co/uk/reviews/feed/php/Parameters/End/Module/div/td/tr/table/TD/TD/id/ctl/RightPane/valign/top/align/middle/width/table/cellpadding/cellspacing/summary/Module/Design/Table/width/tr/td/id/ctl/ctl/ContentPane/align/left/Start/Module/div/id/ctl/ctl/ModuleContent/TABLE/cellSpacing/cellPadding/width/border/summary/Design/Table/TR/vAlign/top/TD/id/ctl/ctl/ctl/HtmlHolder/class/Normal/BR/BR/TD/TR/TABLE/End/Module/div/td/tr/table/table/cellpadding/cellspacing/summary/Module/Design/Table/width/tr/td/id/ctl/ctl/ContentPane/align/left/Start/Module/div/id/ctl/ctl/ModuleContent/SPAN/class/Normal/table/border/cellspacing/cellpadding/width/px/xmlns/util/urn/schemas/solveweb/com/xmlUtility/xmlns/tns/http/webservices/amazon/com/AWSECommerceService/tbody/tr/td/A/class/Normal/style/font/size/pt/href/http/www/amazon/co/uk/Blue/Man/Group/Complex/Rock/dp/B/DBJ/P/FSubscriptionId/D/CK/BJ/P/T/E/C/PNG/tag/Dtidemark/linkCode/Dxm/camp/D/creative/D/creativeASIN/DB/DBJ/P/Blue/Man/Group/The/Complex/Rock/Tour/Live/NTSC/elnk/ztnrm/web_thestage_co_uk/reviews/review_php/22224/my-favourite-summer.htm">Read the full review</a> Hull Truck Theatre, Hull: Nick Lane's play returns for Hull Truck's last season at the Spring Street venue. It has the same cast and has benefited from the rigours of a long tour, a degree of tweaking and some suggestions for a more satisfying conclusion from John Godber. <a href="http://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/review.php/22224/my-favourite-summer">Read the full review</a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/TheStageReviews?a=Xz82Ao"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/TheStageReviews?i=Xz82Ao" border="0"></img></a><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/TheStageReviews?a=ZltEM"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/TheStageReviews?i=ZltEM" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/TheStageReviews?a=aXs5M"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/TheStageReviews?i=aXs5M" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/TheStageReviews?a=L5gIM"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/TheStageReviews?i=L5gIM" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheStageReviews/~4/433495977" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/review.php/22224/my-favourite-summerKevin BerryThe Good Old Days (4), City Varieties, Leedstag:www.thestage.co.uk,2008:10.27.222212008-10-27T11:15:00Z2008-10-27T15:34:45ZCity Varieties, Leeds: The last edition of the Good Old Days before the City Varieties closes and ground-up refurbishment begins in earnest. It will be a full two years until the next Good Old Days. <a href="http://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/review.php/22221/the-good-old-days-4-">Read the full review</a> City Varieties, Leeds: The last edition of the Good Old Days before the City Varieties closes and ground-up refurbishment begins in earnest. It will be a full two years until the next Good Old Days. <a href="http://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/review.php/22221/the-good-old-days-4-">Read the full review</a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/TheStageReviews?a=kZR5o8"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/TheStageReviews?i=kZR5o8" border="0"></img></a><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/TheStageReviews?a=r060M"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/TheStageReviews?i=r060M" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/TheStageReviews?a=a5s9M"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/TheStageReviews?i=a5s9M" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/TheStageReviews?a=AhK9M"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/TheStageReviews?i=AhK9M" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheStageReviews/~4/433472386" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/review.php/22221/the-good-old-days-4-Evelyn CurletSweet Cider, Arcola, Londontag:www.thestage.co.uk,2008:10.27.222392008-10-27T17:10:00Z2008-10-27T17:10:00ZArcola, London: In a decrepit park, disaffected teenagers frequent a scuffed-up playground. Sweet Cider follows the antics of two Pakistani teenage runaways, Tazeem and Nosheen, who, although given shelter at the Asian women's refuge, spend most of their free time loitering in the park, spinning on the roundabout or dawdling on the swings. <a href="http://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/review.php/22239/sweet-cider">Read the full review</a> Arcola, London: In a decrepit park, disaffected teenagers frequent a scuffed-up playground. Sweet Cider follows the antics of two Pakistani teenage runaways, Tazeem and Nosheen, who, although given shelter at the Asian women's refuge, spend most of their free time loitering in the park, spinning on the roundabout or dawdling on the swings. <a href="http://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/review.php/22239/sweet-cider">Read the full review</a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/TheStageReviews?a=a3dB0v"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/TheStageReviews?i=a3dB0v" border="0"></img></a><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/TheStageReviews?a=eDc7M"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/TheStageReviews?i=eDc7M" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/TheStageReviews?a=f5CDM"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/TheStageReviews?i=f5CDM" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/TheStageReviews?a=uGQyM"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/TheStageReviews?i=uGQyM" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheStageReviews/~4/433781030" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/review.php/22239/sweet-ciderThom DibdinMary Rose, Royal Lyceum, Edinburghtag:www.thestage.co.uk,2008:10.27.222322008-10-27T13:10:00Z2008-10-27T15:39:32ZRoyal Lyceum, Edinburgh: Eeriness abounds in Tony Cownie's welcome new production of Barrie's little performed but beautifully constructed twenties ghost story. It both ensures its success as straightforward entertainment and also helps give his new final twist the force to provide the play with a modern-day relevance. <a href="http://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/review.php/22232/mary-rose">Read the full review</a> Royal Lyceum, Edinburgh: Eeriness abounds in Tony Cownie's welcome new production of Barrie's little performed but beautifully constructed twenties ghost story. It both ensures its success as straightforward entertainment and also helps give his new final twist the force to provide the play with a modern-day relevance. <a href="http://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/review.php/22232/mary-rose">Read the full review</a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/TheStageReviews?a=aub1bA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/TheStageReviews?i=aub1bA" border="0"></img></a><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/TheStageReviews?a=Qs3NM"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/TheStageReviews?i=Qs3NM" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/TheStageReviews?a=bO86M"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/TheStageReviews?i=bO86M" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/TheStageReviews?a=h3zIM"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/TheStageReviews?i=h3zIM" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheStageReviews/~4/433554717" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/review.php/22232/mary-roseCatherine UsherDisney on Ice - Finding Nemo, O2, Londontag:www.thestage.co.uk,2008:10.27.222252008-10-27T12:10:00Z2008-10-27T12:22:14ZO2, London: An ice rink in the middle of the O2 arena is the ideal location for the Disney Pixar cartoon Finding Nemo to transfer to. <a href="http://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/review.php/22225/disney-on-ice-finding-nemo">Read the full review</a> O2, London: An ice rink in the middle of the O2 arena is the ideal location for the Disney Pixar cartoon Finding Nemo to transfer to. <a href="http://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/review.php/22225/disney-on-ice-finding-nemo">Read the full review</a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/TheStageReviews?a=LW5aCP"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/TheStageReviews?i=LW5aCP" border="0"></img></a><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/TheStageReviews?a=IM52M"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/TheStageReviews?i=IM52M" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/TheStageReviews?a=RBcaM"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/TheStageReviews?i=RBcaM" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/TheStageReviews?a=RqnSM"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/TheStageReviews?i=RqnSM" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheStageReviews/~4/433507371" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/review.php/22225/disney-on-ice-finding-nemoGareth VileThe Caretaker, Citizens, Glasgowtag:www.thestage.co.uk,2008:10.27.222232008-10-27T11:40:01Z2008-10-27T15:18:37ZCitizens, Glasgow: By bringing out the humour within Pinter's absurdist dialogues, and emphasising the disconnection between the characters through a range of mannered English accents, Phillip Breen conjures a surreal drama that retains pathos while remaining entertaining. <a href="http://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/review.php/22223/the-caretaker">Read the full review</a> Citizens, Glasgow: By bringing out the humour within Pinter's absurdist dialogues, and emphasising the disconnection between the characters through a range of mannered English accents, Phillip Breen conjures a surreal drama that retains pathos while remaining entertaining. <a href="http://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/review.php/22223/the-caretaker">Read the full review</a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/TheStageReviews?a=9cXqw1"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/TheStageReviews?i=9cXqw1" border="0"></img></a><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/TheStageReviews?a=5tTKM"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/TheStageReviews?i=5tTKM" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/TheStageReviews?a=tiHPM"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/TheStageReviews?i=tiHPM" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/TheStageReviews?a=OCNKM"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/TheStageReviews?i=OCNKM" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheStageReviews/~4/433495978" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/review.php/22223/the-caretakerKevin BerryHeidi, Viaduct Theatre, Halifaxtag:www.thestage.co.uk,2008:10.27.222222008-10-27T11:30:01Z2008-10-27T15:34:49ZViaduct Theatre, Halifax: The subtitle for this stage adaptation of Heidi is - a goat's tale. And that is exactly what it is. <a href="http://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/review.php/22222/heidi">Read the full review</a> Viaduct Theatre, Halifax: The subtitle for this stage adaptation of Heidi is - a goat's tale. And that is exactly what it is. <a href="http://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/review.php/22222/heidi">Read the full review</a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/TheStageReviews?a=NsRVAK"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/TheStageReviews?i=NsRVAK" border="0"></img></a><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/TheStageReviews?a=tzqrM"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/TheStageReviews?i=tzqrM" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/TheStageReviews?a=isvCM"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/TheStageReviews?i=isvCM" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/TheStageReviews?a=OYdhM"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/TheStageReviews?i=OYdhM" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheStageReviews/~4/433485482" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/review.php/22222/heidiNatalie AngleseyThe Venetian Twins, Octagon, Boltontag:www.thestage.co.uk,2008:10.27.222202008-10-27T10:55:00Z2008-10-27T13:11:17ZOctagon, Bolton: Paul Hunter's riotously funny production is physical theatre at its best and successfully captures the comic mayhem of Goldoni's masterpiece. <a href="http://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/review.php/22220/the-venetian-twins">Read the full review</a> Octagon, Bolton: Paul Hunter's riotously funny production is physical theatre at its best and successfully captures the comic mayhem of Goldoni's masterpiece. <a href="http://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/review.php/22220/the-venetian-twins">Read the full review</a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/TheStageReviews?a=8VKEtP"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/TheStageReviews?i=8VKEtP" border="0"></img></a><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/TheStageReviews?a=mwVoM"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/TheStageReviews?i=mwVoM" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/TheStageReviews?a=IBocM"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/TheStageReviews?i=IBocM" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/TheStageReviews?a=uYrAM"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/TheStageReviews?i=uYrAM" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheStageReviews/~4/433458876" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/review.php/22220/the-venetian-twinsNatasha TripneyThe Dying of Today, Arcola, Londontag:www.thestage.co.uk,2008:10.27.222172008-10-27T10:40:00Z2008-10-27T13:11:14ZArcola, London: A man walks into a barber's shop. Not, in this case, the set up of a joke, but the start of Howard Barker's latest play, presented in the intimate surroundings of the Arcola's Studio 2. Staged by Barker's own Wrestling School company, the play is inspired by Thuclydides' account of the destruction of the Sicilian expedition in BC413. Duncan Bell plays the Visitor, a bearer of bad news. We know this because he talks to the barber at length at about the impact of bad news, about the way that people handle devastating information. <a href="http://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/review.php/22217/the-dying-of-today">Read the full review</a> Arcola, London: A man walks into a barber's shop. Not, in this case, the set up of a joke, but the start of Howard Barker's latest play, presented in the intimate surroundings of the Arcola's Studio 2. Staged by Barker's own Wrestling School company, the play is inspired by Thuclydides' account of the destruction of the Sicilian expedition in BC413. Duncan Bell plays the Visitor, a bearer of bad news. We know this because he talks to the barber at length at about the impact of bad news, about the way that people handle devastating information. <a href="http://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/review.php/22217/the-dying-of-today">Read the full review</a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/TheStageReviews?a=dI5T9V"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/TheStageReviews?i=dI5T9V" border="0"></img></a><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/TheStageReviews?a=MOJXM"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/TheStageReviews?i=MOJXM" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/TheStageReviews?a=lI0hM"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/TheStageReviews?i=lI0hM" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/TheStageReviews?a=PDecM"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/TheStageReviews?i=PDecM" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheStageReviews/~4/433449480" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/review.php/22217/the-dying-of-todayVictor HallettDrowned Out - The Lost Voices of Tryweryn, Clwyd Theatr Cymru, Moldtag:www.thestage.co.uk,2008:10.27.222162008-10-27T10:30:00Z2008-10-27T13:23:14ZClwyd Theatr Cymru, Mold: In the late fifties, the Liverpool Corporation decided it needed more water and that the best place to flood was the North Wales valley of Tryweryn, so drowning the close-knit Welsh speaking community of Capel Celyn. <a href="http://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/review.php/22216/drowned-out-the-lost-voices-of-tryweryn">Read the full review</a> Clwyd Theatr Cymru, Mold: In the late fifties, the Liverpool Corporation decided it needed more water and that the best place to flood was the North Wales valley of Tryweryn, so drowning the close-knit Welsh speaking community of Capel Celyn. <a href="http://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/review.php/22216/drowned-out-the-lost-voices-of-tryweryn">Read the full review</a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/TheStageReviews?a=lXId1o"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/TheStageReviews?i=lXId1o" border="0"></img></a><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/TheStageReviews?a=6F9tM"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/TheStageReviews?i=6F9tM" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/TheStageReviews?a=sbMgM"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/TheStageReviews?i=sbMgM" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/TheStageReviews?a=JZCeM"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/TheStageReviews?i=JZCeM" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheStageReviews/~4/433449481" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/review.php/22216/drowned-out-the-lost-voices-of-trywerynKevin BerrySir Gawain and the Green Knight, Lawrence Batley, Huddersfieldtag:www.thestage.co.uk,2008:10.27.222192008-10-27T10:55:00Z2008-10-27T15:39:51ZLawrence Batley, Huddersfield: Huddersfield is an appropriate place to begin a tour of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, as writer/translator Simon Armitage was born in nearby Marsden. <a href="http://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/review.php/22219/sir-gawain-and-the-green-knight">Read the full review</a> Lawrence Batley, Huddersfield: Huddersfield is an appropriate place to begin a tour of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, as writer/translator Simon Armitage was born in nearby Marsden. <a href="http://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/review.php/22219/sir-gawain-and-the-green-knight">Read the full review</a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/TheStageReviews?a=apwh6s"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/TheStageReviews?i=apwh6s" border="0"></img></a><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/TheStageReviews?a=wW9wM"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/TheStageReviews?i=wW9wM" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/TheStageReviews?a=kCC0M"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/TheStageReviews?i=kCC0M" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/TheStageReviews?a=I8thM"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/TheStageReviews?i=I8thM" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheStageReviews/~4/433458875" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/review.php/22219/sir-gawain-and-the-green-knightHeather NeillWarm, Theatre 503, Londontag:www.thestage.co.uk,2008:10.27.222182008-10-27T10:45:00Z2008-10-27T15:39:45ZTheatre 503, London: This play, getting its first English outing, is not so much warm as chilly with flashes of erotic heat, a volcano beneath glaciers. The characters repeat the title with a Norwegian delight in breaking ice after the long winter, but for the most part remain coolly separate. <a href="http://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/review.php/22218/warm">Read the full review</a> Theatre 503, London: This play, getting its first English outing, is not so much warm as chilly with flashes of erotic heat, a volcano beneath glaciers. The characters repeat the title with a Norwegian delight in breaking ice after the long winter, but for the most part remain coolly separate. <a href="http://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/review.php/22218/warm">Read the full review</a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/TheStageReviews?a=ay7PC4"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/TheStageReviews?i=ay7PC4" border="0"></img></a><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/TheStageReviews?a=gUChM"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/TheStageReviews?i=gUChM" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/TheStageReviews?a=ve6QM"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/TheStageReviews?i=ve6QM" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/TheStageReviews?a=bf7NM"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/TheStageReviews?i=bf7NM" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheStageReviews/~4/433458877" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/review.php/22218/warmGeorge HallMatilde di Shabran, Royal Opera House, Londontag:www.thestage.co.uk,2008:10.24.222132008-10-24T16:00:00Z2008-10-24T17:23:35ZRoyal Opera House, London: A rare Rossini comedy enters the repertory of the Royal Opera courtesy of the Pesaro Festival and especially Peruvian tenor Juan Diego Florez, who shot to fame when he took over in the role of the woman-hating Corradino at Pesaro in 1996. He's never looked back, and the leading Rossini tenor of our day reprises the part of the ridiculously macho man here to knockout effect in a more recent Pesaro staging. Not only does he sing rings round Rossini's absurdly tricky notes, but his physical acting and athleticism are also sensationally good. <a href="http://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/review.php/22213/matilde-di-shabran">Read the full review</a> Royal Opera House, London: A rare Rossini comedy enters the repertory of the Royal Opera courtesy of the Pesaro Festival and especially Peruvian tenor Juan Diego Florez, who shot to fame when he took over in the role of the woman-hating Corradino at Pesaro in 1996. He's never looked back, and the leading Rossini tenor of our day reprises the part of the ridiculously macho man here to knockout effect in a more recent Pesaro staging. Not only does he sing rings round Rossini's absurdly tricky notes, but his physical acting and athleticism are also sensationally good. <a href="http://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/review.php/22213/matilde-di-shabran">Read the full review</a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/TheStageReviews?a=xPm6Fz"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/TheStageReviews?i=xPm6Fz" border="0"></img></a><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/TheStageReviews?a=ADdZM"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/TheStageReviews?i=ADdZM" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/TheStageReviews?a=ZiCqM"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/TheStageReviews?i=ZiCqM" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/TheStageReviews?a=NwIEM"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/TheStageReviews?i=NwIEM" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheStageReviews/~4/430808785" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/review.php/22213/matilde-di-shabranMark ShentonBlowing Whistles, Leicester Square Theatre, Londontag:www.thestage.co.uk,2008:10.24.222092008-10-24T15:20:01Z2008-10-27T09:44:27ZLeicester Square Theatre, London: Matthew Todd's affecting, provocative play - originally premiered as a full-length play at Croydon Warehouse in 2005 and subsequently seen at the now-demolished Sound Theatre in 2006 - now makes a highly deserved but bold move to a mainstream cross-over at the refurbished Leicester Square Theatre, without compromising on either its frank, explicit interactions - some of them nude - or the complicated set of emotions it embraces. <a href="http://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/review.php/22209/blowing-whistles">Read the full review</a> Leicester Square Theatre, London: Matthew Todd's affecting, provocative play - originally premiered as a full-length play at Croydon Warehouse in 2005 and subsequently seen at the now-demolished Sound Theatre in 2006 - now makes a highly deserved but bold move to a mainstream cross-over at the refurbished Leicester Square Theatre, without compromising on either its frank, explicit interactions - some of them nude - or the complicated set of emotions it embraces. <a href="http://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/review.php/22209/blowing-whistles">Read the full review</a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/TheStageReviews?a=CB6BXZ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/TheStageReviews?i=CB6BXZ" border="0"></img></a><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/TheStageReviews?a=zZ0BM"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/TheStageReviews?i=zZ0BM" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/TheStageReviews?a=0oaiM"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/TheStageReviews?i=0oaiM" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/TheStageReviews?a=L1ELM"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/TheStageReviews?i=L1ELM" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheStageReviews/~4/430767545" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/review.php/22209/blowing-whistlesGavin RoebuckSwan Lake, Royal Opera House, Londontag:www.thestage.co.uk,2008:10.24.222142008-10-24T16:20:00Z2008-10-27T09:44:32ZRoyal Opera House, London: The world's most popular ballet opens the season with Marianela Nunez in the dual role of Odette/Odile. <a href="http://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/review.php/22214/swan-lake">Read the full review</a> Royal Opera House, London: The world's most popular ballet opens the season with Marianela Nunez in the dual role of Odette/Odile. <a href="http://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/review.php/22214/swan-lake">Read the full review</a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/TheStageReviews?a=Y9w2Nc"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/TheStageReviews?i=Y9w2Nc" border="0"></img></a><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/TheStageReviews?a=6H75M"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/TheStageReviews?i=6H75M" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/TheStageReviews?a=gkJWM"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/TheStageReviews?i=gkJWM" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/TheStageReviews?a=sfSnM"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/TheStageReviews?i=sfSnM" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheStageReviews/~4/430821203" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/review.php/22214/swan-lake