Category: Theatre
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Bayerische Staatsoper’s “Lucrezia Borgia”: Minimalist, modern, melodrama
I’m happy to report that my first experience at a German Opera House was a very good one! Last night the Bayerische Staatsoper (Bavarian State Opera) put on Donizetti’s “Lucrezia Borgia”, a two-act musical melodrama about Italian families at war, illegitimate children and murderous, cheating wives. Oh, and just casual incest when we realize the…
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“Waiting for Godot”, a brilliant way to pass the time
How does one sit through a three-hour play about, well, nothing? The answer lies at Theatre Royal Haymarket, in James McDonald’s production of Samuel Beckett’s play “Waiting for Godot” starring Ben Whishaw and Lucian Msamati. I had studied Beckett’s play many years ago when I was studying literature at Durham, but to see it live…
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“King Lear”, but make it Korean and Changgeuk
There could not be a more perfect place to witness the fusion of two very different cultural heritages than London. Home to the famous Shakespeare’s Globe and now a melting pot of different cultures, it is the perfect place for the National Changgeuk Company of Korea to stage their production of “Lear”, their take on…
Literally Left-handed 