After 27 years with The Royal Ballet, Laura Morera's final performance at the Royal Opera House is on 17 June in Kenneth MacMillan’s Anastasia Act III. She dances on the company’s visit to … [Read more...] about [Interview] The authentic and passionate Laura Morera – a career without limits
Frankenstein
[Review] The return of Akram Khan’s Creature – Jeffrey Cirio galvanises a baffling ballet
Jann Parry sees Akram Khan's Creature with English National Ballet TitleCreature CompanyEnglish National BalletVenueSadler’s Wells, LondonDate23 March 2023ReviewerJann Parry Akram Khan’s Creature, … [Read more...] about [Review] The return of Akram Khan’s Creature – Jeffrey Cirio galvanises a baffling ballet
English National Ballet announces 2019-2020 70th Anniversary Season
70th Anniversary celebrations 2020 marks English National Ballet’s 70th Anniversary with celebrations taking place throughout the 2019-2020 Season that give opportunities for the Company to say, … [Read more...] about English National Ballet announces 2019-2020 70th Anniversary Season
Photo Album: tonight’s opening cast of Frankenstein, The Royal Ballet
Liam Scarlett's first full-length ballet is revived for the first time running from tonight, 5 March 2019 until 23 March. Victor Frankenstein is played by Federico Bonelli, Elizabeth by Laura Morera, … [Read more...] about Photo Album: tonight’s opening cast of Frankenstein, The Royal Ballet
Critics Round-up: Royal Ballet’s Sleeping Beauty
In 2006 Monica Mason decided to go back to the beginning with the Royal Ballet's signature ballet, The Sleeping Beauty: consign the 2003 Makarova disaster ("dramatically shapeless and emotionally … [Read more...] about Critics Round-up: Royal Ballet’s Sleeping Beauty
Haley Joel Osment drawn back to the dead
Twelve years after The Sixth Sense, Haley Joel Osment has returned to frequent dead people. This time around, he's using them as science projects. Osment will star in "Wake the Dead", an upcoming … [Read more...] about Haley Joel Osment drawn back to the dead
Tamara Rojo interview: “I start from zero – I go back to the steps to find all the feelings again”
Five minutes in the company of Tamara Rojo and you don’t just want to interview her: you want her to be your best friend. Funny, clever, phenomenally articulate, she responds to each question with … [Read more...] about Tamara Rojo interview: “I start from zero – I go back to the steps to find all the feelings again”
“Ideas batter me like hailstones. Who am I?” – Frankenstein at the National Theatre
Frankenstein, the play, directed by Danny Boyle, is just the latest in an almost innumerable sequence of stage, television and film versions of Shelley’s book. Ever since it was published, almost 200 … [Read more...] about “Ideas batter me like hailstones. Who am I?” – Frankenstein at the National Theatre
Mel Brooks actor Kenneth Mars dies at 75
Kenneth Mars, a Mel Brooks collaborator who played a Hitler-worshipping playwright in "The Producers" and an earnest police inspector with a malfunctioning artificial arm in "Young Frankenstein", has … [Read more...] about Mel Brooks actor Kenneth Mars dies at 75
2011 Olivier Award nominations and winners
Winners of the award. Adriana Lecouvreur Revived at the Royal Opera House for the first time in over a century, Adriana Lecouvreur is a fictional account of the life of the 18th century actress. … [Read more...] about 2011 Olivier Award nominations and winners
All I ask is the possibility of love! – Frankenstein at the National Theatre
The beginning of February sees what must be one of the most highly anticipated productions of 2011 - Frankenstein, directed by Danny 'Slumdog Millionaire' Boyale at London's National Theatre. It is an … [Read more...] about All I ask is the possibility of love! – Frankenstein at the National Theatre
