LUXEMBOURG THEATER REVIEWS

What did our critic think of BALLET FLAMENCO DE ANDALUCIA at Grand Théâtre?...

Last week, we had the pleasure of attending Ballet BC’s three-part performance at the Grand Théâtre of Luxembourg. Moving seamlessly from the borders of darkness to magnetic sway and finally to collective exhilaration, the company demonstrated not only technical excellence but also a sharp sense...

There are shows that invite the audience to watch, and others where you cannot help but participate. The Rocky Horror Show firmly belongs to the latter category, and its arrival at the Grand Théâtre proved to be nothing short of electrifying....

Last week at the Grand Théâtre of Luxembourg, Laura Bachman’s new creation Commençons par faire l’amour premiered as an intimate, yet universal meditation on love, memory, and gender....

Last week, BroadwayWorld had the pleasure of attending Händel’s Orlando at the Grand Théâtre de Luxembourg, where this remarkable ensemble delivered a visually imaginative and emotionally grounded interpretation of the Baroque classic....

This week’s presentation of Deadline at the Grand Théâtre offered a striking encounter of sound, movement and visual tone. Through its bold atmospheric design and compelling choreographic language, the piece set a distinct mood from the outset and held it with clarity and force....

Last week, the Grand Théâtre of Luxembourg welcomed Idomeneo, re di Creta, Mozart’s grand opera seria, in a production by the Grand Théâtre de Genève, in collaboration with the Philharmonic of Luxembourg....

Last week, Broadway World attended the world-renowned musical Mamma Mia! at Luxembourg’s Rockhal. The show was so close to selling out when ticket sales opened that extra performances had to be added to accommodate the eager audience. As expected, for two and a half hours, we were delighted by som...

As the year drew to a close, Broadway World selected Pauline Bureau’s play Neige to cap off 2024. Premiering on December 17th at the Grand Théâtre of Luxembourg, this heartwarming reimagining of Snow White proved to be a fitting finale....

Last week, Broadway World treated itself to Mozart’s famous opera Così fan tutte. Once again, the Grand Théâtre proved to its audience the extent of its versatility, bringing an international cast to performe this timeless masterpiece, only a couple of weeks after presenting a local dance prod...

This weekend, we had the pleasure of covering In the Bushes, a dance performance directed by Léa Tirabasso, one of Luxembourg's most prominent artistic figures....

The past few weeks have truly been remarkable. After Les Misérables and The Peaky Blinders, one might wonder how this small country could surprise us further. Well, it seems a local production of The Sound of Music has done just that....

This week, we had the privileged of attending  Rambert’s formidable show Peaky Blinders: The Redemption of Thomas Shelby. This was clearly one of the most anticipated shows of the season....

The weekend of Les Misérables. For those truly passionate about musicals, the Rockhal has just hosted one of the artistic highlights of the season: the World Tour of what is arguably one of the most famous shows of all time....

Last week, we had the pleasure of attending Romeo Castellucci’s Bérénice, a show based on the 17th century play by Jean Racine. Our leading actress was the great Isabelle Huppert, around whom an amazing constellation of artists delivered a unique retelling of this timeless tale. ...

To kick off the 2024-25 season, we had the pleasure of covering Lone Wolf, performed at our esteemed Grand Théâtre. This creative show, crafted by Anne Simon and Isaac Bush, dives deep into the consequences of herd mentality and the impact it can have on both societies and individuals. The use of ...

For our last review of the 2023-24 season, we attended the play Cock at the Théâtre des Capucins, produced by our esteemed Théâtres de la Ville and directed by Anne Simon....

The play focuses on four characters, as they meet for drinks after a university faculty party. Martha (Anna Steffens) and George (Luc Feit) are a dysfunctional and bitter middle-aged couple. At Martha’s suggestion, Nick (Benjamin Kaygun) and Honey (Jil Devresse) are invited over after the academic...

At the helm of a formidable cast of actors and musicians, Bellorini and his company crafted a memorable show with a uniquely layered narrative, that surely touched the hearts and minds of everyone in the audience....

Last week, we had the pleasure of attending Joseph Stein’s timeless classic Fiddler on the Roof, courtesy of our esteemed Grand Théâtre...

In this timeless tale of love and tragedy, the hero Orpheus (Marie-Claude Chappuis) ventures to the depths of the underworld to retrieve his deceased wife, Eurydice (Mirella Hagen), only to discover that even when working under the grace of gods, fate can be very hard to overcome....

Last Friday, we attended the premiere of Lemi Ponifasio’s Love to Death, the anticipated third instalment of the Red Bridge Project. The show seeks to break our standard understanding of theatre, with a healthy and creative symbiosis between traditional dramatic elements and bits and pieces of the...

Just a few days after Message in a Bottle, Broadway World had the pleasure of attending the premiere of Danse Macabre. The two shows take radically different approaches to the same topic, perfectly displaying two possible dichotomies of storytelling....

To start off 2024, we attended the premiere of Message in a Bottle, a Sadler’s Wells and Universal Music UK production, choreographed and directed by Kate Prince. The show tells us the story of a family pushed out of its homeland by the horrors of war and forced to migrate across the sea towards s...

What would do if you were given one wish by the devil? And even if your wish was vain, could you truly make the best of your new life?...