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Review: PURITANI Is Bel Canto Bliss with Oropesa and Brownlee under Armiliato's Baton
by Richard Sasanow - Jan 7, 2026

The Met’s new production of Vincenzo Bellini’s I PURITANI made its debut on New Year’s Eve, but I caught up with it at its third performance on January 6. I was glad I did--because it offered a cast with staggering singing abilities in four major roles that offered major demands, along with at least one minor one and the brilliant Met chorus under Tilman Michael. Simply put, soprano Lisette Oropesa, tenor Lawrence Brownlee, baritone Artur Rucinski and bass-baritone Christian Van Horn sang the pants off their roles, with Marco Armiliato conducting the fearless Met orchestra.

Photos: English National Opera’s HMS PINAFORE at the London Coliseum
by Stephi Wild - Dec 5, 2025

All new production images have been released from English National Opera’s HMS Pinafore, running through 7 Feb 2026 at the London Coliseum. Check out the photos here! 

Photos: Siobhan James and More in CINDERELLA at Hackney Empire
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 28, 2025

You can now get a first look at Hackney Empire's 2025 pantomime, Cinderella, directed by Clive Rowe, now playing.

Photos: CINDERELLA Pantomime in Rehearsal at Hackney Empire
by Stephi Wild - Nov 14, 2025

Hackney Empire has released the first rehearsal images from its 2025 pantomime, Cinderella, directed by Clive Rowe. Check out the photos and learn more here!

ENO's HMS PINAFORE Returns With Guest Star Mel Giedroyc
by Stephi Wild - Nov 10, 2025

English National Opera's production of Gilbert and Sullivan's nautical love triangle-themed opera HMS Pinafore returns to the London Coliseum this winter for its first revival, with a major guest star headlining the cast, Mel Giedroyc.  

Review: THE YOUNG GIRLS OF ROCHEFORT at Théâtre Du Lido
by Patrick Honoré - Oct 22, 2025

From Cherbourg to Rochefort: completing Demy's dream trilogy, The Young Girls of Rochefort soars on stage in Paris.

THE SNOWMAN Comes to Birmingham Rep in November
by Stephi Wild - Sep 17, 2025

Birmingham Rep will present its family Christmas classic The Snowman for its 28th year at Sadler’s Wells’ home in the West End, the Peacock Theatre, with a six-week run in November.

TOP HAT Comes to Southbank Centre's Queen Elizabeth Hall This Christmas
by Stephi Wild - Aug 6, 2025

Chichester Festival Theatre's production of Irving Berlin's Top Hat will have a Christmas season at the Southbank Centre's Queen Elizabeth Hall. Learn more here!

Review: MAZEPPA, Grange Park Opera
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Jun 16, 2025

Even ardent opera fans may struggle to recall the story or the score for Mazeppa. Based on a poem by Pushkin, Tchaikovsky's opera has been unjustly overshadowed by his Eugene Onegin. Last staged at the London Coliseum in 1984, Grange Park Opera have landed a coup by engaging the English National Opera orchestra to play for David Pountney’s excellent new production.

Review: MADAMA BUTTERFLY, Grange Park Opera
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Jun 9, 2025

Grange Park Opera has opened its new season with a crowd-pleaser. Giacomo Puccini's Madama Butterfly remains problematic, with its story of a Japanese teenage geisha, impregnated and cruelly abandoned by an American lieutenant. However, it is still wildly popular, mainly due to its ravishing score.

Review: THE PLAY'S THE THING: A ONE-PERSON HAMLET, Wilton's Music Hall
by Gary Naylor - Apr 4, 2025

More lost than gained in this abridged version of Shakespeare's longest play

Review: SISTER ACT at Adelaide Festival Theatre, Adelaide Festival Centre
by Barry Lenny - Mar 27, 2025

This bright and bubbly musical is sure to attract large audiences.

CALAMITY JANE Comes To Brighton in April, Starring Carrie Hope Fletcher
by Stephi Wild - Jan 24, 2025

Theatre Royal Brighton will welcome Jamie Wilson Productions' revival of The Watermill Theatre's whip-crackin' production of the Broadway and West End hit musical Calamity Jane, based on the much-loved Doris Day movie.

Photos: CALAMITY JANE UK Tour Starring Carrie Hope Fletcher
by Stephi Wild - Jan 17, 2025

All new production photos have been released from Calamity Jane, starring multi-award-winning West End star Carrie Hope Fletcher. Check out the photos here!

Listen: SISTER ACT Live West End Cast Recording is Available Now
by Stephi Wild - Dec 23, 2024

Following its limited season at the Dominion Theatre earlier this year, the producers of the award-winning production of SISTER ACT THE MUSICAL have released a live cast album of the show, available now across all streaming platforms.

Two Young Dancers Chosen To Play The Boy in THE SNOWMAN at The Peacock Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Dec 13, 2024

Birmingham Rep's family Christmas classic The Snowman is currently three weeks into its six-week run at Sadler's Wells' home in the West End, the Peacock Theatre.

Full Cast Set For CALAMITY JANE UK Tour Starring Carrie Hope Fletcher
by Stephi Wild - Dec 2, 2024

As rehearsals get underway, Jamie Wilson Productions has announced the full cast for the revival of The Watermill Theatre's production of the Broadway and West End hit musical Calamity Jane.

Review: HELLO, DOLLY! at Lido 2
by Patrick Honoré - Nov 24, 2024

An English-language version of the classic Broadway musical playing in Paris at the Lido 2.