Masterclass by David Suchet (Rose Theatre, Kingston upon Thames, 26.02.2024)
Sir David Suchet came to the Rose theatre to talk, primordially, Â about his lifechanging role of Hercule Poirot, the "funny" little...
Another way of choreographing (Live at Lunch, Royal opera house, 23.02.2023)
Within the framework of the Festival of New choreography that has been happening at the Royal Opera House for the past two weeks, there...
Celebrating young choreographers and new choreography (Royal Opera house)
Two weeks ago, the Royal Opera House opened its annual celebration of new choreographers and choreographies. This is a fantastic...
Boy at the back of the class (Rose Theatre, Kingston upon Thames, 15.02.2024)
The story of Ahmet, the Syrian refugee boy (written by Onjali Q. Raúf) was essentially written from a children's perspective and for...
Ghosts (The Globe theatre, 18/11/2023)
Family secrets and lies - how many times were they told to the children by their parents in hope that they would never have to suffer the...
A tribute to Maria Callas (7 Deaths of M. Callas, ENO, 11.11.2023)
Maria Callas was definitely one of those persons whose legacy will live forever. Highly musically intelligent, she always wanted to...
Hugh Bonneville at the Rose Theatre (Kingston upon Thames, 29.03.2023)
Hugh Bonneville, perhaps most known as Robert Crawley, the Earl of Grantham, from the popular serie Downtown Abbey, was the latest guest...
Triumphant Yonghoon Lee's Calaf wins over Turandot and the public (Turandot, ROH, 08.03.2023)
Every time we go to the Royal Opera House, we expect to get "the value for money", which means as good a performance as possible (we take...
A. Christie at the Rose Theatre :The Mirror Crack'd (24.02.2023. Kingston upon Thames)
There is no doubt that Agatha Christie is still an attractive name to fill up the auditorium of any theatre. Rose Theatre (in Kingston...
Madeline Bell at Cadogan Hall: the soul, the voice, the joy (London, 18.02.2023)
I always like discovering new cultural venues or new artists that I have never heard of before. Lovely Cadogan Hall, the home of the...
"An afternoon of a Faun" (Live at Lunch, 10.02.2023, Royal Opera House)
Paul Hamlyn's Hall, where all the recent "Live at Lunch" events happen, has a special atmosphere thanks to its enormous skylight roof,...
Meeting Venus: Wagner Tannhäuser (Royal Opera House, 29.01.2023)
Many years ago I saw the film Meeting Venus with Glenn Close and I was fascinated by the music from Tannhäuser in the opera scenes. I...
Recitals are back! (Live at Lunch, Royal Opera House, 27.01.2023)
It really doesn't matter how many times you hear the most famous arias - if they're interpreted with sincerity, engagement and freshness,...
Passionate, tribal and absolutely superb - Acosta Danza "Spectrum" (Royal Opera House, 24.01.2023)
It was at Live at Lunch, in the Royal Opera House's Linbury Foyer, almost three years ago (on the 14th of February 2020 precisely), when...
Kerry Jackons, National Theatre, 13.01.2023 (a new play by April de Angelis)
Kerry Jackson is a hardworking, independent woman, running a little Spanish Tapas restaurant in East London and trying (maybe sometimes...
"Empire", the powerful new stage work of Thick & Tight (Live at Lunch at ROH, 13.01.2023)
Live at Lunch is now a well-established Friday event, attended by a large audience. Offered by the Royal Opera House, once or twice a...
Christmas is for Magic! (A Christmas Carol at the Rose Theatre, Kingston upon Thames, 16.12.2022)
What if the children were in charge of the Christmas wishes? And, what if they were in charge of even more - deciding about what to do...
Alcina - the sorceresses of love and vocal virtuosity
Handel's operas are usually long, and, maybe (for some), too repetitive or a bit boring. That was not the case with Alcina (performed at...
Cucumber martinis and Basquiat-like paintings in The Importance of Being Earnest (Rose Theatre)
Oscar Wilde's humour and the "unspoken words" offer an excellent opportunity for actors and directors to find new grounds and explore new...
A prelude to the "Light of Passage" (Live at Lunch, ROH, 14.10.2022)
A full-length ballet Light of Passage (from the choreographer Crystal Pite) is performing at the Royal Opera House right now (until the...