Brett Morris describes Prokofiev’s ballet score for Romeo and Juliet as “arguably the greatest romantic ballet score of the 20th century”. Matthew Bourne, on the other hand, has chosen to emphasise the tragedy of Shakespeare’s classic love story as he supplants the tale from fair Verona into an institution in the not too distant future.Continue reading “Matthew Bourne’s Romeo + Juliet: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Review”
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Macbeth National Tour: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Review
A year ago, in March 2018, Rufus Norris’ changed but unchanged Macbeth, set in today’s time but after an undisclosed civil war, opened in the National Theatre’s Olivier Theatre and it is now making its way around the UK on tour. I was lucky to be invited to see the production at the Wales MillenniumContinue reading “Macbeth National Tour: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Review”
Review: West Side Story
To this day, I have no idea how I’ve managed to not see West Side Story all the way through. I own the 1961 film adaptation but I’ve just never sat down to watch it and when the last UK Tour came around in 2013 I just wasn’t looking out for it. So, when OrbitContinue reading “Review: West Side Story”
Vicky Lord 