Aida is famously a grandiose four-act opera, dramatically recounting a tragic story of forbidden love amidst the conflict-ridden backdrop of Ancient Egypt. Opera North have turned the tables, drawing out […]
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Author: Aiyana Tandon
Lost At Sea – King’s Theatre
Lost at Sea ambitiously intertwines verbatim and fiction to create a tragically ‘real’ depiction of the hardships experienced by coastal communities. Young’s passion for this subject is undeniably reflected in her work.
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Casablanca: The Gin Joint Cut – Traverse Theatre
Paying tribute to the classic monochrome film, Casablanca, three actors transport us to Rick’s café in French Morocco, 1941. Casablanca is a timeless romantic movie featuring sophisticated American cynic Rick Blaine, who struggles to decide whether to help his former lover, Ilsa Lund, and her husband, Victor Lazlo, to escape to America.
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The Girl on the Train – King’s Theatre
Mindlessly leading us down the twists and turns of a missing person case, the frankly unlikeable characters care more about their own selfish indulgences than the fact that a woman has vanished, which turns what could have been a spellbinding thriller into a mundane melodramatic sitcom.
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SCO: Sibelius Symphonies 6 & 7 – Usher Hall
Featuring two pieces by Beethoven followed by two symphonies by Sibelius, the Scottish Chamber Orchestra don’t so much as fuse, but play consecutively classical music from neighbouring centuries.
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Colours Classical 2019 – Usher Hall
Before the headline act, the stunning Usher Hall is transformed into a clubbing scene. Between the repetitive thumping bass and an accumulation of plastic cups on the floor, the anticipation […]
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