No doubt this sophisticated bagatelle worked like a charm in the intimate space and woody resonance of the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse. The Duke of York's Theatre is one of the West End's smaller mainstream venues, its proscenium arch is appropriate to the early 18th century operatic world in which castrato Farinelli made a fortune enchanting his audiences and the recreation of the SWR onstage with its candles of chandel…
SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 04:31AM on September 30, 2015