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Wednesday, July 12, 2017

La Voix Humaine review at Kings Place, London – ’50 shades of emotion in 50 minutes’ by Inge Kjemtrup

Poulenc’s one-woman opera La Voix Humaine opens with a woman, Elle, sitting alone, waiting for her lover to ring. She swings from

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:49AM
Monday, June 5, 2017

Le Nozze di Figaro review at Garsington Opera – ‘enchanting and engaging’ by Inge Kjemtrup

Garsington Opera’s Le Nozze di Figaro is a glorious indulgence for the eye and ear. From the first scene to the last,

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:52AM
Friday, June 2, 2017

La Rondine review at Opera Holland Park – ‘visually arresting’ by Inge Kjemtrup

How best to mark the centenary of Puccini’s La Rondine? It’s an operatic misfit that began life as a frothy operetta, turned

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:57AM
Tuesday, May 30, 2017

The Day After review at Lilian Baylis House, London – ’emotionally compelling’ by Inge Kjemtrup

The inspiration for Jonathan Dove’s opera The Day After, being given its UK premiere by English National Opera, is the Greek myth

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:03AM
Tuesday, May 23, 2017

The Secret Marriage review at the Vaults, London – ‘easy-drinking, operatic fizz’ by Inge Kjemtrup

Cimarosa’s Il Matrimonio Segreto was the runaway hit of 1792 following its first performance before Emperor Leopold II, who insisted upon an

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:59AM
Thursday, May 18, 2017

How pop-ups are making opera more accessible than ever by Inge Kjemtrup

An aircraft hangar in Liverpool, a room at an Islington pub, a warehouse in Hackney, the space below a canal bridge in

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:00AM
Monday, March 6, 2017

Tosca review at Hackney Empire, London – ‘a spirited production’ by Inge Kjemtrup

One of the themes of Puccini’s masterwork, Tosca, is the powerlessness of an ordinary person who gets caught up in the machinery

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:21AM
Tuesday, February 14, 2017

Madam Butterfly review at King’s Head Theatre, London – ‘a compact production’ by Inge Kjemtrup

When an opera is scaled down from a huge cast on a grand stage to a tiny cast in an intimate theatre

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:44AM
Friday, February 10, 2017

The Swarm review at Vault, London – ‘bewitching, if bewildering’ by Inge Kjemtrup

Unless they happen to get stung by one, most people give little thought to bees. Composer, performer and bee-keeper Heloise Tunstall-Behrens, however,

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:16AM
Friday, December 9, 2016

Scenes from the End review at Tristan Bates Theatre, London – ‘sombre and powerful’ by Inge Kjemtrup

For anyone fed up with the Christmas season’s compulsory cheeriness, Scenes from the End, a visceral exploration of loss and grieving, may

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:44AM
Monday, November 7, 2016

Erwartung / Twice Through the Heart review at Hackney Showroom – ‘innovative programming’ by Inge Kjemtrup

The two one-act operas presented by Shadwell Opera boast many obvious similarities: Arnold Schoenberg’s Erwartung and Mark Anthony Turnage’s Twice Through the

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:37AM

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May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
Jun 10, 2024: The Drama Desk Awards