Friday, December 30, 2011
Mike Bartlett is certainly ambitious. He's turning out plays at an incredible speed and they aren't exactly chamber pieces either. "13" is possibly his most epic yet, though it's also one of…
SOURCE: The Tyro Theatre Critic at 11:18AMThere's nothing better than a well written, well performed farce. "Noises Off" at the Old Vic ticks all the boxes. I have hugely fond, rose tinted memories of its last outing at the National…
SOURCE: The Tyro Theatre Critic at 06:41AMThursday, December 29, 2011
There's a lingering feeling in Graham Vick's extremely pleasant production that many of the most interesting aspects of Wagner's "Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg" are being papered over. Much…
SOURCE: The Tyro Theatre Critic at 06:55AMWednesday, December 28, 2011
My Christmas Nutcracker fest continues with the English National Ballet's Edwardian take on the tale. New last season, it is an elegant, plush show that has plenty of original elements and a…
SOURCE: The Tyro Theatre Critic at 05:50PMI'm back in the UK and naturally headed straight to the subsidised sector. Oh how I've missed you National Theatre. Admittedly, "The Animals and Children Took to the Streets" by 1927 isn't r…
SOURCE: The Tyro Theatre Critic at 09:27AMTuesday, December 27, 2011
After my opening Nutcracker trip to the New York City Ballet , next on my list (and the final show I'll be catching in the U.S. till after the New Year) was American Ballet Theatre's "Nutcra…
SOURCE: The Tyro Theatre Critic at 10:02AMSaturday, December 24, 2011
When this Des McAnuff Production opened in London it was not well received. I wasn't in town at the time but am fortunate to have been able to catch it in New York. Fortunate for the absolut…
SOURCE: The Tyro Theatre Critic at 05:05PMFriday, December 23, 2011
The very existence of The Little Orchestra Society makes me feel warm and fuzzy inside. Entering into the Avery Fisher Hall for an operatic performance to see it thronging with Children is a…
SOURCE: The Tyro Theatre Critic at 01:46PMWednesday, December 21, 2011
I love Humperdinck's "Hansel and Gretel" (here delivered in English). It's an opera that somehow touches the heart and the funny bone through delicious Wagnerian grandeur. Alas Richard Jones…
SOURCE: The Tyro Theatre Critic at 03:58PMMonday, December 19, 2011
The gender swapping "On A Clear Day" that I caught just hours before "Standing on Ceremony - The Gay Marriage Plays", says much for how far gay rights have come in the last fifty years. This…
SOURCE: The Tyro Theatre Critic at 12:30PMFriday, December 16, 2011
"On A Clear Day You Can See Forever" (OACDYCSF, about the worst acronym in history...) is a bizarre curio of a musical. So odd that even with Harry Connick Jr. starring, I'm amazed anyone wa…
SOURCE: The Tyro Theatre Critic at 04:59PMThursday, December 15, 2011
Laurent Pelly's "La Fille du Regiment" production was created and then shipped around the world essentially as a vehicle for Juan Diego Florez and Natalie Dessay. Now revived almost as …
SOURCE: The Tyro Theatre Critic at 06:33PMTuesday, December 13, 2011
I'm going to sound like I've lost the spirit of Christmas when I say the New York City Ballet's (NYCB) production of "The Nutcracker" is a bit of a damp squib. This Balanchine production is …
SOURCE: The Tyro Theatre Critic at 03:51PMSaturday, December 10, 2011
"Bonnie and Clyde" is the latest attempt by Frank Wildhorn to conquer Broadway (his list of flops is quite spectacular). It's also cruising to be yet another commercial failure, though not i…
SOURCE: The Tyro Theatre Critic at 01:52PM 
