116 stories by "Samuel Sims"
Puccini’s Madam Butterfly is one of the world’s most celebrated operatic achievements. First performed over a century ago in 1904 at the Teatro alla Scala in Milan, it was later …
Beethoven’s only opera, first performed in 1805 at the Theater an der Wiem in Vienna, Fidelio has certainly stood the test of time. In this, Calixto Bieito’s second adaption and …
An epic and destructive blood-soaked tour-de-force, Strauss' Elektra is no stranger to the Royal Opera House, already seeing revivals in 2003 and 2008. Beginning its journey as Sophocles's G…
Since its wildly successful debut on Broadway ten years ago, Wicked has played all over the world in major cities including Tokyo, Melbourne and, of course, London. What started as a book ha…
One of Shakespeare’s darkest and most powerful tragedies, Macbeth was first performed at the beginning of the seventeenth century and has had countless adaptations since, some major pr…
Miranda Sings was created by American comedian, actress and singer Colleen Ballinger, and first introduced via the YouTube channel Mirandasings08 in 2008. The character is a quirky, self-obs…
Christopher Marlowe is one of England’s most important literary figures, with his work being performed well over 400 years after his death. He and William Shakespeare are often compare…
Infamous American outlaws Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow, played by Faye Dunaway and Warren Beatty in the celebrated 1967 film, have once again been thrust into the public eye. Here they are…
"I didn't have anybody, really, no foundation in life, so I had to make my own way. Always, from the start, I had to go out in the world and become strong, to discover my mission in life. Ph…
The latest in a long line of A Midsummer Night's Dream productions (and one of many this summer) comes courtesy of Whistlestop theatre, a new company comprising young emerging talent from al…
Deep within some of the most beautiful woodland North London has, I was to sit through my first ever aerial show by one of the world's most energetic, boundary-pushing and challenging compan…
I’ve often thought that what the London Coliseum desperately needs is the sound of Icelandic singing superstar Bjork blasting out from the stage across the magnificent, grand auditoriu…
I like adventures very much, probably, in fact, just as much as any child whose thirst for knowledge has only just begun. I'm also a big fan of new discoveries or at least feeling as though …
As a newbie to site-specific productions, I couldn't help but feel a tad apprehensive walking into Islington's Hilton Hotel for Dante or Die's latest piece, I Do. It’s about, you gu…
Showing up 20 minutes late for your own show is by no means a good start but announcing that you've come straight from a festival, probably still high on acid and demanding the audience to s…
It's very easy to forget about emerging talent, what with shows such as Britain's Got Talent that really just slam new faces into the public sphere . They subsequently lead people to believe…
