I’ve never forgotten experiencing the UK premiere of Boulez’ Répons in the Royal Horticultural Hall in London in 1982. This…
Jonathan Lyness: Conducting The Marriage of Figaro
January 17, 2020My first experience of The Marriage of Figaro was as a student, accompanying rehearsals and, in my days as a…
Anya Bowcott: Cardiff Dance Festival 2019
November 6, 2019The past few weeks have been particularly busy. I have worked at venues across The Edinburgh Fringe Festival for the…
Richard Studer: MWO’s new Mrs Peachum’s Guide to Love and Marriage
October 17, 2019With less than a month to go until the world premiere of our new SmallStages tour, Mrs Peachum’s Guide to…
Sarah Rogers: Ransack Dance Company ‘Murmur’
October 10, 2019‘Murmur’ is a double bill of live dance, music and film which aims to challenge preconceptions of a night…
Michael McCarthy: My Personal Experience of The Intelligence Park
October 4, 2019I attended the world premiere of The Intelligence Park at the Almeida Festival in summer 1990. As a young director…
Neal Davies: Oxford Lieder and a life in Song
October 2, 2019Newport-born singer Neal Davies stars in the opening concert of this year’s Oxford Lieder Festival on October 11. The concert will…
Paul Whittaker: my bipolar story – a show about identity
September 17, 2019Gods & Kings is the story of how, as a twenty-three year old Film Student, I was diagnosed with Bipolar…
Ben SantaMaria: Really Want to Hurt Me
August 30, 2019The more things change, the more they stay the same? This question has been on my mind about LGBTQ quality…
Jonathan Lyness: The Gin-fuelled Mrs Peachum
August 30, 2019John Gay’s ballade opera The Beggar’s Opera was first performed at the Lincoln’s Inn Fields Theatre in London in 1728…