★★★★★ Whether whispering instructions to the inept and rival lover Christian beneath Roxane’s window, leaping barricades during the war with Spain or duelling with those will the nerve to refer to his proboscis, Sturrock’s Cyrano is a playful magnet always drawing the eye, exposing the conflicted man’s inner and outer workings while he both rages and inwardly weeps.
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★★★☆☆ The action all takes place in the living room at 9 Thornton Square, London. Here the controlling master of the house enacts his preconceived plan to drive his dutiful and loving wife into a state of mental instability, the better to gain unfettered access to riches he knows lie somewhere within the property.
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★★★★☆ The forty-five minutes of calm instilled by Sylvia Rimat’s gentle and immersive woodland audio-walk is potentially so restorative it should be part of every school’s extramural plans and feature on everyone’s to do list.
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★★☆☆☆ Set in a hotel on an island somewhere off the English coast, Crimes is very much a play of two halves. The first comprises mostly a somewhat underwhelming scene-setting narration by the novelist/freelance detective Artemis Arinae (Ashley Christmas) – a female version of Poirot, complete with faux Belgian accent, who introduces a string of protagonists . . .
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★★★★★ Opera Project have returned to Bristol with a breezy take on Rossini’s tale of young love winning the day. With a strong cast making the most of their opportunity to work in the round under the assured direction of Richard Studer, this was a night to savour. This evening’s band of opera-goers was sent home in merry mood.
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