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Les Damnes: Comedie-Francaise at the Barbican Theatre review *****

Les Damnes (The Dammed) Comedie-Francaise, Barbican Theatre, 21st June The Tourist is now so far off the pace in terms of commenting om his cultural adventures that there must surely be a strong case for giving up. Hurrah I hear you cry. Well I am afraid any joy you feel…

August 12, 2019
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The Cherry Orchard at the Stadsschouwburg Amsterdam review *****

The Cherry Orchard (De Kersentuin) Internationaal Theater Amsterdam, Staddschouwburg Rabozaal, 20th June 2019 One of the world’s greatest theatre makers in Simon McBurney directing. Actors from probably the world’s greatest theatre company in the form of the ITA (previously Toneelgroep). An adaptation from Robert Icke no less with his Dutch…

August 10, 2019
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William Kentridge retrospective at the Eye Film Museum Amsterdam review *****

William Kentridge – Ten Drawings for Projections, O Sentimental Machine Eye Film Museum, 20th June 2019 The Tourist can’t really be doing with blockbuster art exhibitions in London any more. Too lazy to take the early morning members’ option and too impatient to put up with the crowds of selfie…

August 4, 2019
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Concertgebouw Orchestra at the Concertgebouw review ****

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Semyon Bychkov (conductor), Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider (violin) Het Koninklijk Concertgebouworkest, 19th June 2019 Detlev Glanert – Weites Land Tchaikovsky – Violin Concerto in D major, Op 35 Bedrich Smetana – Vysehrad, De Moldau and Sárka from Má vlast There’s a clue in the title. The Tourist finds himself…

August 1, 2019
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Collegium Vocale Gent at the Barbican review *****

Collegium Vocale Gent, Philippe Herreweghe (conductor), Dorothee Mields (soprano), Hanna Blazikova (soprano), Alex Potter (countertenor), Thomas Hobbs (tenor), Krešimir Stražanac (bass) Barbican Hall, 14th June 2019 It’s Bach. It’s the B Minor Mass. So of course it is beautiful. But it can be a bit, well, “bitty”. After all the…

August 1, 2019
Church Culture Film Religion Rome Theatre

The Pope at the Royal and Derngate review ****

The Pope Royal and Derngate Theatre Northampton, 13th June 2019 I suspect Kiwi Anthony McCarten has trousered a few quid in the last fewyears. What with writing the screenplay for The Theory of Everything, Darkest Hour and Bohemian Rhapsody. But he has returned to his roots with this play, The…

July 28, 2019
Communism Culture Germany London Theatre Thriller

Anna at the National Theatre review ****

Anna National Theatre Dorfman, 11th June 2019 After a false start, (the indolent Tourist failed to wake up in time on the appointed on-sale day and this sold out fast), a couple of returns were secured so it was off to the Dorfman with MS in tow for Ella Hickson’s…

July 27, 2019
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The Knight of the Burning Pestle at the Barbican Theatre review ****

The Knight of the Burning Pestle Barbican Theatre, 8th June 2019 The Tourist has fallen embarrassingly behind on his documentation of a cultural life. Ironically because he has been on holiday. Unfortunately for you though this is not (yet) one of those countless dormant blogs, casualties of time and application.…

July 27, 2019
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A Midsummer Night’s Dream at the Bridge Theatre review *****

A Midsummer Night’s Dream Bridge Theatre, 6th June 2019 Go join the Shakespeare party down at the Bridge. Nick Hytner pretty much always nails the Bard and he has done it again here. Ignore the lukewarm reviews from the critics who seem to have got a little bit antsy with…

June 30, 2019
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King Hedley II at the Theatre Royal Stratford East review ****

King Hedley II Theatre Royal Stratford East, 6th June 2019 The Pittsburgh (or Century) Cycle. Ten plays written by August Wilson (above) charting the African- American experience in the US in each decade of the C20. All bar one set in the same Pittsburgh Hill district, where August Wilson grew…

June 29, 2019
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Music of the Spheres: Aurora Orchestra at the Queen Elizabeth Hall review ****

Aurora Orchestra, Nicholas Collon (conductor), Pekka Kuusisto (violin), Kate Wicks (production design), William Reynolds (lighting design) Queen Elizabeth Hall, 5th June 2019 Max Richter – Journey (CP1919) Beethoven – Molto Adagio from String Quartet in E minor, Op.59 No.2 (Razumovsky) Thomas Adès – Concerto for violin & chamber orchestra (Concentric…

June 28, 2019
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Serious Money at LAMDA review review ****

Serious Money Sainsbury Theatre, London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, 4th June 2019 Last minute jaunt to Hammersmith to see one of LAMDA’s summer season offerings. If there are times when you start fulminating about paying close to a ton for a cramped perch in a dingy West End…

June 26, 2019

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