by Colin Clarke | May 31, 2025 | Uncategorized
Already, this year has seen Glyndebourne’s first Parsifal (click here for review); now, Opera Holland Park gives us its first Wagner, full stop. There’s a flying Dutchman in town. The staging is by Julia Burbach (who early in the 2025/6 season will direct... by Colin Clarke | May 27, 2025 | Music
Any opera house’s first Parsifal should be an occasion; for the hallowed setting of Glyndebourne, maybe doubly so. This was also director Jetske Mijnssen’s Glyndebourne debut; one of a plethora of house debuts: the singers taking Parsifal, Kundry and Klingsor also... by Graham Watts | May 27, 2025 | Awards, Dance, Uncategorized
Marquee TV to sponsor Dance Film Awards Nominations announced The Dance Section of the Critics’ Circle is pleased to announce that Marquee TV has been appointed as sponsor for the two Film categories in the National Dance Awards (#NDA25). Marquee TV is a global... 
by Clare Finn | May 23, 2025 | Visual Arts
As with so many of the Watts Gallery exhibitions they show us a life and meaning to the art of the 19th century that today has passed us by or seems foreign. So it is with this exhibition of Pre-Raphaelite paintings. We see John Everett Millais’ painting of The Blind... by Linda Marric | May 21, 2025 | Film
LONDON, UK – 21/05/2025 – The Film Section of the London Critics’ Circle today is delighted to announce the election of its new leadership team, ushering in an exciting new chapter for our organisation. Jane Crowther has been elected as the new Chair, taking...