by Guy Rickards | Jul 21, 2026 | Drama, Music
Alina Wunderlin, David Butt Philip, Rachel Wills-Sørensen in Laurent Pelly’s new production, (c) Tristam Kenton Glyndebourne Festival Opera / Robin Ticciati Glyndebourne Theatre, July 19, 2026 Change—even when thwarted—is the bedrock upon which Ariadne auf... by Secretary CC Theatre | Jul 7, 2026 | Drama, Obituaries
David Chadderton, editor of British Theatre Guide, reflects on the life and career of his colleague and fellow Critics’ Circle Drama Section member, Howard Loxton, who died on 22 June, at the age of 92. Howard was, in his own words, “born a Brummie” in 1934. He had a... 
by Claudia Pritchard | Jul 2, 2026 | Music
Lisette Oropesa as Elvira in Bellini’s ‘I puritani’. Photo: Tristram Kenton Verdi’s Il trovatore is said to need only the four best singers in the world, but pretty much the same goes for the earlier composer Vincenzo Bellini’s I... 
by Claudia Pritchard | Jul 1, 2026 | Music
The crew of the Indomitable, at Glyndebourne Festival Opera. Photo: Tristram Kenton Nelson’s flagship,Victory, and the stage at Glyndebourne measure about the same, port to starboard – roughly 15 metres. So the three decks of the 18th- century man-of-war Indomitable...