Marina Theatre, SuffolkMarina Theatre, Suffolk
Comedian James Acaster unleashes his infectious energy as he explores his love/hate relationship with stand-up – while welcoming a heckle or two.
Filmed in Truro, Dublin and Northampton, we see how this experiment panned out in front of three very different audiences.
Running time: 120 minutes (no interval)
by Arthur Miller
directed by Ivo Van Hove
design by Jan Versweyveld
Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad) and Marianne Jean-Baptiste (Hard Truths) feature in a five-star, triumphantly acclaimed new production of Arthur Miller’s classic play, from visionary director Ivo Van Hove (A View from the Bridge).
One family, the heart of the American dream. When wartime delivers profits for Joe, it comes at a price when his partner is charged with criminal manufacturing deals, and his eldest son goes missing in action. Will peacetime bring peace of mind, or will he be confronted by the consequence of his actions?
Filmed live from the West End, Paapa Essiedu (I May Destroy You), Tom Glynn-Carney (House of the Dragon), and Hayley Squires (I, Daniel Blake) also feature in this disturbingly prescient play.
Prepare to be enthralled by the brilliance of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Così fan tutte, a masterful exploration of love, fidelity, and human folly, presented on the illustrious stage of Teatro alla Scala in Milan. This timeless opera will come to life under the baton of the exceptional Alexander Soddy, with visionary direction by Robert Carsen.
Renowned for his innovative interpretations, Robert Carsen, along with Luis Carvalho, brings to the production a stunning blend of scenic design and costumes that harmonize seamlessly with the intricate emotional landscapes of Mozart’s music. The evocative lighting by Carsen and Peter Van Praet further elevates the stage, creating an atmosphere of elegance and intrigue.
The Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, stages Lohengrin, Richard Wagner’s epic story set in mediaeval Brabant that explores the conflict between Christian faith and Germanic paganism. The three-act opera was first performed at the Deutsches Nationaltheater in Weimar on 28 August 1850, the last of his major works to premiere before his political exile.
Lohengrin was already established as a legendary character before Wagner came to tell his story in opera. A Knight drawn from the German Arthurian legends, Lohengrin is a Knight of the Holy Grail and the son of the Grail King Parzival, another fabled figure Wagner wrote music for. In the legend, Lohengrin is sent to defend the honour of the Duchess of Brabant. He can protect her but there is a condition: she must never ask him his name nor question anything about his identity. The idea of this type of Christian, knightly intervention, and the forbidden nature of knowing anything about it appealed to the German composer and he made it the focal point of his operatic interpretation of the tale.
This production of Lohengrin features all of the iconic elements that make this opera so distinctive, from the Bridal Chorus in Act Three to the mythical arrival of the Knight in Act One.