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Der Wald & Lucrezia – Guildhall Opera Double Bill for @londonunattached.bsky.social
Der Wald & Lucrezia – Guildhall Opera Double Bill
Guildhall double bill speaks truth to power Why stage Der Wald and Lucrezia together? Dominic Wheeler, head of opera studies at Guildhall, explains in his conductor’s note that part of the reason for ...
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November 4, 2025 at 10:17 PM
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Dead Man Walking, ENO at the London Coliseum
Dead Man Walking, a contemporary opera composed by Jake Heggie with a libretto by Terrence McNally and first performed in 2000, is based on the 1993 memoir by Louisiana nun Sister Helen Prejean. The b...
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November 3, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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Our daughter @tacitaquinn.bsky.social has made a list of London’s best Christmas Theatre for @londonunattached.bsky.social Fill your boots.
London's Best Christmas Theatre for 2025:
The Capital's Christmas Theatre round-up for this year: What’s that I hear? Is it the distant ringing of jingle bells? In what feels like no time at all, it is once again time to start thinking about ...
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October 28, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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Compelling new play “Lee” @parktheatrelondon.bsky.social REVIEW on @londonunattached.bsky.social >> www.london-unattached.com/lee-park-the...
Lee – Park Theatre
Portrait of Lee Krasner standing defiantly outside Jackson Pollock's shadow “Lee” is a compelling new play bringing to life abstract expressionist artist Lee Krasner working in her Long Island studio....
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October 1, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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The fabulous Sicilian Vespers - www.london-unattached.com/sicilian-ves...
The Sicilian Vespers – Royal Opera
Stefan Herheim's Opulent Production of The Sicilian Vespers returns to the RBO Fresh from a visit to Palermo, the city whose turbulent history inspired Verdi's The Sicilian Vespers (I vespri siciliani...
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September 20, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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Here is the review of Juliet Stevenson in ‘The Land of the Living’ by our daughter @tacitaquinn.bsky.social for @londonunattached.bsky.social
September 19, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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www.london-unattached.com/the-lady-fro... check Josh's review
The Lady from the Sea at the Bridge Theatre
If you had time to read the long list of content warnings before Simon Stone’s adaptation of Ibsen’s The Lady From The Sea, you would be forgiven for expecting a sombre evening. But Stone puts these f...
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September 19, 2025 at 9:53 AM
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5* for us for the production... www.london-unattached.com/tosca-rbo-ol...
Oliver Mears' Tosca at The Royal Opera House
The ROH’s previous much-reprised production of Tosca, directed by Jonathan Kent, had become a comfortable old pair of slippers, visually sumptuous and totally reliable. Oliver Mears’ Tosca is fresh an...
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September 12, 2025 at 11:22 AM
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Dr Freud Will See You Now, Mrs Hitler
The BAFTA award-winning writers of hit sitcoms Birds of a Feather and Goodnight Sweetheart, Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran, are premiering their new comedy in London this September 2025.Dr Freud Will...
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September 11, 2025 at 9:33 AM
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Check our review - www.london-unattached.com/katya-kabano...
Katya Kabanova – Glyndebourne
Glyndebourne's final opera of the season is a revival of Katya Kabanova—Leoš Janáček’s searing portrait of emotional repression and longing. This staging brings back Damiano Michieletto’s well-receive...
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August 4, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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Our review of The Estate - 4.5 * from us for this pithy debut play from Shaan Sahota www.london-unattached.com/the-estate-d...
The Estate – Dorfman, National Theatre
The clues are all there in the cast list. Each character is presented with their alma mater and professional title, a precise and telling shorthand. From the elegant and composed Sangeeta (Dinita Gohi...
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July 18, 2025 at 10:15 AM
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How Merry were the Wives of Windsor? www.london-unattached.com/merry-wives-... with @tacitaquinn.bsky.social
The Merry Wives of Windsor – Shakespeare's Globe
All is not so merry in this brand-new take on one of Shakespeare’s beloved comedies. The Merry Wives of Windsor has long been considered a frothy comedy of limited proportions, but this new production...
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July 10, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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4 Stars for us - Girl from the North Country returns to the Old Vic - www.london-unattached.com/girl-from-th...
Girl From The North Country
When writer and director Conor McPherson was approached to write a theatrical production using the songs of Bob Dylan, he had never before created a musical. The Girl From The North Country was the re...
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July 10, 2025 at 11:22 AM
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We love OAT - this is a new production that you shouldn't miss www.london-unattached.com/noughts-cros...
NOUGHTS & CROSSES Regent's Park Theatre
There was something quietly powerful about settling into my seat beneath the open sky at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre for the opening night of Noughts & Crosses - a story that has left an indelible ...
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July 9, 2025 at 9:44 AM
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Il Trovatore – Royal Opera – Covent Garden
The Royal Opera’s revival of Verdi’s Il Trovatore, directed by Adele Thomas and first unveiled in 2023, returned to the stage last night. This is a production that divides opinion: a theatrical 'marmi...
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July 9, 2025 at 9:36 AM
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Our daughter @tacitaquinn.bsky.social reviews 'Les Indes Galantes' at The Grange Festival for @londonunattached.bsky.social
Les Indes Galantes – The Grange Festival
A rarely seen duo has pitched up at The Grange Festival this summer. Baroque opera meets Hip-Hop choreography in the first full staging of Rameau’s Les Indes Galantes in the UK. Presented here as a ‘c...
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July 3, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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www.london-unattached.com/evita-the-mu... - 4.5 stars from @lucyonthego.bsky.social our reviewer
Evita the Musical – London West End 2025
Over four decades on, its exploration of celebrity, populism and power feels sharper than ever, especially in the hands of director Jamie Lloyd, who strips it back to its core and exposes its enduring...
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July 2, 2025 at 8:33 AM
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The perfect Glyndebourne Opera? Check our review of The Marriage of Figaro - www.london-unattached.com/le-nozze-di-...
Le Nozze di Figaro – Glyndebourne 2025
Glyndebourne’s 2025 staging of Le Nozze di Figaro marks a historic moment for the opera house, deepening its long-standing connection to Mozart’s comic masterpiece. First performed at the inaugural Gl...
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July 1, 2025 at 8:51 AM
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An effervescent start to the #GarsingtonOpera summer season www.london-unattached.com/lelisir-damo...
L'elisir d'amore delights – Garsington Opera
Few moments compare to stepping out of the opera house as night falls, the grounds aglow with flaming torches and crackling firepits illuminating the quirky dining tents there to protect picnics from ...
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May 29, 2025 at 11:20 AM
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Think The Globe is a tourist attraction that just shows Shakespeare? Think again - and do catch this apposite production of The Crucible - www.london-unattached.com/the-crucible...
The Crucible at Shakespeare's Globe
Brilliant direction from Director Ola Ince, together with a convincing New England staging from Amelia Jane Hankin, makes this production of The Crucible compelling. And, at a time of political turbu...
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May 25, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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We review the hottest new opening in Shoreditch - www.london-unattached.com/one-club-row...
One Club Row, Shoreditch – Restaurant of the Month
One Club Row Brings New York Glamour to Shoreditch
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April 26, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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Adrian, our Culture Editor, gives a 5* review to Faust at the Royal Opera House www.london-unattached.com/faust-royal-... #RBO #RoyalOpera
Gounod’s Faust at the Royal Opera House
After a glorious opening night at Glyndebourne, it’s a pleasure to be back at the Royal Opera House for the stunning visual and musical feast that is the all-star 6th revival of Sir David McVicar’s hi...
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May 24, 2025 at 12:48 PM
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Our daughter @tacitaquinn.bsky.social reviews ‘Parsifal’ at Glyndebourne for @londonunattached.bsky.social
Wagner's Final Opera Parsifal – Glyndebourne
Landmark production reframes Wagner's medieval epic, Parsifal Three ‘firsts’ mark this production of Wagner’s final opera Parsifal at Glyndebourne. This is the first time the production has ever been ...
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May 18, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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Dubai Chocolate vibes with Pistachio Cheesecake at The Cardinal Bar & Kitchen Aldgate www.london-unattached.com/the-cardinal... reviewed for @londonunattached.bsky.social
The Cardinal Bar and Kitchen, Aldgate
Fittingly, our visit to The Cardinal Bar and Kitchen in Aldgate fell during the recent conclave. Cue jokes about whether there might be black or white smoke emitting from the kitchen.
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May 23, 2025 at 12:08 PM
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We review the hottest new opening in Shoreditch - www.london-unattached.com/one-club-row...
One Club Row, Shoreditch – Restaurant of the Month
One Club Row Brings New York Glamour to Shoreditch
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April 26, 2025 at 8:51 PM