
Focus on Schubert was performed amidst the fire smoke, which kept reminding the artists and viewers of the dreadful disaster and ensuing loss.

Nostalgia is Yukichi Matsumoto’s ambitious Jan-Jan Opera epic about, the creator says, “the memories of people who lived through the 20th Century.”


Thought you couldn't make an Oscar Wilde play any sillier? An entirely minimalist production maximises the laughs in an unashamedly ridiculous version of The Importance of Being Earnest.


Baghdad Wedding has a certain hum and buzz surrounding it. Since its triumph at the Soho Theatre in London in 2007, theatre companies around the world have been eager to stage it.

The minute I sat in that great space at fortyfive downstairs and looked at the set and the three performers in place on the stage, I knew it was going to be a good show. I wasn’t disappointed