50 stories by "Manuel Muñoz"
By Manuel Muñoz. Manuel Muñoz reflects on Virginia Grise's adaptation of Their Dogs Came with Them, which took place in fall 2019 under the colossal concrete freeway ramps of the I-1
Review: The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 ¾, Ambassadors Theatre4.0stars'My father got the dog drunk on cherry brandy at the party last night. If the RSPCA hear about it he could ge…
Review: Welcome to the UK, Bunker Theatre 3.0Overall Score There's a significant difference between a show that talks about refugees, and a show on this topic whose actors actually are refug…
London-based actor Constance Wookey brings to The Bunker her one-woman show Connie Wookey: Denied Under Section 221(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, a compelling autobiographical t…
I'm sure many of you have worked Front of House at a theatre. Apart from the performers, we are the most visible, prominent faces and the ones who deal with audiences directly. Most of the t…
It is only fitting that a play about the voyage of Charles Darwin aboard the HMS Beagle is staged at the Natural History Museum. The trip that changed the fate of biology as we know it start…
There are some episodes in history that are morbidly fascinating. The story of Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria-Hungary (1858-1889) and his life of excess, frustration, sex and death is one of…
Nico Muhly is back at the Coliseum with the world premiere of a new opera, following 2011's Two Boys. Based on Winston Graham's novel " and dramatised by Hitchcock in the 1964 thriller starr…
Agatha Christie's presence in London's theatrical scene is, even today, taken for granted. With The Mousetrap still being played after 65 years, whodunits are still a cult favourite. In Witn…
Now celebrating its 50th anniversary, George Balanchine's Jewels comes back to the stage giving plenty of opportunities for the whole company to show their skills off. This collection of thr…
In May 2014, Elliot Rodger killed several people at a university campus before shooting himself. In what were subsequently known as the Isla Vista killings, six people were killed and fourte…
Madama Butterfly is one of the most performed operas ever, as it has en enduring appeal due of its themes of love, loss, dignity and deceit. Reaching new heights of realistic exoticism, Pucc…
After his successes as a choreographer for The Royal Ballet " Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, The Winter's Tale " Christopher Wheeldon is now bringing his first Broadway adventure to Londo…
Kasper Holten's latest production for the Royal Opera House " and his last as Director of Opera " is also, arguably, one of his best. Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, one of Wagner's most po…
Like a male Shakespearean lead, Hedda Gabler is one of those characters actors use to prove themselves. Nothing wrong with that, as it's allowed us to see many great actors give stellar perf…
We don't often see nonagenarians as characters in a play " unless they're Charlie Bucket's grandparents in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, bed-ridden and witty. They rather unfortunately …
From the creators of LIMBO " seen last year at Wonderground's Spiegeltent " and some of the minds behind Madonna's Rebel Heart Tour, Blanc de Blanc arrives at the atmospheric Hippodrome Casi…
R L Stevenson's The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde is one of those tales that has become part of our culture and imagination ever since it was published in 1886. This dark tale of sci…
With the 400th anniversary commemorations of Shakespeare's death in full swing, it is hardly surprising that there are a number of productions coming up that have the Bard at its core. Tony …
Gilbert and Sullivan's light operas have such an enduring appeal that they have been produced in many different ways throughout the years. From modern day adaptations to school productions, …
There was an exciting vibe yesterday at the Park Theatre before the first performance of this world premiere, and it is safe to say it was enthusiastically received. Maya Sondhi's new play h…
This is not your typical comedy. Not only because a puppet is the main character " which is hardly a new thing after Avenue Q or even War Horse " but because of its frenzied tone and super-d…
Saying that Motown Records is a cultural icon that shaped music and changed it forever is something of an obvious statement. It is probably the label with more classics in its catalogue than…
It has been 29 years since Akhnaten was revived at the Coliseum after its UK premiere in 1985. Widely considered one of Philip Glass's finest works, and also the last of his trio of operas o…
Secret Opera presents this production of G. Puccini's Madama Butterfly as part of The Gender Project, which intends to approach opera from a LGBT point of view and with an open mind about ca…
