Fly on the Fourth Wall

Reviews of the Singapore, London and New York stages and where else the wind blows me

Sunday, May 28, 2017

Strapless: A Failure of Narratives — Royal Opera House, 23/25 May 2017

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I'm a big fan of Christopher Wheeldon's work. Which is why I'm dedicating an entire review to try and unpack why Strapless irks ...
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Sunday, January 29, 2017

Layers and Permutations of Lises and Pauls -- Les Enfants Terribles, Barbican Theatre, 27-29 Jan 2017

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Source - The Arts Desk, Bill Cooper This piece confused me. So I would have been fine if it was meant to be an eclectic pastiche of...
Monday, June 13, 2016

2x3 > 6 at the Obsidian Triple, Royal Ballet, 11 June 2016

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It’s not often that I’m in London long enough to enjoy two casts of the same show. So it was a delight to discover that in watching both Ob...
Saturday, June 11, 2016

Fascinating New Feelings at The Winter's Tale, Royal Ballet, 10 June 2016

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Image credit: DanceTabs At about 30 odd viewings and counting, this ballet really should not surprise me. Yet it not only did; it recapt...
Wednesday, January 13, 2016

Elizabeth

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Every time I leave a ballet, I marvel at what it has done to me. Some do a little, the worst do almost nothing at all, but the best -- the v...
Sunday, January 10, 2016

Elizabeth, Will Tuckett, Linbury Studio Theatre, 8/9 Jan 2016

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This winter, the dark and austere Linbury Studio Theatre is an unlikely window into a beautifully painted picture of the life of Queen E...
Friday, January 8, 2016

The Nutcracker, New York City Ballet, Lincoln Center, 29 Dec 2015

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You can tell the quality of a Nutcracker by its snowblowers. In the Lincoln Center, snow doesn't just fall straight down from the raf...
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