English National Opera - The Turn of the Screw Reviews | 25 April 2024 |
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The Turn of the ScrewEnglish National OperaNo. of reviews: 12 |
Intelligent, cogent and, as the sky darkened, properly spooky |
2 Jul 18 / The Observer |
A brilliantly creepy Turn Of The Screw |
30 Jun 18 / Metro |
A spook in the park that’s beautiful listening |
29 Jun 18 / A Younger Theatre |
Not enough spookiness at ghostly chamber opera that hints at child abuse |
29 Jun 18 / Ham&High |
Knocking it out the (Regent's) Park |
28 Jun 18 / Bachtrack |
Toby Purser conducts with authority and sensitivity |
28 Jun 18 / Classical Source |
The singing is superb and one sensed that every member of the capacity audience was spellbound if not spooked |
27 Jun 18 / Opera Today |
A chillingly convincing revival of Britten's ghostly opera |
27 Jun 18 / Telegraph |
A stunning reimagination of Britten's ghost opera |
27 Jun 18 / What's on Stage |
An atmospheric but not especially scary open air outing |
26 Jun 18 / Time Out |
Britten’s score becomes increasingly suggestive of evil forces insidiously whittling away the sanity of trusting innocents |
26 Jun 18 / The Times |
Britten's opera chills the spine as darkness falls |
26 Jun 18 / The Guardian |
Production details
Cast
Morgan/Thomas, Lois/Watson, Kelly/Pring, Pritchard/Lloyd, Morgan/Thomas
(c) Purser (d) Sheader
Performance dates
22, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28(m), 28, 29, 30(m), 30 June 2018
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