| English National Opera - The Way Back Home Reviews | 24 April 2024 |
Katie Bray, Rupert Charlesworth, Alexander Robin Baker, Alexa Mason (Gizmos)
Peter Hobday (Penguin)
Aoife O'Sullivan (Martian)
Victoria Simmonds (Boy), Alexa Mason (Gizmo)
Victoria Simmonds (Boy)
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The Way Back HomeEnglish National OperaNo. of reviews: 10 | |
The short performance is slick and packed with fun effects and humour |
 26 Dec 14 / A Younger Theatre |
Delightfully designed and illustrated, this is almost a children's book in itself |
| 19 Dec 14 / Express |
Unfocused but pacy opera for kids |
| 15 Dec 14 / The Guardian |
ENO’s first opera for children is both beautiful and baffling |
| 15 Dec 14 / Financial Times |
Opera for children can be profound |
| 13 Dec 14 / Independent |
Children’s opera proves seriously entertaining |
| 13 Dec 14 / Londonist |
Not even a farting penguin can save it |
| 13 Dec 14 / Telegraph |
It’s the core content that lets the performance down |
| 13 Dec 14 / The Upcoming |
A Martian, a Spitfire and a flatulent penguin are the unlikely ingredients for The Way Back Home |
| 13 Dec 14 / The Arts Desk |
The designs by Vicki Mortimer and Molly Einchcomb are an utter joy |
| 13 Dec 14 / What's on Stage |
associated articles [+]
Jeffers opera shows the way forward
The ENO's first ever children's opera, an adaptation of Oliver Jeffers best-selling picture book, The Way Back Home, opens on Thursday at London's Young Vic.
The ENO's first ever children's opera, an adaptation of Oliver Jeffers best-selling picture book, The Way Back Home, opens on Thursday at London's Young Vic.
Production details
Cast
Simmonds, O'Sullivan, Hobday, Mason, Bray, Charlesworth, Baker
(c) Higgins (d) Mitchell
Performance dates
11(m), 11, 12(m), 12, 13(m), 13, 15(m), 15, 16(m), 16, 17(m), 17, 18(m), 18, 19(m), 19, 20(m), 20, 22(m), 22, 23(m), 23 December 2014
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