Opera North - Pleasure Reviews | 29 March 2024 |
Performance reviews
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PleasureOpera NorthNo. of reviews: 15 |
This new opera had the audience in tears |
19 May 16 / The Spectator |
As a piece of theatre Pleasure doesn’t hold up |
17 May 16 / A Younger Theatre |
As a first opera it shows great promise |
15 May 16 / Classical Source |
Eminently theatrical, but something is missing |
14 May 16 / Evening Standard |
Simpson’s score is dark and atmospheric |
14 May 16 / Music OMH |
A refreshing operatic experience |
14 May 16 / Bachtrack |
Rich, complex and well-paced |
13 May 16 / The Stage |
A new opera by Mark Simpson set in the toilets of a gay nightclub |
9 May 16 / What's on Stage |
In the end it’s the ordinariness of the story, its realness, which sets it apart from the expected |
5 May 16 / Liverpool Echo |
Unmissable |
3 May 16 / The York Press |
Lesley Garrett is fabulous as a perceptive toilet attendant |
2 May 16 / The Guardian |
My toes were curled in a rictus of embarrassment at this new opera |
30 Apr 16 / Telegraph |
Lesley Garrett shines as the lady of the loo |
30 Apr 16 / The Guardian |
Opera diva Lesley Garrett like you've never seen her before |
30 Apr 16 / The Huddersfield Daily Examiner |
With its stripped back presentation, Pleasure is a quite intense piece of theatre |
30 Apr 16 / The Gay UK |
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Welcome to the Pleasuredome … Mark Simpson's opera debut
Eight years ago Simpson told drag queens in Liverpool he was going to write an opera about them. How does it feel to see his project – Pleasure – finally become a reality on the stage at Opera North?
Eight years ago Simpson told drag queens in Liverpool he was going to write an opera about them. How does it feel to see his project – Pleasure – finally become a reality on the stage at Opera North?
Production details
Cast
Garrett, Pritchard, Nelson, Page
(c) Kok (d) Albery
Performance dates
28, 29 April 2016 (Leeds)
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