Music Theatre Wales - The Devil Inside Reviews | 18 April 2024 |
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The Devil InsideMusic Theatre WalesNo. of reviews: 12 |
Faustian concept cleverly updated by MacRae and Walsh in The Devil Inside |
22 Apr 16 / Seen and Heard |
The orchestral writing is strikingly original, quirky and dramatic |
29 Feb 16 / The Reviews Hub |
New opera is a magical brew of drama and a great cast |
13 Feb 16 / Manchester Evening News |
Michael Rafferty’s conducting gave great clarity to Stuart MacRae’s dramatically effective music |
10 Feb 16 / Mark Ronan's Theatre Reviews |
Careful what you wish for |
9 Feb 16 / The Critics' Circle |
McRae’s The Devil Inside provides a chilling night at the Peacock Theatre |
8 Feb 16 / Seen and Heard |
An evening of vividly gripping theatre in this new opera based on Robert Louis Stevenson's story |
8 Feb 16 / Planet Hugill |
MacRae’s score is strong on spooky effects but at two hours the morality tale is stretched beyond its limit |
7 Feb 16 / Express |
Each of the soloists was completely inside the music and tale |
7 Feb 16 / Classical Source |
A bright, edgy take on Robert Louis Stevenson’s short story The Bottle Imp |
6 Feb 16 / Telegraph |
An ambitious but misguided opera |
5 Feb 16 / Independent |
Here's that rarity, a new opera that delivers the goods |
5 Feb 16 / What's on Stage |
Production details
Cast
Kelly, Sharratt, McAteer, Page
(c) Rafferty (d) Richardson
Performance dates
3, 4, 9, 10, 16, 23, 26 February, 3, 18 April 2016 (various locations)
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