Scottish Opera - In the Locked Room Reviews
26 April 2024
Ruby Hughes (Ella), Paul Curievici (Stephen)
Ruby Hughes (Ella), Håkan Vramsmo (Pascoe)
Ruby Hughes (Ella)

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In the Locked Room

Scottish Opera


No. of reviews: 7

Persuasive pieces
10 Sep 12 / Independent on Sunday
A tale of two operas
5 Sep 12 / The Opera Critic
Neither Watkins’ score nor Michael McCarthy’s staging differentiate between reality and imagination
4 Sep 12 / Financial Times
There is a real intensity and sense of purpose to both these two new operas
4 Sep 12 / The Stage
A fine new double bill by Scottish Opera and Music Theatre Wales
2 Sep 12 / The Observer
There's no spare flesh on Harsent's lapidary text, nor on Watkins's vocal writing
1 Sep 12 / The Guardian
Both works are well worth hearing and seeing
1 Sep 12 / Telegraph
Production details
Cast
Hughes, Winter, Curievici, Vramsmo
(c) Rafferty (d) McCarthy
Performance dates
30 August, 1(m), 2(m), 6, 7 September 2012 (Edinburgh & Glasgow)
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