Tag Archives: Sadler’s Wells

Matthew Bourne’s ‘Lord of the Flies’ a dance triumph

Posted on October 15, 2014 by admin

By Ray Bennett When you are not well versed in an art form it’s a joy to feel suddenly that you get it. Matthew Bourne’s production of “Lord of the Flies”, choreographed by co-director Scott Ambler, is so vital, clear … Continue reading →

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THEATRE REVIEW: Lost Musicals’ ‘The Band Wagon’

Posted on March 27, 2011 by admin

By Ray Bennett LONDON – One of the most acclaimed Broadway revues of the 1930s – “The Band Wagon” by George S. Kaufman, Arthur Schwartz and Howard Dietz – is on show in concert for the first time in Europe, … Continue reading →

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THEATRE REVIEW: Orson Welles’s ‘Around the World’

Posted on June 26, 2007 by admin

By Ray Bennett LONDON – The concert presentation of the musical “Around the World,” created in 1946 by Orson Welles and Cole Porter (below left) from the Jules Verne novel about Phileas Fogg traversing the globe in 80 days, has … Continue reading →

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