Cunning Little Vixen at the RNCM: simple but richly detailed

The Cunning Little Vixen

Von Rohan Shotton, 28 März 2026

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“Abundant aesthetic richness was provided by the the enormous attention to choreography”

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Royal Northern College of Music: Theatre, Manchester, am 26 März 2026

Janáček, Das schlaue Füchslein

Martin Pickard, Musikalische Leitung

Harry Fehr, Regie

Nicky Shaw, Bühnenbild

Mark Jonathan, Licht

Royal Northern College of Music Orchestra

Esther Shea, Fuchs

Clementine Thompson, Füchslein Schlaukopf

Jay Broadhurst, Schulmeister

Charlie Barker, Förster

Bonnie Staude, Schopfhenne

Ruth Harley, Franzl

Morgan Rosati, Frau Paškova

Sophia Parker, Pepík

Jem Gray, Forester’s wife

Sarah Rappoport, Hund

Ellena Hicks, Eule

Oscar Bowen-Hill, Hahn

Merel-Magali Cox, Woodpecker

Gabriel Jones, Fliege

Sam Rose, Pásek

Khaled Issa, Háraschta

Benjamin Finnie, Dachs

Christian Loizou, Bariton

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Rohan Shotton

Rohan has reviewed concerts and opera across the UK and Europe, but chiefly in Manchester, where he enjoys conducting and playing percussion and piano. He works as a hospital doctor, having studied in St Andrews and Manchester, and tweets as @RohanShotton.

A simple but richly detailed Cunning Little Vixen at the Royal Northern College of Music