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Mary, Queen of Scots: Scottish Ballet at Edinburgh International Festival

By Kathy Elgin, 15 August 2025

Resident choreographer Sophie Laplane, star dancer with the company for 13 years before spreading her choreographic wings, takes on Scotland’s most tragic and divisive historical figure

*****

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*****

Edinburgh

18 Aug 2025

Mary, Queen of Scots: Scottish Ballet at Edinburgh Festival

By Kathy Elgin

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London

Lost Dog in Ben Duke’s Ruination: essential viewing

By Amanda Jennings, 04 December 2024

Exceptional, witty performances combined with superb choreography and script make Ben Duke's take on the Medea myth unmissable.

****1

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****1

London

05 Dec 2024

Lost Dog in Ben Duke’s Ruination: essential viewing

By Amanda Jennings

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New York City

American Ballet Theatre: Crime and Punishment punishes the audience

By Ivy Lin, 30 October 2024

Great novels make bad ballets. There might be exceptions to this rule, but this isn't it.

**111

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**111

New York City

31 Oct 2024

American Ballet Theatre: Crime and Punishment punishes the audience

By Ivy Lin

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London

Drew McOnie’s Nutcracker sparkles with individuality at Tuff Nutt

By Deborah Weiss, 04 November 2023

McOnie's Nutcracker is a riot of non-stop fun, glitter, sheer pleasure and good dancing.

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*****

London

05 Nov 2023

Drew McOnie’s Nutcracker sparkles with individuality at Tuff Nutt

By Deborah Weiss

Adelaide

Amazing Breaking the Waves: Scottish Opera at the Adelaide Festival

By Brian Angus, 13 March 2020

Breaking the Waves is a remarkable opera. Scottish Opera has brought a thrilling cast, orchestra and team to Adelaide, and its audiences are all the richer for it.

*****

*****

Adelaide

14 Mar 2020

Amazing Breaking the Waves: Scottish Opera at the Adelaide Festival

By Brian Angus

Edinburgh

Mazzoli’s luminous Breaking the Waves receives European premiere in Edinburgh

By David Smythe, 21 August 2019

Sydney Mancasola gives a towering performance in Scottish Opera's new production by Tom Morris.

****1

****1

Edinburgh

22 Aug 2019

Mazzoli’s luminous Breaking the Waves receives European premiere

By David Smythe

London

Iain Bell's new opera for ENO, Jack the Ripper: The Women of Whitechapel

By Mark Valencia, 30 March 2019

Daniel Kramer’s direction is a model of restraint compared to some of his earlier work for the company.

***11

***11

London

31 Mar 2019

Jack the Ripper: The Women of Whitechapel

By Mark Valencia

London

Knocking it out the (Regent's) Park: ENO's The Turn of the Screw

By Dominic Lowe, 25 June 2018

It's hard to find anything not to admire in a thrillingly strong production of Britten's haunting chamber opera.

*****

*****

London

27 Jun 2018

Knocking it out the (Regent's) Park

By Dominic Lowe

London

A grim fate for sopranos: Mascagni's Iris at Holland Park

By Mark Pullinger, 07 June 2016

Perhaps not a masterpiece, but worth exploring, Mascagni's Iris returns to Opera Holland Park.

****1

****1

London

08 Jun 2016

Mascagni's Iris: A grim fate for sopranos

By Mark Pullinger