Artiste: Conall O'Neill

Julia Mintzer’s feminist twist on Marschner for Gothic Opera is a scream as Der Vampyr opens the 17th Grimeborn festival in Dalston. 

La bohème may not seem the obvious choice for a very small theatre, but HGO carry it off with aplomb, with the help of Rodolfo sung by a star in the making.

Timothy Edlin was a superb ass, first among six equals, in Liam Steel's production.