Artiste: Edward Hawkins

Mark-Anthony Turnage and Rachael Hewer update Edith Nesbit's children's novel as a spy action thriller, with an exciting score and a strong cast of singers.

Olivia Fuchs' production of Rimsky-Korsakov's charming fable for ETO begins its tour in Hackney and is worth travelling to see. Catch this thoughtful production in a town near you.

Jude Christian's indulgent reinvention of Puccini's opera does not serve English Touring Opera well as it embarks on its spring tour.