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Performer: Charlotta Öfverholm

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© The Royal Swedish Opera / Elisabeth Toll
Karlsson: Melancholia
Andrea Molino; Sláva Daubnerová; Royal Swedish Opera; Boris Kudlička; Chrisi Karvonides-Dushenko; Tom Visser; Royal Swedish Orchestra
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Mary, Queen of Scots: a Scottish martyr in New York

Madeline Squire and Roseanna Leney in Sophie Laplane’s  Mary, Queen of Scots © Steven Pisano
Centuries after her beheading by her English cousin, Mary Stuart remains a potent symbol of Scottish exceptionalism and historical grievance. Weak production design weighs down Sophie Laplane's imaginative choreography for Scottish Ballet.  
***11
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Scottish Ballet's Mary, Queen of Scots: some riveting performances

Roseanna Leney as Mary with Scottish Ballet in Sophie Laplane’s Mary, Queen of Scots © Andy Ross
Sophie Laplane's Mary, Queen of Scots has a lot going for it, visually stunning with a pleasing score, but simplistic and overly rapid storytelling brings it to an underwhelming conclusion.
***11
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