Die Fledermaus at The Grange: Cabaret meets G&S

Myra Dubois (Frosch, centre stage)

Ellie Laugharne (Adele), Andrew Hamilton (Eisenstein) and Sylvia Schwartz (Rosalinde)

Prince Orlofsky's Ball

Andrew Hamilton (Eisenstein) and Sylvia Schwartz (Rosalinde)

Isabelle Atkinson (Ida), Ellie Laugharne (Adele), Darren Jeffrey (Frank) and Ben McAteer (Falke)

By David Karlin, 21 June 2025

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“by the end, the fourth wall had been reduced to a pile of rubble”

Reviewed at The Grange, Alresford on 20 June 2025

Strauss II, Die Fledermaus

The Grange Festival

Paul Daniel, Conductor

Paul Curran, Director

Gary McCann, Set Designer, Costume Designer

Johanna Town, Lighting Designer

Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

Grange Festival Chorus

Andrew Hamilton, Gabriel von Eisenstein

Sylvia Schwartz, Rosalinde

Ellie Laugharne, Adele

Ben McAteer, Dr Falke

Darren Jeffery, Frank

Claudia Huckle, Prinz Orlofsky

John Graham-Hall, Dr Blind

Isabelle Atkinson, Ida

Trystan Llŷr Griffiths, Alfred

Myra Dubois, Frosch

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David Karlin, 23rd June

Singing performances are excellent, the staging is well crafted and Stravinsky's eclectic score entertains from start to finish. But it's an evening's opera that doesn't touch the soul.

****1

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David Truslove, 7th June

Terrific music making with a light directorial touch brings mixed results to Monteverdi's 1643 masterpiece.

***11

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David Karlin, 23rd June

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*****

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David Truslove, 16th June

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****1

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David Truslove, 10th June

Some exceptional singing intermittently enlivens Daniel Slater's production which, dramatically and emotionally, takes time to ignite.

***11

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Dominic Lowe, 9th June

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***11

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David Karlin

David is a co-founder of Bachtrack. He is a musical omnivore interested in almost all types of music, but with a particular love of Italian opera. You can contact him from this link.

Cabaret meets Gilbert and Sullivan: Die Fledermaus at The Grange