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A bewildering bed of roses: King Size at the Linbury Theatre

By Charlotte Valori, 15 April 2015
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Reviewed at Royal Opera House: Linbury Theatre, London on 14 April 2015
Programme
Various, King Size
Performers
Christoph Marthaler, Director
Sarah Schittek, Costume Designer
Duri Bischoff, Set Designer
Nikola Weisse, Alma Lieder-Abend
Bendix Dethleffsen, Detleff Cohn-Bendix
Tora Augestad, King's daughter
Michael von der Heide, King's son
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Charlotte Valori
Charlotte Valori
Charlotte Valori read Classics at Christ Church, Oxford. As a classicist, her main interest is Greek tragedy and its reception by later cultures, which has led to a continuing passion for theatre and opera. Charlotte reviews for several online magazines, and won the Bachtrack Opera Award 2015 for Best Written English Review. Follow her on Twitter @operissima.