Knocking it out the (Regent's) Park

By Dominic Lowe, 27 June 2018

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“Elgan Llŷr Thomas’ Peter Quint, chalk-faced and rusty-haired, kicked the fear factor”

Reviewed at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre, London on 25 June 2018

Britten, The Turn of the Screw

English National Opera

Toby Purser, Conductor

Timothy Sheader, Director

Soutra Gilmour, Set Designer

Elgan Llŷr Thomas, Peter Quint

Elin Pritchard, Miss Jessel

Janis Kelly, Mrs Grose

Anita Watson, Governess

Daniel Alexander Sidhom, Miles

Elen Willmer, Flora

William Morgan, The Prologue

English National Opera Orchestra

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Dominic Lowe

Dominic Lowe recently completed a degree in Classics, and one of his great interests is the reception of Greece and Rome in opera. A regular opera-goer since his very early teens, he is particularly keen on the hidden operatic gems of the 19th century. He is largely based in the South of England.

Knocking it out the (Regent's) Park: ENO's The Turn of the Screw