In 2015, director Julia Burbach had the challenge of staging Madama Butterfly, one of the best-loved operas of all time, on a budget of “something like” £500. It was to play as part of Grimeborn, an ...

You will have noticed that the spelling isn't "Capulets and Montagues" because this isn't exactly the Brummie Bard's tale, it's Vincenzo Bellini's (and his librettist Felice Romani) and it's very ...

Dalston has changed somewhat since 2007, the year that Arcola Theatre presented the first season of Grimeborn, its annual “alternative” opera festival. Now there are more natural wine bars, ...

The Arcola Theatre's opera festival Grimeborn is to feature a new Kim Kardashian musical. The Marriage of Kim K will run as part of the yearly festival and is a new take on Mozart's The Marriage of ...

The acclaimed and alternative Grimeborn Festival is back. Now in its fourth year this year’s programme, curated by Andrew Steggall, presents the now celebrated mix of new and experimental opera and ...

The piece illuminates many pertinent issues. Consent, power dynamics, and gaslighting are all explored. Both Don Giovanni and Leporello are still portrayed very much as male characters, but are played ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. ( Matthew Johnson) Dalston has changed somewhat since 2007, the year that Arcola Theatre presented the first season of Grimeborn, ...