Eric Page

Curtains Alexandra Theatre Birmingham The genius of Kander and Ebb is well-known from their hits Cabaret and Chicago . This , their final collaboration, is no Fosse-infused spectacle . Curtains is a carefully crafted witty piece of  whimsy – a musical whodunnit which is really about the joys and mis

Looking more like a Kraftwerk gig than a classical concert this event brought Bach’s eternal music to a seriously diverse Brighton audience. The band is made up of some of the UK’s best harpsichordists and baroque specialists who bring their combined skill and imagination to this thrilling re-colour

BURYING THE DEAD  Ceruleo St George’s Church, 31 October 2019 This rather delightful conceit was an engaging night of music and historical exposition, with Niall Ashdown as a bedbound Purcell slipping in and out of dreams as his fevers take hold and leading us on a merry jaunty around his memories.

It’s certainly fun and done with gusto, the puppeting is superb and the puppeteers quickly fading off and giving the puppets full empathic reign. The singing is great, with two or three stand out performances, ‘There’s a thin line’, which closes the first act is utterly American musical dreamy.

it was very interesting to see music which would only have perhaps had an academic following two decades ago enjoying such a warm welcomed and presentation to a full audience who appreciated the delicate charms of this very early music.

Taking place at St Martins church and finishing with a recent version of Tallis’s 40-part motet, Spem in alium arranged for 11 voices by Mick Swithinbank this looks at being a superb evening my musical discovery