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Opera North: Ruddigore (7–9 Jun)

Opera North brings to life Gilbert and Sullivan's melodramatic story of witches, maidens and curses from beyond the grave.

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Abi Morgan explores tensions between faith and science in a fascinating but frustrating new play

3 Nov 2011

The tensions that lie beneath the serene surface of convent life have proved fertile territory for writers and dramatists down the years, from Powell and Pressburger’s psychological horror Black Narcissus to Muriel Spark’s Watergate satire The Abbess of…

Theatre director Vicky Featherstone discusses Abi Morgan-penned drama 27

Theatre director Vicky Featherstone discusses Abi Morgan-penned drama 27

The play examines themes of aging, loneliness, faith and science

20 Oct 2011

‘You’re such a journalist,’ says Vicky Featherstone when I ask her whether 27 is going to ruffle feathers among scientists and Christians. The play is, after all, about a crisis of faith in a convent provoked by a scientist’s request to study the nuns…

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Friendly Fires trumpeter dies

Music Gossip

19 Aug 2011

Friendly Fires trumpet player Richard Turner has died at the age of 27. The musician - who played with the group for three years - suffered a heart attack while swimming at an open air pool at Brockwell Lido in Herne Hill, south London, last Thursday…

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