Reviews

Sanaz Toossi’s play takes place in Iran in a classroom for four students of English as a foreign language, the different sessions amusingly signalled by changes in the room’s wall clock.

I have always thought that the 1990 film Edward Scissorhands is the pinnacle of Johnny Depp’s acting career, the ‘Frankenstein’ boy with scissors instead of hands who only wants to fit into society. It’s a unique combination of comedy, tragedy and horror.

British choreographer Matthew Bourne, famous for his 1995 all male version of Swan Lake has taken this classic film and turned it into a ballet while still retaining the look and feel of the original but placing it in the 50s instead of the 80s.

Puccini's two contrasting one-act operas are an excellent choice for students of classical voice not only because of their vocal requirements but also their intriguing theatricality and diversity of character. After recently viewing a production of the university's musical theatre department and now the talents of the opera school, I am equally impressed by the standard of presentation, though in this instance these works are a worthy example of two diverse and demanding scores that require far more intense and expert vocal training.

Roleystone Theatre delivered three very different one act plays as part of a very short one act season. With two locally written shows, one of which was a musical and a Russian classic, it was certainly a diverse selection.