31 JANUARY 1970, page 22

Theatre

Fume of poppy HILARY SPURLING Opium (Hampstead Theatre Club) The Burning Mountain (Victoria Theatre, Stoke-on-Trent) Richard II (Piccadilly) It's a......

Cinema

Strange meats PENELOPE HOUSTON Pigsty (Cameo Poly, 'X') In the curious canon of Pier-Paolo Pasolini, Pigsty seems to follow Theorem rather as night follows day. Once again, as......

Opera

Ben trovato JOHN HIGGINS From the first drum rolls, muted yet taut and ominous, the present Covent Garden revival of Ii trovatore sounded a winner. Verdi allowed little time for......