16 FEBRUARY 2002, page 50

Attila (royal Opera House) Albert Herring (opera North)

Verdi's clichés Michael Tanner T he Royal Opera's production of Verdi's Attila, dating from 1990, and now revived for the third time (pace the press handout), is a rare and......

Royal Ballet (clore Studio Upstairs)

Creative chances Giannandrea Pomo A i eminent scholar once defined choreography as an 'intimate act', implying that there was more to it than just matching steps to music. The......

Humble Boy (gielgud) The Island (old Vic)

Dazzling delight Toby Young H umble Boy, which has just transferred to the Gielgud from the Cottesloe, is breathtakingly good. The winner of the Critics Circle Theatre Award for......