6 NOVEMBER 1999, page 68

Spanish Steps

John Percival explains how Roland Petit based his new ballet on a play by Goethe 0 nce upon a time, or about the middle of the 18th century to be exact, a young man called Jose......

Theatre

King Lear (Barbican) The Taming of the Shrew (Barbican Pit) 'Tis Pity She's a Whore (Young Vic) Japanese lessons Sheridan Morley I seem to be missing something here: the hail of......

Dance

Swan Lake (Sadler's Wells) What about the drama? Giannandrea Poesio S tylistic consistency has never been one of Swan Lake's outstanding qualities. Even the celebrated 1895......