Northern Ballet has isolated pieces of Casanova’s epic mythology to showcase an intimate look at the religious, gambling lothario’s life. Northern Ballet’s production covers a lot of ground as the priest in training hurdles over obstacles, shifting from developing his musical skills as a penniless violinist to enthralling a financial benefactor and making a go of it as a writer. The minimalist sets move the action to the bedroom, the church and back into the bedroom for perso

Alcina exposes the Lowry audience to the endlessly empty and haunting reality behind its unloved antihero. Having acquired the power to enable people to see whatever she wishes upon them, Alcina (Sky Ingram) chooses to build her own reality on a deserted island that is brought to life with Opera North’s live orchestrations, contemporary costumes and beautiful lyricism. Despite the island’s barren state, Alcina soon transforms the space, swiftly turning any man who washes asho

This soulful opera surrounding father-daughter relationships, hired hitmen and curses offers a twisted morality tale not to be missed. Opening with a dejected jester at the Duke of Mantua’s glamorous gathering, Rigoletto blends its dark humour with playful visuals to bring its beautifully sculptured story to The Lowry theatre. Opera North have reimagined Giuseppe Verdi’s treasured 1832 piece under Femi Elufowoju jr’s stunning direction. Combining Elufowoju’s contemporary flai

Suspending audiences in a world of fantasy and awe, Leeds Playhouse production has compressed C.S. Lewis’s sprawling novels into a finely tuned, 130-minute, minimalist live creation. The first of the seven novels within The Chronicles of Narnia franchise follows Lucy (Karise Yansen) and her three older siblings as they discover the magical realm through a wardrobe in the spare room of their new home. A rich world awaits them and guided by a lion named Aslan (Chris Jared) and