Express G&S

“Kaleidoscopic physical and vocal styles”

ReviewsJun 25, 2021by Edward BhesaniaPleasance Theatre, London

Matthew Kellett, Catrine Kirkman and Philip Lee in Charles Court Opera's Express G&S. Photo: Bill Knight

Charles Court Opera’s entertaining whistlestop tour of Gilbert and Sullivan, framed within an Orient Express-style crime mystery

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Edward Bhesania is a writer and editor who reviews for The Stage and The Strad. He has contributed to The Observer, BBC Music Magazine, International Piano, The Tablet and Country Life, and written concert notes for the BBC Proms, London Symphony Orchestra, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and Norwegian Chamber Orchestra

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