The musical, which has had a string of road disasters including a death and a brawl, opened on Broadway to horrible reviews and closed after just nine performances. The original line-up cut an album that became a cult favorite. Since then there have been occasional appearances. People always said the show was ahead of its time. The truth is that Arthur Laurents’ book was deeply flawed and despite...
Robert Tanitch reviews ENO’s The Handmaid’s Tale at the London Coliseum
The opera was first performed in Copenhagen in 2000 and was last performed by ENO in 2003. The libretto is by Paul Bentley. It’s very prophetic and feels even more meaningful and relevant now. But with horrors being reported in Ukraine every day, would you like to spend an evening at the theater and see more horrors? The running time is 2 hours 45 minutes. ENO’s Artistic Director Annilese...