Author: Ellen Beardmore

‘I want it to be normal for people to go to the opera’ Robin Norton-Hale, artistic director of English Touring Opera

Posted by Ellen Beardmore | Jul 25, 2026 | Arts, Music, Theatre

“I really want it to be normal for people to go to the opera.” These are the words of Robin...

Posted by Ellen Beardmore | Mar 8, 2026 | Arts, Theatre

There’s a raw moment at the close of The Ladies Football Club which brings home how drastically...

Posted by Ellen Beardmore | Dec 16, 2025 | Arts, Theatre

The weather outside was frightful. But Aladdin, Sheffield Lyceum’s 2025 pantomime, was...