Review: Salome at York Hall - Theatre Weekly

Gangsta Salome: Richard Strauss in Bethnal Green

Perhaps fittingly, there is an establishment by the name of “Satan’s Whiskers” a hop, skip and a jump from York Hall. Richard Strauss’ Salome is a visceral juxtaposition of the good (or is that Good?: John the Baptist) and the bad (the seductress, spoiled-brat Salome) and everything in between except that which is dull. Regents Opera’s show begins with a show-before-a-show: Herod is missing, they are out looking for him, and, enter the auditoriu…

Salome – York Hall, London

Composer: Richard Strauss Libretto:  Hedwig Lachmann (after Oscar Wilde) Director: Mark Ravenhill Mark Ravenhill has chosen to put on his production of Richard Strauss’ opera Salome in the East End Mecca of Boxing, York Hall. Its down-at-heels charisma is a vigorous counterpoint to Oscar Wilde’s florid fin de siècle versifying, projected in all its decadent [...] The post Salome – York Hall, London appeared first on The Reviews Hub.

Review: Salome at York Hall - Theatre Weekly

Review: Salome at York Hall “This tantalising and visceral wonder transports the traditional opera fluidly into a non-conventional space” The post Review: Salome at York Hall appeared first on Theatre Weekly.