Reginald Theatre, June 13 8/10 Henrik Ibsen’s Hedda Gabler is a play that, like the painting of Edvard Munch and saxophone playing of Jan Garbarek, enshrined the rest of the world’s idea that Norwegians revel in desolation and despair. In 2023, British playwright Nina Segal crafted this work about shooting…
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Playhouse, Sydney Opera House, June 10 6.5/10 Eddie Izzard loves a challenge. Her 131 marathons since 2009, raising money for charity, began with completing 43 of them in 51 days, despite no previous distance running. That gives context to her 140-minute version of Hamlet, playing all roles. For most actors,…
Alive with Ghosts Today (Edition) 8/10 This is Chris Potter’s magnum opus, to date. Until now, I’d thought the saxophonist’s most important artistic statements came when he was in the late Paul Motian’s band. Alive with Ghosts Today sees him ratchet up the ambition, creating a suite memorialising the 1860…