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Dec 5, 2023 · This is bucket list Sondheim, and while seeing it performed isn’t going to turn it into a new favourite (at least not for this reviewer), White’s production offers the opportunity to see it handsomely presented and as more than just an anomaly.
- Julia Rank
Dec 14, 2023 · But if that doesn't sound very enticing, do not be deterred, for Matthew White's new production is a startlingly entertaining treat which, in a stripped-back staging, has the "ethereal beauty of...
- The Week UK
Jan 4, 2024 · I was thrilled to discover that the third big musical in a row from the Menier Chocolate Factory in 2023 was to be Pacific Overtures, as it has always signified a big gap in my Sondheim knowledge.
Nov 29, 2023 · Pacific Overtures, “one of Stephen Sondheim’s most ambitious, rarely seen creations,” is coming to the Menier Chocolate Factory, opening on 4 December. LATEST NEWS Video: DEATH OF ENGLAND at ...
Dec 7, 2023 · However, the musical is rarely produced and is nobody’s favourite Sondheim show. Why is this, and will the new Matthew White-directed production at London’s Menier Chocolate Factory change things? Let’s be clear: it is a pretty out-there idea for a musical.
Dec 5, 2023 · Pacific Overtures runs at the Menier Chocolate Factory until 24 February 2024. Photo credit: Manuel Harlan. Click Here to Buy Tickets. To post a comment, you must register and login. Matthew...
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Dec 5, 2023 · Directed by Matthew White, the story of four 19th-century American warships that appear on the coast of Japan and open it up to westernising forces is performed straight through in under two hours. A snug traverse stage never looks tight, but is rammed with fast, funny theatricality.
