'A Thousand Blows': Who were the Forty Elephants gang and their thief 'queen' Mary Carr?
They're the Forty Elephants, a real gang led by the charismatic Mary Carr (Erin Doherty), who pilfer the prized possessions ...
The Danish Royal Family, Explained: A Who’s Who Guide to the Northern European Monarchy
The former reigning monarch of Denmark, Queen Margrethe announced during her New Year’s Eve address in 2023 that she was ...
Mary, Queen of Scots at London Coliseum review: a long overdue standing ovation
Mary, Queen of Scots at London Coliseum review: a long overdue standing ovation - 4/5 Thea Musgrave’s powerful and imaginatively scored opera finally gets its London staging ...
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Mary, Queen of Scots - ENO
The rarely performed Mary, Queen of Scots (1973) made its London debut at ENO’s Coliseum. The Opera followed Mary’s short-lived reign as Scottish queen. Something of a synthesis between Shakespearean ...
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Mary, Queen of Scots, English National Opera review - heroic effort for an overcooked history lesson
Genius doesn't always tally with equal opportunities, to paraphrase Doris Lessing. Opera houses have a duty to put on new ...