... intelligently spoken, elegantly staged, lavishly costumed, but nately, on this occasion, poorly supported. Ten triangular sails stretching from just forward of the proscenium arch and sweeping round the depth of the stage remind us that this play is about ...

... at school and regarded as a freak by his parents. Andy Martin's deceptively sim ple set has a tall mill with six detachable sails used to transform it into a palace or create anything from a river to a dragon. There is the illusion of an endless spiral ...

... as it flows along. If there is one glaring error of judgment it is ending this ballad- like production with a rendition of Sailing. Barbara Lewis ...

... with an immensely likeable cast. Christopher Greco does well to convey Agamemnon (comman der of the Greek forces preparing to sail to Troy) as the sore-hearted victim of a capricious deity (Artemis) who demands the life of his beloved child, Iphigenia, in ...

... amateur choirs crowd the side boxes to sing Bach's heartfelt chorales, the audience invited to join in three of them. The event sails close to communal worship, the atmosphere devotional but not solemn. Fortunately, the soloists and excellent ENO chorus are ...

... the comedy that pleases most, the style being set immediately by Terry Parsons' almost circular playing area, around which sails a toy pirate ship to kick off the proceedings. Jimmy Johnston's Pirate King makes an early impact, roguish, strong-voiced and ...

... space into a luxu rious floating world. Bouchard's story is set on board the ocean liner The Empress of France, as she sets sail from Montreal to England for the coro nation of Queen Elizabeth II. While the waters of the Atlantic are calm and an air of ...

... with an automatic pistol and goes in search of the men who destroyed her life. It is fair to say that this was never dull. It sailed perilously close to preposterous on several occasions, and the male characters never developed far beyond plot ciphers, but ...