The Marriage of Figaro

9 - 10 October | The Oxford Playhouse
Photography © Tom Weller

“Director Katie Blackwell brings inventive wit and pace to a modern interpretation” ★ ★ ★ ★ Stagetalk Magazine

“a wonderfully entertaining production, filled with beautiful singing, clever staging, and far more humour […] Under Katie Blackwell’s direction the pacing remained strong throughout, balancing the comedy and musical performances without either feeling rushed […] an impressive production” ★ ★ ★ ★ ½ A Youngish Perspective

“a triumph of musical precision, comic timing and operatic charm […] With Katie Blackwell’s direction bringing freshness and pace to the action, the entire evening felt polished, perfectly co-ordinated, and thorough engaging. The balance between musical excellence and theatrical comedy was spot on. […] a delightful celebration of Mozart, full of wit and warmth” - The Daily Info

“a production concerned with immediacy […] buzzing with electric energy […] living theatre.” - The Oxford Blue

“Director Katie Blackwell zones in on the opera’s vivid sense of place […] Beneath the slapstick is a family in genuine crisis. Blackwell balances the two realities with real nuance and a large dose of fun […] the audience engaged from first scene to the last, the ensuing applause rightly long and heartfelt.” OxinaBox