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ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS: In 1976, writer/director John Carroll was asked to create a programme for the Edinburgh Festival to celebrate America's Bicentennial.
Opera North pairs Mascagni’s masterpiece with teenage Rachmaninov in a potent double bill. Plus, well-tuned extremes from Tenebrae and a blizzard of notes with Mahan Esfahani
Kevin Kelly's new play about the great composer handles themes of
English composer Benjamin Britten is writing The Turn of the Screw. Based on a novella by Henry James, it follows the worries of a young governess sent to the countryside to take care of a pair of children. As Britten is building his melodies, the government is working hard to shut down the influence of what they call “high profile homosexuals’’ (think John Gielgud and friends). With the threat of governmental intervention into the private lives of many men, Britten’s behaviour risks drawing too much attention. That’s when he meets David Hemmings, a 12-year-old choirboy whom he takes...
Turning The Screw at the King's Head Theatre examines the great composer's relationships with Imogen Holst, Peter Pears and young choirboy David…