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Evita review " oh what a circus as musical gets bizarre update

by Miriam Gillinson

Curve theatre, LeicesterArgentina's Eva Perón is reimagined as a modern-day influencer in an incoherent production lacking context Before it became a hit musical in 1978, Evita started out as a rock opera concept album " and those origins echo throughout director Nikolai Foster's contemporary reimagining. The stage is lined with scaffolding and the lighting rigs are exposed in Michael Taylor's stylish set, which r…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 6:12pm on December 1, 2023