GRAND THEATRE OF THE CITY OF LUXEMBOURG

by David Sousa Lopes - November 12, 2024

The past few weeks have truly been remarkable. After Les Misérables and The Peaky Blinders, one might wonder how this small country could surprise us further. Well, it seems a local production of The Sound of Music has done just that....

by David Sousa Lopes - November 09, 2024

This week, we had the privileged of attending  Rambert’s formidable show Peaky Blinders: The Redemption of Thomas Shelby. This was clearly one of the most anticipated shows of the season....

by David Sousa Lopes - October 28, 2024

The weekend of Les Misérables. For those truly passionate about musicals, the Rockhal has just hosted one of the artistic highlights of the season: the World Tour of what is arguably one of the most famous shows of all time....

by David Sousa Lopes - October 27, 2024

Last week, we had the pleasure of attending Romeo Castellucci’s Bérénice, a show based on the 17th century play by Jean Racine. Our leading actress was the great Isabelle Huppert, around whom an amazing constellation of artists delivered a unique retelling of this timeless tale. ...

by David Sousa Lopes - October 16, 2024

To kick off the 2024-25 season, we had the pleasure of covering Lone Wolf, performed at our esteemed Grand Théâtre. This creative show, crafted by Anne Simon and Isaac Bush, dives deep into the consequences of herd mentality and the impact it can have on both societies and individuals. The use of gi...

by David Sousa Lopes - May 25, 2024

For our last review of the 2023-24 season, we attended the play Cock at the Théâtre des Capucins, produced by our esteemed Théâtres de la Ville and directed by Anne Simon....

by David Sousa Lopes - May 21, 2024

The play focuses on four characters, as they meet for drinks after a university faculty party. Martha (Anna Steffens) and George (Luc Feit) are a dysfunctional and bitter middle-aged couple. At Martha’s suggestion, Nick (Benjamin Kaygun) and Honey (Jil Devresse) are invited over after the academic e...

by David Sousa Lopes - May 01, 2024

At the helm of a formidable cast of actors and musicians, Bellorini and his company crafted a memorable show with a uniquely layered narrative, that surely touched the hearts and minds of everyone in the audience....

by David Sousa Lopes - March 05, 2024

Last week, we had the pleasure of attending Joseph Stein’s timeless classic Fiddler on the Roof, courtesy of our esteemed Grand Théâtre...

by David Sousa Lopes - February 11, 2024

In this timeless tale of love and tragedy, the hero Orpheus (Marie-Claude Chappuis) ventures to the depths of the underworld to retrieve his deceased wife, Eurydice (Mirella Hagen), only to discover that even when working under the grace of gods, fate can be very hard to overcome....