Hugo Shirley

Mixed results from the ENO and ROH in their seasonal away games

A trip to the Globe brings out the best in Royal Opera House’s Kasper Holten while a tick-boxing visit to Ambika P3 for Thomas Ades’ Powder Her Face doesn’t do the ENO any favours

Amanda Roocroft as the Duchess in ‘Powder Her Face’ [Getty Images/Shutterstock/iStock/Alamy]
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  • L’Ormindo

    ROH, Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, Shakespeare’s Globe, in rep until 12 April

  • Powder Her Face

    ENO, Ambika P3, in rep until 19 April

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