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Susan Bullock as Judith and Gerald Finley as Bluebeard
MIHAELA BODLOVIC

Bluebeard’s Castle is thrillingly reimagined

★★★★☆

Gerald Finley’s Bluebeard is a loving if sometimes exasperated elderly suburban husband trying

to cope with a wife who has dementia — Susan Bullock’s Judith. The “locked rooms” are the

shared memories he tries to trigger in her frozen mind, and the “former wives” are Judith at
various stages of her life. It’s a clever concept, but it would have remained not much more than

that if it weren’t for the stunningly believable and deeply touching performances of Bullock and

Finley. Theatre of Sound’s Bluebeard continues to Nov 14

Richard Morrison

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Mark-Anthony Turnage’s ode to a famous Arsenal victory is an

exhilarating triumph

★★★★★

The BBC Symphony Orchestra gave an exhilarating performance with the conductor Ryan