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This is a production that falls into the above average category but not yet a 'great' achievement. It tries to do a little ...
The Who’s 1973 concept album Quadrophenia became a film, and Rachel Fuller’s orchestral arrangement accompanies the ballet: ...
Paul Roberts’s adaptation of The Who’s 1973 double album brings themes of identity crisis and masculinity that are just as ...
VETERAN actors Leslie Ash and Phil Daniels look sharp at the premiere of a ballet version of Quadrophenia.  The pair, who ...
Rather than leaning into pop-culture cool, this new stage production at Sadler's Wells recognises its fragility ...
Quadrophenia (1973) was his attempt to remind The Who of their youthful Mod roots, and the music which lured him back to the band for 1996 performances of the album. After the 1979 film fleshed out ...
In a reimagining of Pete Townshend’s ‘rock opera’ at Sadler's Wells, the suits needed to be razor-sharp. Paul Smith was enlisted for the task ...
Paris Fitzpatrick as Jimmy and Serena McCall as ‘Mod Girl’ in Quadrophenia Credit: Alastair Muir The fundamental problem with ...
But this is Modsummer Night’s dreaming, spanning a week in teenage Jimmy’s life, whose quest for identity and a tribe make him leave his depressed parents in London for a spell in Brighton. The ballet ...
The classic rock legend, best known for his tenure with The Who, posed for photos with the iconic 1960s 'It Girl' during an ...
More than 1,000 Lambretta scooter enthusiasts are descending on Ayr this weekend, coming from as far afield as Canada, ...
With a talented cast, arresting design and a phenomenal score, this show captures what it was like to be young at an important cultural moment, writes Kelly Apter ...