Richard Bratby

Was Vera Brittain really this insufferable? Buxton Festival’s The Land of Might-Have-Been reviewed

Buxton's staging of Mozart's early opera Il re pastore, however, is in another class

George Arvidson as Edward Brittain and Audrey Brisson as Vera Brittain in The Land of Might-Have-Been. Credit: Genevieve Girling
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  • The Land of Might-Have-Been; Il re pastore

    Buxton Opera House, until 21 July and 20 July respectively

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