‘Not the Disney version!’- Sleeping Beauty, Ballet Cymru
Young dancer and critic Evie, saw Sleeping Beauty performed by Ballet Cymru and gave us her take on this classic ballet performed in new ways. Ballet Cymru visited Lichfield Cathedral…
‘An otherworldly atmosphere’ – Midland’s Choir of the Year
Evie shares her experience watching six choirs go head to head at the Midland’s Choir of the Year final. Beating off five other finalists, Friday Voices were presented with the…
‘The cathedral became an extension of the music’ – Junyan Chen
Ophelia looks back on her visit with Young Critics to see concert pianist and chamber musician Junyan Chen perform at Lichfield Festival. On 19 July, I had the pleasure of…
‘We witnessed him actually set a world record’ – Guinness World Records
Arthur got the lowdown on everything from professional burping to Curly Wurly stretching for Young Critics as Guinness World Records visited Lichfield Festival. To get a Guinness World Record is…
‘They were wearing their souls on the outside’ – Ballet Cymru
Young Critic Thea saw ballet’s one-night return to Lichfield Festival and took the opportunity to tell us all about it. On the 13th of July I saw ‘Sleeping Beauty’ by…
‘You could hear their smiles even with your eyes shut’ – Hooray for Hollywood
Lichfield classics, Liza Pulman and Joe Stilgoe, returned to the Festival last week and Young Critic Amy snagged a front row seat to tell us all about it. Liza Pulman…
‘Audience up on their feet and dancing in the aisles’ – Kasai Masai
Summer transports us to the far-away sounds of Kasai Masai as she saw them with Young Critics in Lichfield this month. As the crowd took their seats in the sweltering…
‘A Perfect Twist of Humour’ – Liberata Collective
Harper saw Liberata Collective perform ‘Antonia: Beyond the Myth of Marie Antoinette’ and told Young Critics all about it. I was delighted to have the opportunity to view this performance!…
‘A woman succeeding in a man’s world’ – Lindsey Davis
In the streets of Ancient Rome, a bloodied corpse of an elite chariot racer is left to rot, until Flavia Albia discovers it while out walking her dog. She enters…