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Opera sheds new light on Tchaikovsky's gay lifestyle
Tchaikovsky is thought of as a gloomy fatalist, but a rarely staged humorous opera and a book about his gay lifestyle will make us think again
Just Jack, Shepherd's Bush Empire, London (Rated 3/ 5 )
A happy-go-lucky Jack Allsopp steps forward to meet the crowd, peers around and announces: "I just saw my mum and dad up there. That's pretty cool." He explains his usual trick of finding something to greet each new audience with, concluding, a little relieved, "We're home."
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- The Cinematic Orchestra, The Roundhouse, London (Rated 4/ 5 )
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