Britten: The Turn of the Screw
Garsington Opera, 1st July 2019
How do you tell a ghost story in broad daylight? That’s the challenge that faced Louisa Muller directing Britten’s operatic chiller The Turn of the Screw for Garsington. It’s a curious story to set in a glass-sided theatre flooded with sunshine in a performance starting at half past six in the evening. But Muller overcomes this obstacle with an exceptional staging – superbly sung – that draws the audience into the crepuscular shadows of Bly House, twisting the tension as the screw is turned.
Sophie Bevan (Governess), Leo Jemison (Miles) and Ed Lyon (Peter Quint)
© Johan Persson
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