You lose something watching opera in a cinema. But for a fraction of the cost you can watch the world’s best opera performances — while eating popcorn.
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Does theatre work squeezed onto the big screen?
Good theatre, to misquote Andrew Lloyd Webber, heightens each sensation and wakes imagination. But does the intimacy of live drama work when you put it up on the silver screen, asks Jason Whittaker?
Janette Howard — the Patti Newton of diplomacy?
Despite smarting from number one best friend Laura Bush’s poor excuse (pinched neck, please), the dedicated Mrs Howard has been working behind the scenes to provide her own personal touch to APEC proceedings.
