The Fairy Queen: 4 stars from Standard

The London Evening Standard awarded the production four stars.

But “I know a bank”, intones Oberon prophetically. By casting young people as singers and dancers, conductor William Christie and director Jonathan Kent ensure sexy physicality from characters clad or semi-clad fetchingly in white.

Paul Brown’s ingenious sets, ravishingly lit by Mark Henderson, sustain interest over a long evening, as do Kent’s inventive direction and Kim Brandstrup’s choreography. The randy rabbits and Thisbe’s errant false boob should go down well when this enjoyable show comes to the Proms on 21 July.