• ADINA is THE star in Hollywood – and Nemorino adores her.

When an ambitious army officer makes a very public proposal to Adina, Nemorino is in despair, until Dulcamara, the smooth-talking stylist, comes to his rescue with a remedy which he promises will win Adina once and for all.

Donizetti’s warm-hearted opera fizzes with wit, great tunes and keen-eyed dissection of the way love can confound even the cleverest of us.

OperaUpClose bring Donizetti’s L’Elisir d’Amore to Theatre Royal Winchester on Wednesday and Thursday. It follows the success of Olivier award-winning La Boheme,

  • GREAT Gran can’t remember, but does remember to visit every week and play until bedtime. They love to sing and dress up and are often oblivious of the challenges that the real world throws at them.

At just five years old, Tuesday Wild delights in discovering her world. She revels in the days with her eccentric Great Gran and loves learning new things – how to count, the different colours and the simplicities of ABC and 123.

With live music and dance, this imaginative dream-like yet funny story is at Nuffield for two shows tomorrow.

  • VALENTINE’S Day 1895 was the triumphant opening night of The Importance of Being Earnest and the zenith of Oscar Wilde’s career. Less than 100 days later, he found himself a common prisoner sentenced to two years’ hard labour.

But what happened during the trials and what did Wilde say? Was he harshly treated or the author of his own downfall?

Using transcripts from the original trials and Wilde’s own sparkling words, we can feel what it was like to be in the company of a flawed genius.

The Trials of Oscar Wilde is brought to Forest Arts in New Milton on Tuesday by THE Daily Echo Curtain Call the European Arts Company.