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Review: Guys and Dolls - Belfast Operatic Company (opens AIMS (Association of Irish Musical Societies) in a new tab)
Overall, this was a very enjoyable start to this new year, and a very enjoyable visit to this beautiful venue.
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AIMS adjudicator's report on Belfast Operatic Company's Guys and Dolls, seen on 14 May 2026 at the Grand Opera House, Belfast. The adjudicator found it a fine, very enjoyable interpretation, praising the strong singing, a well-controlled orchestra, clear sound and the director's consistent dice-based design. Reservations covered the similar look of the Havana and sewer scenes, the staging of Adelaide's Lament, untidy wigs and some rushed comic timing. In the adjudicator's view a few refinements would lift the production further.
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