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Size doesn't matter unless you're The Merry Widow

Scottish Opera�s solution to the challenge it faced in deciding to stage Lehar�s operetta, The Merry Widow, in one of its small-scale touring productions, is ingenious but irritating.

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MICHAEL TUMELTY, Music Critic

The Merry Widow, Eastwood Park Theatre, Giffnock Star rating ***

Scottish Opera's solution to the challenge it faced in deciding to stage Lehar's operetta, The Merry Widow, in one of its small-scale touring productions, is ingenious but irritating.