1.0The Cardiffianhttps://cardiffjournalism.co.uk/thecardiffiancathyduncanhttps://cardiffjournalism.co.uk/thecardiffian/author/cathyduncan/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="ywYi4afI2l"><a href="https://cardiffjournalism.co.uk/thecardiffian/2014/02/21/evita-the-new-theatre-review/">Evita, The New Theatre- review</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://cardiffjournalism.co.uk/thecardiffian/2014/02/21/evita-the-new-theatre-review/embed/#?secret=ywYi4afI2l" width="600" height="338" title="“Evita, The New Theatre- review” — The Cardiffian" data-secret="ywYi4afI2l" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> This week’s performance of Evita at the New Theatre in Cardiff is powerful but lacks emotion. While the sets, costumes and choreography are all stunning at times, and some of the vocal performances are powerful, the production lacks the emotional clout needed to make it work as a tragedy. The audience needs to like the tragic heroine, Eva Peron, despite her faults, and this does not happen despite a competent performance by Madalena Alberto. This Evita is a cold, hard, […]