Sarah Hyde

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Sarah spent her formative years trying to sit still in her woolly tights on the scratchy green banquettes at the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester. A space that she grew to know intimately. During the interval she was always peeping into the quick-change dressing rooms, trying to find out how it worked and casing the place for the best places to hide. Now, an international Art Writer she is delighted to be out of her comfort zone and back in the theatre.

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OUT OF HER COMFORT ZONE AT THE OPERA

BY Sarah Hyde

Art Writer Sarah Hyde explores the production of La Bohème, Part of the Famous Glyndebourne Opera House’s Autumn Season.

1. November 2025 3 min. read min. read